Weapon Types

Weapon Types Introduction

Axe

• Double Damage against wooden creatures
• Advantage against shields

Big Bludgeon

• Critical hits apply 1d6 Concussion
• Advantage against Heavy armor
• Requires strength of 12

Bow

• Advantage against unarmored targets
• disadvantage in melee range

Buckler

• Disarms attacks that critically fail against you
• Does not benefit against projectile attacks.

Claws

• Max damage rolls cause 1d6 Light Bleed
• Crit on a target that is bleeding inflicts Heavy Bleed
• Highest damage die rerolled against heavy armor

Crossbow

• Critical Hits Ignore Armor Effects
• Cannot be fired in melee range

Dagger

• Daggers deal double Damage on Crits from Behind
• Daggers ignore Armor from behind

Flail

• Crit on a 19 or 20
• Critical Fail on a 1 or 2

Great Axe

• Advantage against shields
• Higher probability of maiming a target
• Sweeping strikes: Can hit two targets within range

GreatBow

• Peirce Through 1 target
• Movement Penalty of 10ft
• Constitution requirement of 11
• Advantage against 'Large' or bigger creatures

GreatSword

• Sweeping strikes: Can hit two targets within range
• Higher probability of maiming a target
• light bleed for every max damage roll

Mace

• Critical hits apply 1d4 Concussion
• Disadvantage against all shield types

Mantis Claws

• Advantage on grappling and grappling saves
• Disadvantage against heavy armor

Monk Focus

• Attacks with a monk focus are considered unarmed
• Cannot be disarmed

Polearm

• Long Range 10ft
• Sweeping strikes: Can hit two targets within range

Rapier

• Critical hits restore bonus action
• Disadvantage against heavy armor
• Max damage rolls cause light to bleed

Scythe

• Critical hits cause medium bleed, upgraded to heavy if the target is already bleeding.
• Disadvantage against light armor

Shield

• Reduces Probability of Grevious injury
• Can disengage without incurring opportunity

Spear

• Long Reach: 10ft range on spears
• Advantage against beasts and monsters
• Disadvantage when within melee range (<5ft)

Sword

• Maximum damage rolls incur bleed
• Bleeding rolls 17 and higher cause medium bleed

Thrown Weapons

• Requires Dex of 12
• Advantage on clothing and light armor

Tower Shield

• 10 Ft Movement Penalty
• 12 Con Requirement
• Acts as full cover for players behind wielder

War pick

• Advantage against heavy armor
• Disadvantage against medium armor
• Critical failure on 1 and 2

Whip

• Disadvantage against Heavy Armor
• Max damage rolls upgrade any bleeding

• Critical Hits Incur 1d4 stacks of Light Bleed . A on this roll 4 results in a Medium Bleed.