THE MYSTARAN ARMOURY v. 1.6 A GUIDE TO ARMOUR, SHIELDS, WEAPONS, FIREARMS, & SIEGE ENGINES by MARCO DALMONTE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION 1 Studding for Shields 25 Sizes and Dimensions 1 Shield weapons 25 Encumbrance 2 COMPLETE BARDING 25 Effective Speed 2 Padded Barding 26 Technological Level 2 Leather Barding 26 CHAPTER 1: ARMOUR, SHIELDS, AND BARDING 4 Scale Barding 26 Usable Armour (Optional) 4 Mail Barding 26 Legend 4 Banded Barding 26 Note on the Armour of Subaquatic Races 5 Plate Barding 26 SUITS OF ARMOUR 6 Field Barding 27 Protective Skins 6 Joust Barding 27 Fur Armour 6 Table of Complete Barding 27 Paper Armour 6 PARTIAL BARDING 27 Padded Armour 7 Chamfron 28 Slat Armour 7 Crinet 28 Leather Armour 7 Cuello 28 Plated Armour 7 Flanchard 28 Studded Leather 8 Peytral 28 Hide Armour 8 Crupper 28 Breastplate 8 Table of Partial Barding 28 Scale Armour 9 TACK FOR MOUNTS 28 Brigantine Armour 9 Bridle 29 Banded Leather 9 Shoes 29 Lamellar Armour 10 Saddlebags 29 Chainmail 10 Saddle 29 Splint Armour 10 Spurs 29 Banded Mail 11 Stirrups 30 Plate-mail 11 Table of Tack 30 Full Plate 11 APPENDIX A: ANIMALS & MOUNTS 30 Helmets 12 Table 1.15 – Normal Horses 32 Studding for Suits of Armour 13 Table 1.16 – Mammals 32 Donning and Removing Armour 13 Table 1.17 – Great Cats 33 Table of Suits of Armour 13 Table 1.18 – Birds 33 Wearing different pieces of armour 13 Table 1.19 – Dinosaurs 34 PARTIAL ARMOUR 14 Table 1.20 – Reptiles, Amphibians, & Fish 34 Bracers 15 Table 1.21 – Bugs, Crustaceans, & Insects 35 Girdle 15 Table 1.22 – Magical Creatures 35 Metal helm 15 CHAPTER 2: NORMAL WEAPONS 38 Pectoral guard 15 GENERAL RULES 38 Upper arm guard 15 Improvised Weapons 38 Shoulder pad 15 Simple Weapons 38 Greaves 15 Complex Weapons 39 Armoured sleeve 15 Ranged Weapons 39 Plated cloak 15 Polearms 39 Breastplate 15 Double Weapons 39 Shinguard 16 Manageable Encumbrance 39 Table of Partial Armour 16 Weapon and Creature Sizes 40 SPECIAL ARMOURS 16 Debilitating Damage 40 Crustacean Armour 16 Coup de Grâce 41 Bone Armour 17 Threshold of Death 41 Sylvan Armour 17 Underwater Combat 41 Insect Armour 18 Weapon of Alternative Materials 41 Spider Armour 19 Fighter Combat Options 41 Demonic Armour 19 OPTIONAL RULES 44 Mechanical Armour 20 Amputation 44 Table of Special Armours 23 Toothed Weapons 44 SHIELDS 24 Group Attacks 44 Shield Training (Optional) 24 Base Attack Bonus & Positive AC 44 Using a Shield to Parry 24 Critical Hits 45 Shield Penalty to Resist Heat 25 Fumbles 50 Nithian Shields 24 Aimed Blows 50 Wounds and Infection 50 Falx 72 Initiative of Two-Handed Weapons 52 Fan, Fighting 72 Snapping Necks with Bare Hands 52 Fang, Long 73 Strangling with a Weapon 52 Fang, Short (Ankus) 73 Strangling with Bare Hands 52 Flail (Thresher) 73 Grappling Value 52 Fork, Scaling 73 Introduction to Weapon Mastery 53 Garrotte 74 Number of Initial Weapons Known 53 Gastrophetes 74 Penalties for the Unskilled 54 Glaive (Falcione, Fauchard) 74 Acquiring Training in the Use of Weapons 54 Grapple, War 75 Mastery Limits 55 Grooka – see Sword, Bastard 75 Training Benefits 55 Guisarme 75 Special Effects of Mastery 55 Halberd 75 WEAPON LIST 58 Halberd, Sabre 76 Legend 58 Halfmoon 76 Aspergill (Military Flail) 60 Halfmoon, Double 76 Axe 60 Halfpike – see Spear 76 Axe, Battle (Poleaxe) 60 Hammer 77 Axe, Brol – see Axe, Battle 60 Hammer, Double 77 Axe, Double 61 Hammer, Throwing 77 Axe, Double-bladed 61 Hammer, War 77 Axe, Long or Hooked 61 Harpoon 77 Axe, throwing (Francisca, Ikhu) 61 Hatchet 78 Axe-Mace (Axe-Hammer) 61 Hoe (Mattock, Trowel) 78 Bardiche 62 Hook (Fighting iron) 78 Baton 62 Jambiya (Khanjar) – see Dagger 78 Bayonet – see Spear or Dagger 62 Javelin (Half spear) 78 Bec-de-corbin (Long Hammer) 62 Javelin, Flaming – see Javelin 79 Billhook 62 Javelin, Heavy – see Javelin 79 Blade and Ring 63 Javelin, Light (Short spear) 79 Blade, Heaven and Earth 63 Jitte 79 Blade, Sun and Moon 63 Katana (Matara) – see Sword, Bastard 80 Blowgun 64 Katar 80 Bok – see Javelin, Light 64 Katar, Three-bladed – see Katar 80 Bolas 64 Katar, Triple 80 Boomerang 64 Katar with guard – see Katar 81 Bow, Composite – see Bow, Short 65 Kiseru – see Sap 81 Bow, Compound 65 Knife 81 Bow, Long 65 Knife, Deer Antler 81 Bow, Short 66 Knife, Throwing 81 Caltrops 66 Knuckledusters (Cestus) 82 Chain 66 Kris – see Dagger 82 Chain, Bladed (Roaring Knife) 66 Kukri 82 Chain, Segmented (Whip Chain) 67 Lance 82 Chain, War 67 Lance, Tourney 83 Chakram (Death Ring) 67 Lasso (Lariat) 83 Claymore – see Sword, Great 67 Mace and Chain 83 Cleaver 67 Mace, Heavy 83 Club (Heavy Cudgel) 68 Mace, Light 83 Club, Studded – see Club 68 Mace, Spiked (Macahuitl) – see. Mace, Heavy 84 Crossbow, Double – see Crossbow, Repeating 68 Machete (Beidana) 84 Crossbow, Hand 68 Main-gauche 84 Crossbow, Heavy 68 Mancatcher 84 Crossbow, Light 69 Manopole (Arm blade) 85 Crossbow, Repeating 69 Maru – see Shield, Sword 85 Crossbow, Six-shooter 69 Maul 85 Cudgel 80 Maul, War 85 Cutlass (Short Sabre, Short Scimitar) 70 Misericord – see Dirk 85 Dagger 70 Morningstar – see Mace, Heavy 85 Dagger, Double – see Dagger or Sap 70 Needle, Spitting 86 Dagger, Triple (Duelling Dagger) 71 Net 86 Dart (Shuriken) 71 Net, Hooked 87 Dirk (Cinquedea) 71 Ninja-to – see Sword, Short 87 Fakir’s Horns 72 No-Dachi – See Sword, Great 87 Falchion (Broadsword) 72 Partisan – see Ranseur 87 Pata 88 Sword, Grain 105 Phurbu – see Dagger 88 Sword, Great (Sword, Two-handed) 105 Pick 88 Sword, Long 106 Pick, Military 88 Sword, Nine Ring 106 Pike 88 Sword, Short 106 Pilum – see Spear 88 Sword, Sickle (Falcata, Falx, Kopesh, Kopis, Koraru) 106 Pitchfork (Hayfork) 89 Sword, Tiger Claw 107 Projectiles for Ranged Weapons 89 Sword, Whip 107 Quarterstaff 90 Swordbreaker 107 Rake 90 Tachi – see Sword, Long 108 Rake, War 91 Tanto – see Dagger 108 Ranseur 91 Tarch 108 Rapier 91 Tomahawk – see Axe, throwing 108 Ring, Lunar or Solar 91 Tonfa (Tui-fa) 109 Sabre (Scimitar) 92 Torch 109 Sai (Sa) 92 Trident 109 Sap 92 Trident, Hooked 109 Sarissa – see Pike 93 Voulge 110 Scourge (Flagellum, Crop) 93 Wakazashi (Mishiya) – see Sword, Short 110 Scythe 93 War Claws 110 Scythe, Chain 93 Whip 110 Scythe, Heavy 94 Whip, Barbed – see Whip 111 Scythe, Straight (Falcastra, Military Scythe) 94 Whip, Halfmoon 111 Shield, Knife 94 WEAPON TABLES 111 Shield, Lantern 95 Table 2.25 – Alphabetical List of Weapons 112 Shield, Spiked 95 Table 2.26 – Offensive Tools 115 Shield, Sword 95 Table 