Capn Charlie
Explorer
As an offshoot of my low magic gritty fantasy game I hit upon a great set of options to differentiate weapons and add some spice. Given how situational some of these weapons are, it is not uncommon for consummate warriors to carry a variety of weapons for various situations.
Weapon Styles
The warriors of the Darkest Age have come to master many weapons and styles of fighting, leading to a wide variety of these weapons seeing use on the battlefield, and being applied to different purposes. Each weapon group has a different specialty, as is outlined below.
Swords (Greatsword, Longsword, Shortsword): Reliable. Whenever you make an attack with this weapon, roll its damage dice twice, and select the ones you wish to use.
Axes (Battle Axe, Greataxe, Handaxe): Brutal. Whenever you roll the maximum value on this weapon’s damage die, roll an additional die of the same type and add it to the total damage dealt by the attack.
Spears (Long Spear*, Short Spear, Trident): Extensive: As a bonus action, you may increase the reach of this weapon by an additional 5 feet until the beginning of your next turn.
Hammers (Light Hammer, Mace, Morningstar, Maul, Warhammer, War Pick): This weapon deals +2 damage to targets wearing Heavy Armor.
Light Blades (Rapier, Scimitar): Keen. This weapon deals +2 damage to targets wearing light or no armor.
Polearms (Glaive, Halberd, Pike): Brace. As an action you may brace this weapon to receive a charge. As a reaction you may make an attack a target that enters your reach. This attack deals an additional weapon die of damage if the target moved at least 10 feet before the attack was made.
Flails (since there is only one) have a special condition that offers +1 on attacks made against characters using shields.
*1d8 piercing, martial, one handed, versatile (1d10)
Weapon Styles
The warriors of the Darkest Age have come to master many weapons and styles of fighting, leading to a wide variety of these weapons seeing use on the battlefield, and being applied to different purposes. Each weapon group has a different specialty, as is outlined below.
Swords (Greatsword, Longsword, Shortsword): Reliable. Whenever you make an attack with this weapon, roll its damage dice twice, and select the ones you wish to use.
Axes (Battle Axe, Greataxe, Handaxe): Brutal. Whenever you roll the maximum value on this weapon’s damage die, roll an additional die of the same type and add it to the total damage dealt by the attack.
Spears (Long Spear*, Short Spear, Trident): Extensive: As a bonus action, you may increase the reach of this weapon by an additional 5 feet until the beginning of your next turn.
Hammers (Light Hammer, Mace, Morningstar, Maul, Warhammer, War Pick): This weapon deals +2 damage to targets wearing Heavy Armor.
Light Blades (Rapier, Scimitar): Keen. This weapon deals +2 damage to targets wearing light or no armor.
Polearms (Glaive, Halberd, Pike): Brace. As an action you may brace this weapon to receive a charge. As a reaction you may make an attack a target that enters your reach. This attack deals an additional weapon die of damage if the target moved at least 10 feet before the attack was made.
Flails (since there is only one) have a special condition that offers +1 on attacks made against characters using shields.
*1d8 piercing, martial, one handed, versatile (1d10)
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