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HAFTED WEAPONS
Angolan Battle Axe
Length: .6m Mass: 1.4 kg
To Hit: +2 Damage: HTH +1D8
A weapon from the Upper Congo region of Africa. The blade is attached to the wooden handle by means of a thin binding.
Bouzdykan
Length: .7m Mass: 2.0 kg
To Hit: +2 Damage: HTH +1D6
An all metal mace used in Poland in the 17th century.
Dagger Mace
Length: .5m Mass: 1.9 kg
To Hit: +2 Damage: HTH +1D4
An European mace/pick made entirely of steel. Shaped to look like a hand holding a dagger.
European Mace
Length: .7m Mass: 2.0 kg
To Hit: +2 Damage: HTH +1D6
A common weapon of many cultures. The European mace consists of a wooden handle with a flanged metal head attached.

SF WEAPONS
Blaster Carbine
Mass: 2.2 kg Range: 300"
To Hit: +3 Damage: 1D10
Standard SF energy carbine with 4d10 charges per power pack.
Blaster Pistol
Mass: 1.0 kg Range: 200"
To Hit: +2 Damage: 1D8
Standard SF energy pistol with 3d10 charges per power pack.
Blaster Rifle
Mass: 4.5 kg Range: 400"
To Hit: +4 Damage: 1D12
Standard SF energy rifle with 6d10 charges per power pack.
Maser Pistol
Mass: 1.4 kg Range: 100"
To Hit: +4 Damage: 3D10
Maser pistols fire a short, intense beam of microwaves which fry their target (attack as Disintegration). A standard maser pistol holds 5d10x2 charges per power pack.
Maser Rifle
Mass: 4.2 kg Range: 200"
To Hit: +6 Damage: 4D10
Maser rifles are more accurate than their pistol counterparts, but not really any more powerful. They fire a short, intense beam of microwaves which fry their target (attack as Disintegration). A standard maser rifle holds 8d10x2 charges per power pack.
Plasma Beam Rifle
Mass: 5.0 kg Range: 1000"
To Hit: +6 Damage: 10D10
Plasma beam rifles fire an intense beam of super-heated plasma which burns clean through their target (attack as Power Blast). A standard plasma beam rifle holds 5d10x5 charges per power pack.
Sonic Pistol
Mass: 1.8 kg Range: 240"
To Hit: +4 Damage: 2D12
Sonic pistol fires waves of concentrated sound (attack as Sonic Power). Standard sonic energy pistol with 6d8 charges per power pack.
Vibra-Dagger
Length: .3m Mass: 1.5 kg
To Hit: +3 Damage: 3D8
A Vibra-Dagger's blade vibrates at very high frequencies, producing a distinctive humming sound (attack as Vibratory Powers). Some call these weapons 'hummers' from the sound the blade makes when it is vibrating. A vibra-dagger may be thrown at a range of Ax2. A standard vibra-dagger holds 6D8 charges per power pack.

