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Revision as of 19:50, 30 December 2022
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Melee Weapons
Melee weapons represent swords, axes, spears, flails, polearms and anything else that can be used to directly strike an opponent. V9: Universal Melee Weapon Rules (Gameplay) V9: Universal Melee Weapon Rules (Construction)
Dagger
- Must meet the Universal Equipment Requirements.
- Total length must be at least 12" (1ft), up to 24" (2ft).
- At least 2/3 of the weapon must be Strike-Legal.
Short
- Must meet the Universal Equipment Requirements.
- Total length must be greater than 24" (2ft), up to 36" (3ft).
- At least 2/3 of the weapon must be Strike-Legal.
Long
- Must meet the Universal Equipment Requirements.
- Total length must be greater than 36" (3ft), up to 48" (4ft).
- At least 2/3 of the weapon must be Strike-Legal.
Two-Hand Armor-Breaking Variant
- Any weapon segment that has at least 6" of Super Heavy Padding gains Armor Breaking when the weapon is wielded with two hands.
Great
- Must meet the Universal Equipment Requirements.
- Total length must be greater than 48" (4ft), up to 72" (6ft).
- Must be 50% padded and have at least 18" Strike-Legal.
Two-Hand Shield-Crushing Armor-Breaking (SCAB) Variant
- Any weapon segment that is Strike-Legal for at least 2/3 of the weapon's full length; or has at least 18" of Heavy Padding gains Armor Breaking and Shield Crushing when the weapon is wielded with two hands.
- Stab-Only segments require just 6" of Heavy Padding to gain this benefit. (Reminder: You cannot Shield Crush with a stab.)
Reach
- Must meet the Universal Equipment Requirements.
- Total length must be greater than 72" (6ft), up to 108" (9ft).
- Must be 50% padded and have at least 18" Strike-Legal.
Two-Hand Armor-Breaking Variant
- Any weapon segment that has at least 18" of Heavy Padding gains Armor Breaking when the weapon is wielded with two hands.
- Stab-Only segments require just 6" of Heavy Padding to gain this benefit.
Pike
- Must meet the Universal Equipment Requirements.
- Pikes are Stab-Only. They cannot be used to slash.
- Total length must be greater than 108" (9ft), up to 144" (12ft).
- Must be 50% padded and have at least 6" Strike-Legal as per Stab-Only.
Two-Hand Armor-Breaking Variant
- Any weapon segment that has at least 6" of Heavy Padding gains Armor Breaking when the weapon is wielded with two hands.
Melee Weapons General Rules · Dagger · Short · Long · Great · Reach · Pike · Flail · Madu · Javelin · Magic Staff
Weapons General Rules · Weapon Construction Terms · Melee Weapons · Projectile Weapons · Siege Weapons
Equipment Equipment Basics · Equipment Use Terms · Weapons · Shields · Armor · Color Code · Visual Indicators
