Melee Weapons

Swords, Clubs, Polearms, Large Fish, etc. 

 Melee weapons are divided into slashing weapons, polearms, piercing weapons, clubs/maces, staves, and whips.

The following chart assumes the average weapon to be bronze alloy if bladed, a stone head if a club or mace, and a wooden handle.  The second figure listed is price, the j represents jofya, the unit of currency.


Slashing and Piercing weapons

  • Average Dagger - 2D+1, 20-25j
    • Dagger
      Knife
  • Average Sword - 3D+1, 30-50j
    • Kama
      Sabre
      Short Sword
      Falcata
      Falchion
      Khopesh
      Kopis
      Falx
      Scimitar
      Scythe
  •  Average Axe - 3D+1, 4D two handed, 25-50j
    • One Handed War Axe
      Two Handed War Axe
      Piercing Axe

Polearms

  • Average Polearm -4D, 40-65j
    • Sickle
      Spear
      Javelin
      Fauchard (Sickle-topped polearm)
      Glaive (Sword-topped polearm)
      Voulge (Axe-topped polearm)
      Egyptian Fan Pole Axe
      Pike
      Trident
      Military Fork

Clubs and Maces

  • Average Club or Mace - 3D+1 one handed, 4D two handed, 25-65j
    • One Handed Club
      Two Handed Club
      One Handed Mace
      Two Handed Mace
      One Handed War Maul
      Two Handed War Maul

Staves

  • Average Staff - 3D+1, 10-50j
    • Plain Staff
      Decorated Staff

Whips

  • Average Whip - 1D+2, 15-30j
    • Long Whip
      Flail

Net (8' x8'), 15j

 Click on the images below for weapon examples.  Additionally, googling a term often brings up good examples as well.


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