SWORDS
Ama-Goi-Ken
Length: .4m Mass: .6 kg
To Hit: +1 Damage: HTH +1D8
A Japanese temple sword which represents Amakurikara, or rain dragon. It is a straight-bladed, double-edged sword.
Bastard Sword
Length: 1.0m Mass: 2.1 kg
To Hit: +1 Damage: HTH +1D10
A long straight-bladed sword with a plain grip. Although ordinarily used with one hand, the grip was long enough for it to be grasped with two or three fingers of the other hand when it was necessary. Used in the 15th century.
Beheading Sword
Length: 1.3m Mass: 2.4 kg
To Hit: +1 Damage: HTH +1D12
A long two-handed sword with a slightly curved blade and an unguarded hilt. Used in China to execute criminals.
Bilbo
Length: .5m Mass: .65 kg
To Hit: +3 Damage: HTH +1D6
A small European thrusting sword with a rapierlike hilt and quillions.
Broadsword
Length: .8m Mass: 1.6 kg
To Hit: +2 Damage: HTH +1D8
A 17th century European sword with a straight, single-edged blade and a basket hilt.
Chereb
Length: .6m Mass: 1.1 kg
To Hit: +1 Damage: HTH +1D6
A straight bronze Hebrew sword with a double-edged blade.
Claymore
Length: 1.2m Mass: 2.9 kg
To Hit: +2 Damage: HTH +1D12
A 15th century Scottish two-handed sword with a long straight blade. It has straight quillions slanting towards the point.
Cutlass
Length: .6m Mass: 1.1 kg
To Hit: +2 Damage: HTH +1D6
An European sword with a curved blade and guarded hilt.
Dalwel
Length: .9m Mass: 2.0 kg
To Hit: +2 Damage: HTH +1D10
A Burmese two-handed sword with a curved blade.
Espadon
Length: .9m Mass: 2.1 kg
To Hit: +1 Damage: HTH +1D10
A European two-handed sword of the 15th century.
Falchion
Length: .8m Mass: 1.6 kg
To Hit: +1 Damage: HTH +1D8
An European sword with a broad, curved blade.
Firangi
Length: 1.1m Mass: 1.3 kg
To Hit: +3 Damage: HTH +1D10
A Mahrattan straight-bladed sword made with blades imported from Europe. The hilts were padded and fitted with spiked pommels.
Gladius
Length: .6m Mass: .8 kg
To Hit: +1 Damage: HTH +1D6
The Roman legionaires sword, it has a short double-edged blade fitted into an unguarded wooden handle. It was carried in a sheath on the right side.
Katana
Length: 1.1m Mass: 1.4 kg
To Hit: +3 Damage: HTH +1D12
The Japanese treated their swords with great respect and kept them in special sword racks when not in use. An elaborate code of conduct was developed concerning the sword and its handling. A visitor always left his katana upon entering a house. Often it was received on a piece of silk rather than the bare hand. Swords were not displayed unless a special request was made and the owner, holding the edge towards himself, never entirely removed it from the scabbard.
Kopsh
Length: .6m Mass: 1.3 kg
To Hit: +1 Damage: HTH +1D8
An ancient Egyptian bronze sword with a sicklelike blade.
No Dachi
Length: 1.9m Mass: 4.0 kg
To Hit: +2 Damage: HTH +1D12
A large Japanese two-handed sword carried in battle in addition to the regular swords. It was worn over the shoulder on the back.
Pata
Length: 1.0m Mass: 2.1 kg
To Hit: +2 Damage: HTH +1D10
An Italian gauntlet sword with a long, double-edged blade. The gauntlet normally extends to nearly the elbow and is highly embossed. This weapon was normally used only by cavalry as it was awkward to fence with.
Rapier
Length: 1.0m Mass: .8 kg
To Hit: +3 Damage: HTH +1D8
A staight-bladed thrusting sword used in Europe beginning in the 16th century. The normal guard was a cup and long quillions. Initially the rapier was used only for attack in fencing, and a cloak, dagger, lantern, or small shield was held in the left hand for defense. Eventually, as fencing systems became more refined and parrying with the rapier developed, these other forms of defense were dropped.
Sica
Length: .4m Mass: .5 kg
To Hit: +2 Damage: HTH +1D6
A short Roman sword worn under the armpit, close to the body. It was favoured by assassins.
Talwar
Length: .9m Mass: 1.2 kg
To Hit: +2 Damage: HTH +1D8
A curved Indian sword common to most of the country. They generallly have disk pommels.
Wakizashi
Length: .4m Mass: .5 kg
To Hit: +3 Damage: HTH +1D8
The shorter of the two swords which make up the Japanese dai-sho. It is often highly decorated. Besides its use in combat, this sword was also used in ritualistic suicide, seppuku.
Zweihander
Length: 2.0m Mass: 6.3 kg
To Hit: +2 Damage: HTH +1D12
A large German two-handed sword with long, straight quillions and extended ricasso.

All descriptive text and images in the ancient weapon categories (hafted weapons & swords) is quoted from 'The Compendium of Weapons, Armour & Castles' © published by Palladium Books.©