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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CCamfield" data-source="post: 992797" data-attributes="member: 8123">I was trying to come up with my own homebrew stats for weapons and armour made from weaker materials than iron.  The DMG gives a guideline (-2 to attack and damage for stone and bone weapons).  I figured I'd give it a shot...However I feel really stuck.  The trouble is this:  clubs.How do you justify assigning a -2 penalty to attack and damage to a stone weapon, if a wooden weapon gets by without penalty?  Granted, a wooden club is a size level higher than a (metal) light mace, which does the same damage.A stone mace should be better than a wooden club, actually... maybe it would be as big as a club, though?Thoughts?This is what I'd come up with:WeaponsStoneStone weapons do -2 damage (with a minimum of 1).  They are at -2 to hit targets in metal armour, and -1 to hit other armored targets.  If used to attack someone wearing metal armour, they are at -2 to hit.  If used to attack someone wearing other armour (such as leather), they are at -1 to hit.BoneBone weapons do -2 damage (with a minimum of 1). If used to attack someone wearing metal armour, they are at -2 to hit.  If used to attack someone wearing other armour (such as leather), they are at -1 to hit.Wood?CopperCopper can be used to make any type of metal weapon.  Copper weapons are at -1 to hit and -1 to damage.BronzeIf a bronze weapon is used to attack someone wearing metal armour, they are at -1 to hit.  Bronze can be used to make any type of metal weapon.ArmourBoneBone armour provides 3 points less AC than iron.  The following types of armour are possible:    Bone scale armor (as scale mail, with the penalties for bone armour)    Bone breastplate    Bone splint armorWoodWooden armour provides 2 points less AC than iron.  The following types of armour are possible:    Wooden scale ?mail?    Wooden breastplate    Wooden splint     Wooden half-plateCopperCopper provides 2 points less AC than iron, and can be used to make any form of metal armor.BronzeBronze armor provides 1 point less AC than iron.  It can be used to make all forms of metal armor.</blockquote>

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