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Personal Weapons

Swords

Shortsword

Cheap and easy to acquire, shortswords are commonly carried by pikemen and archers as a weapon of last resort.

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Sidesword

Popular with both soldiers and civilians, side-swords are adept at fighting both armored and unarmored opponents. They are commonly used with a buckler.

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Scimitar

The term Scimitar applies to a whole family of lethal curved swords.

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Broadsword

Heavy one handed swords, often with an ornate hilt guard. Usually carried by cavalrymen and other soldiers who prefer its brute force over more elegant blades.

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Longsword

The quintessential knightly weapon, the Longsword or hand and a half sword can be found in use just about everywhere.

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Zweihander

A massive two-handed sword capable of battering its way through even the most heavy of defenses.

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Katana

Samurai Swords

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Axes and Maces

Warhammer

A heavy two handed blunt weapon, sometimes with a spike in addition to the hammer itself. Primarily used for bludgeoning armored opponents.

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Axe

While never a glamorous weapon, the axe is highly versatile and a potent armament.

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Mace

A development of the club, maces are used largely in the same fashion. Variations such as the morning star might include spikes.

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Polearms

Spear

Cheap and effective, the spear has largely been replaced by the longer pike in most professional infantry units but remains in use with more traditional cavalry in the form of the lance.

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Halberd

An axe blade and spike mounted atop a long pole. Halberds are exellent for supporting the more cumbersome Pike, and are also carried by royal guards across the known world.

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Pike

Perhaps the simplest and most effective way to arm an army. Pike formations are equally able to ward off cavalry and opposing infantry with a forest of pikes. Against disciplined enemy infantry armed with pikes, engagements tend to become a contest of endurance in the "push of pike".

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Ranged

Throwing Axe

A thrown axe of the sort used by Franks and Dwarves everywhere.

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Javelin

Light spears primarily intended for throwing.

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Bow

Simple bows are still popular in many regions for hunting and defense.

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Compound Bow

Weapon of choice for the sensible barbarian horse archer.

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Longbows

Standard longbows made of yew, or more favorable or less favorable but cheaper or more common woods.

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Crossbow

While having a slower rate of fire than traditional bows, the crossbow's bolts are considerably more potent.

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Arbalest

The more powerful metal cousin of the basic crossbow, an arbalest is one of the deadliest ranged weapons around.

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Arquebus

Simple and easy to construct, the Arquebus was the first firearm used by the Alfar Imperial Legions.

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Leadcaster

More expensive and much more complex than a simple Arquebus, the magitech Leadcaster is the pinnacle of recent firearm development.

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Hand Leadcaster

A compact version of the shoulder fired standard leadcaster. While it lacks the range and power of the full sized gun, its smaller size makes it perfect for use by mounted troops.

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Personal Armor

Light

Padded Jacket

A simple reinforced jacket.

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Medium

Mail

While seen as somewhat dated in this era of heavy plate, older styles of mail armor are still commonly used by feudal foot soldiers and poorer knights alike.

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Lamellar

Armor consisting of small plates that have been laced together in overlapping rows.

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Plated Mail

Mail armor that has been reinforced by the addition of metal plates.

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Heavy

Partial Plate

While not providing the comprehensive protection of full plate armor, partial plate still offers better mobility and superior visibility over a suit of full plate, in addition to being cheaper to produce.

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Full Plate

The favored armor of nobility and knightly cavalry. Expensive, but is more than worth the price for the protection it offers.

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Superheavy Plate

Impossibly thick armor used by monstrous creatures or the super humanly strong.

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Shields

Buckler

Scottish targes, bucklers, and other small shields. They cannot cover much target area against a rain of missiles, but provide a significant advantage in close combat.

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Light Shield

Shields of fair size but simple and light construction. Light shields provide good protection and coverage against lighter weaponry, but are too flimsy to withstand weapon weaponry.

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Full Shield

Good defensive boosts against all forms of attack.

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Tower Shield

These are large, heavy shields that cover practically the entire body against attack. They are very solid against projectiles and formidable protection for ranks of spear. Tend to be a bit unwieldy in a general melee.

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Pavise

Useless in close combat but provide exceptional ranged protection.

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Miscellaneous

Mounts

Rouncey

An ordinary horse suitable for a wide range of purposes, the expense of maintaining superior war horses means that many more common ones are used by cavalrymen and scouts in times of war.

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Courser

A capable warhorse used by mounted men at arms and poorer knights. While not as expensive or prized as a Destrier, they are well suited for use by cavalrymen.

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Destrier

The finest warhorses available, Destriers are tough and fast. They are unquestionably the mount of choice for Knights in both battle and tournament.

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Elephant

There is an elephant in the way.

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Warstriders

Strider Weapons

Giant Mauls

Simple clubs, hammers and related bashing weapons, appropriately sized-up for warstriders.

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Giant Swords

Warstrider-sized swords. Eminently capable of cleaving striders, knights, dragons and houses.

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Strider Leadcasters

A Strider Leadcaster is roughly equal in size to a light artillery piece like a Falconet.

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Strider Armor

Iron Plate

Usually readily available and relatively inexpensive, iron is by far the most common metal used in warstrider construction.

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Adamantium Plate

Only the most expensive warstrider designs are protected by adamantium armor.

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