2.27 – Improvised Weapons 115 Shovel (Spade) 96 Table 2.28 – Simple Weapons 116 Siangkam 96 Table 2.29 – Complex Weapons 118 Sica (Shotel) 96 Table 2.30 – Ranged Weapons 119 Sickle 96 Table 2.30A – Ranged Weapon Projectiles 120 Sledgehammer 97 Table 2.31 – Braced Weapons 120 Sling 97 Table 2.32 – Double Weapons 121 Spade 97 Table 2.33 – Bludgeoning Weapons 122 Spear 97 Table 2.34 – Piercing Weapons 123 Spear, Chain 97 Table 2.35 – Slashing Weapons 124 Spear, Double 98 Table 2.36 – Combination Weapons 125 Spear, Forked 98 Table 2.37 – Stone Age Weapons 126 Spear, Moon and Star 98 Table 2.38 – Bronze Age Weapons 127 Spear, Triple (Adarga) 98 Table 2.39 – Iron Age Weapons 127 Speargun 98 Table 2.40 – Steel Age Weapons 128 Spearthrower (Atlatl, Aztaxxi, Woomera) 99 Table 2.41 – Gunpowder Age Weapons 128 Spetum (Chauve-Souris) 99 Table 2.42 – Steam Age Weapons 128 Staff (Stave) 99 APPENDIX B: WEAPON NAMES 129 Staff, Chain 99 CHAPTER 3: FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES 131 Staff, Feather 100 Introduction to Firearms 131 Staff, Hooking 100 History of Firearms on Earth 131 Staff, Ringed 100 History of Firearms on Mystara 131 Staff, Spear 101 Operation of Firearms 132 Staff, Spiked (Fakir’s Staff) 101 General Rules 133 Staff, Strangler’s (Uurga) 101 Firearms as Simple Weapons 133 Staff, Three-piece 102 Armour, Shields and Firearms 133 Staff, Two-piece 102 Smokepowder & Blackpowder 133 Staff, War – see Quarterstaff 102 Projectiles 133 Staff-Sling (Fustibalus) – see Sling 102 Powder Explosions 134 Star, Throwing 102 Jamming and Exploding Weapons 134 Stick, Throwing 103 Special Penetration 134 Stiletto – see Dagger 103 Firearm Damage 134 Stone 103 Guns with Rifled Barrels (TL: 6b) 134 Sword Cane 103 Combined Weapons 135 Sword, Bastard 104 Attacking with Two Pistols 135 Sword, Chained 104 Point Blank Shot 135 Sword, Double 104 Modern Firearms (Optional) 135 Sword, Executioner’s – see Scythe, Heavy 104 Sword, Flexible 105 LIST OF FIREARMS 136 Tortoise 158 Legend 136 Trebuchet 158 Arquebus (Harquebus) 137 ORDNANCE 159 Blunderbuss 137 Cannon Projectiles 161 Bombard, Hand (Hand Cannon) 138 Cannon Equipment 162 Cannon, Harpoon 138 CHAPTER 5: ARMOUR AND WEAPONS ON MYSTARA 163 Carbine 138 Technological Levels on Mystara 163 Deringer 138 Outer World 163 Dragon 138 Hollow World 164 Gun, Double-barrelled (Hunting gun) 139 Weapons and Armour of Each Culture 164 Gun, Gatling 139 OUTER WORLD 164 Gun, Multi-barrelled 140 Alfheim (TL: 4) 164 Gun, Short-barrelled – see Shotgun 140 Alphatia (TL: 5) 164 Musket 140 Atruaghin (TL: 1) 164 Pepperbox 141 Bellayne (TL: 5) 164 Pistol, Elephant 141 Broken Lands (TL: 3) 165 Pistol, Multi-barrelled 141 Darokin (TL: 5) 165 Pistol, Wheellock 141 Denagoth (TL: 4) 165 Pistol, Wheellock, Horse 142 Ethengar (TL: 3) 165 Pistol-Axe 142 Eusdria (TL: 4) 165 Pistol-Crossbow 142 Five Shires (TL: 4) 165 Pistol-Dagger – see Pistol-Knife 143 Glantri (TL: 5) 165 Pistol-Hammer 143 Hule (TL: 4) 165 Pistol-Key 143 Ierendi (TL: 4) 166 Pistol-Knife 144 Karameikos (TL: 4) 166 Pistol-Shield 144 Minrothad (TL: 5) 166 Pistol-Staff 144 Nimmur (TL: 2) 166 Pistol-Sword 144 Northern Reaches 166 Revolver 145 Ochalea and Myoshima (TL: 4) 166 Shotgun 145 Renardie