Weapons

Weapons are used to deal damage to creatures and objects. All weapons have the following properties A list of available weapons can be found in the 04 🟡 Weapon Types.

Weapon Types

Melee Weapons

Melee weapons are used to attack nearby targets within reach. Unless the weapon has the Reach property, melee weapons have a range of 5 feet.

Ranged Weapons

Ranged weapons are used to attack targets at a distance.

Simple Weapons

Simple weapons require little experience to use effectively.

Martial Weapons

Martial weapons require training to use effectively.

Improvised Weapons

An improvised weapon includes any object you can wield in one or two hands, such as broken glass, a table leg, a frying pan, or a dead body. When in doubt ab out how much damage an object should deal find a weapon in the Weapon List most like the object and use its base damage. Improvised weapons do not benefit form any weapon features that have been unlocked.

Base Damage Dice

This is the damage dice that is rolled when the weapon hits assuming it is the first attack and the weapon has not been upgraded.

Damage Type

This is the base damage type and any other extra damage types dealt by the weapon.

Capacity

Ranged Only

This is the maximum amount of ammo a ranged weapon can hold which indicates how many attacks can be made with the weapon before it needs to be reloaded.

Range

All weapons have information regarding their effective range and the roll required to hit from that range. Melee weapons are typically limited to within 10 feet while ranged weapons require a very high roll to hit a target within that range.

Range Categories

There are 8 range categories used to determine the DV of hitting a target with a ranged attack. If the target is in the optimal range of a weapon the DV to hit the target is 15. For every category closer to the attacker than the optimal range increase the DV by 3. For every category farther from the attacker than the optimal range increase the DV by 5. A table of Single Shot DVs can be found in Appendix 04 🟡 Weapon Types#Single Shot DVs Based on Range.

0 to 5 feet
6 to 15 feet
16 to 30 feet
31 to 60 feet
61 to 100 feet
101 to 200 feet
201 to 400 feet
401 to 800 feet

Skill

This is the skill that is used with the weapon. Unless the GM says otherwise use Agility as the linked Attribute.

Minimum Strength

All weapons have a minimum strength required to use the item effectively. If a character does not meet this requirement they have disadvantage on all attacks using this weapon and the damage dealt is halved.

Weapon Properties

Weapon properties modify or describe special situations for a weapon. For example, some weapons need to be reloaded or deal non-lethal damage. These types of weapons have properties that describe the modifications. A list of properties can be found in the Appendix 06 ❌ Weapon Properties.

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