More Medieval Weapons, Please!
It's a bummer the Middle Ages ended so early. I mean, the fact that society ended up developing things like printing and welfare is handy and all, but think of all the medieval weapons we missed out on!
Jokes aside, the relatively small quantity of plausible medieval weapons has always bugged me. I'm always short on things like varieties of polearms and two-handed weapons, and end up writing the same 6 ones over and over and over again; if like me, you have an interest in the failed experiments of history that didn't make it big, keep reading.
The Weapon Creation Table
So, to solve this problem, I have resorted to the sharpest weapon in my arsenal: Spark Tables.
| d20 | Prefix | Weapon |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assassin's | Arquesbus |
| 2 | Broad- | Axe |
| 3 | Chain- | Bow |
| 4 | Curved | Club |
| 5 | Delver's | Crossbow |
| 6 | Disc- | Dagger |
| 7 | Double- | Flail |
| 8 | Fire- | Fork |
| 9 | Flanged | Hammer |
| 10 | Footman's | Handcannon |
| 11 | Great- | Lance |
| 12 | Hand- | Mace |
| 13 | Hook- | Pick |
| 14 | Horseman's | Pistol |
| 15 | Long- | Scythe |
| 16 | Pole- | Sling |
| 17 | Push- | Spear |
| 18 | Reinforced | Spike |
| 19 | Short- | Staff |
| 20 | Tall- | Sword |
Well, let's try it out, shall we?
Examples
(8, 5) Fire-Crossbow - d8 Bulky, move-or-fire
- Thick, heavy crossbow with a wavy prod of finely decorated steel. Originally designed for the specific purpose of hurling incendiary ammunition over siege walls. Comes with a bunlde of Fire-Basket Bolts, which can store kindling in the arrowhead.
(9, 17) Flanged Spear - d6 Reach - One-handed spear with a lengthened tip. Two forking protrusions near the tip allow for easy catching and manipulating of opponent's polearms. They're also convenient handles for anyone trying to disarm you.
(5, 19) Delver's Staff - d8 Bulky - A traditional adventurers' 10-foot-pole, reinforced by metal brackets running along it. One end is a stone club-head, the other presents two pitchfork-like prongs for poking dubious objects from a distance.
(14, 3) Horseman's Bow - d6 Bulky - Shortbow made for use on horseback. Quick to draw and light to hold.
(15, 20) Long-Sword - d8 Bulky - It's a longsword. It looks longswordy.
(7, 12) Double-Mace - d6 - One-handed mace with an unusually long handle. The front of the head is traditionally flanged, while the other presents an axe-blade running halfway down the haft.
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