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− | All physical [[weapon]]s have | + | All physical [[weapon]]s have an attack type. There are two attack types: blunt and edged. Edged can be further broken down based on the shape of the blade into "slashing" attacks and "piercing" attacks. |
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+ | Some weapons have more than one attack: a [[short sword]] has a slashing cut, a piercing stab, and a blunt pommel strike. | ||
==Blunt weapons== | ==Blunt weapons== | ||
− | Blunt weapons inflict | + | Blunt weapons inflict damage via raw force. Examples of blunt weapons include [[war hammer]]s, [[mace]]s, melee attacks with [[crossbow]]s, and even [[whip]]s. |
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+ | Blunt weapons generally have poor penetration but are good for bruising and breaking internal bones and tissues, even through [[armor]]. Blunt weapons tend to be more effective when they have greater weight, which is influenced both by [[Weapon#Weapons|weapon size]] and [[material]] [[density]]. This can lead to disappointment when using blunt weapons made from [[adamantine|awesome materials]]. Blunt weapons are most effective against humanoid opponents that can be incapacitated with internal injuries and pain. | ||
==Edged weapons== | ==Edged weapons== | ||
+ | Edged weapons use a sharpened edge or point to inflict damage in a concentrated area. They are further divided by use: slashing weapons are designed for cutting, while piercing weapons are designed for stabbing. | ||
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===Slashing weapons=== | ===Slashing weapons=== | ||
− | Slashing weapons have a long, sharp blade that is designed for cutting and severing limbs. Examples of slashing weapons include [[short sword]]s, [[battle axe]]s, and [[scourge]]s. | + | Slashing weapons have a long, sharp blade that is designed for cutting and severing limbs. Examples of slashing weapons include [[short sword]]s, [[battle axe]]s, and even [[scourge]]s. |
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+ | Slashing weapons do significant amounts of tissue damage and may sever limbs or heads, especially of smaller, weaker creatures. Against large creatures they cut gashes in the surface tissue, causing bleeding and pain but generally not doing a lot of organ damage, unless the strike is to the head, of course. [[Armor]] of equivalent or better material tends to negate much of the slashing damage, and convert the rest into blunt damage instead. | ||
===Piercing weapons=== | ===Piercing weapons=== | ||
− | Piercing weapons focus large forces on a single sharpened point, allowing deep penetration on even the largest of creatures. | + | Piercing weapons focus large forces on a single sharpened point, allowing deep penetration on even the largest of creatures. Piercing weapons include [[spear]]s, [[dagger]]s, [[bolt]]s & [[arrow]]s, and stabbing [[short sword]] attacks. |
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+ | Piercing weapons are perhaps the most effective at killing large creatures due to their ability to hit vital organs. It doesn't take an extremely lucky strike with a spear to puncture a lung or other organ, although hits to the limbs will be largely ineffective because piercing weapons aren't designed to break bones or cause deep lacerations. It's possible (although unlikely) to kill even a megabeast in one hit with a spear or pike (unless the megabeast in question is made of [[metal|fun substances]]). Piercing weapons are also reasonably effective against equivalent and slightly better [[armor]]. | ||
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