Arms & Armor (Legacy Version)

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<div class='cover-header'> Arms & Armor </div>

<div class='cover-footer'> Bringing a Little <br> Soul to Your Gear </div>

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## Introduction
The Weapon and Armor tables as they appear in the Player's Handbook are, to be perfectly blunt, incredibly lacking.

At least, in my opinion.

And the opinion of quite a few others, given how many people revise, rework, or expand the tables to better fit their view of how they feel they should be. At their core, they aim to fix the biggest issue with the tables, particularly the weapon table: redundancy.

By which I mean, why do the glaive and halberd have the exact same... Everything?

And that's just one instance. Of the 28 melee weapons, you could reasonably eliminate 11 of them, or almost *half* and lose nothing from a mechanical standpoint.

At that point, I could see why there's a homebrew or two that reduces the chart down to damage die, damage type, and properties rather than having individual weapons.

The one issue I have with many of the other homebrews that seek to fix this problem is that they're often a little *too* extensive, adding in dozens of new properties to make things feel more unique on top of expanding the tables to a huge degree.

My goal was to keep things as simple as possible, only introducing a minimum number of properties (or reworking a couple) and largely introducing personality into the weapons through the addition of two new die types: the d3 and d5.

To that end, I think I succeeded, as most everything feels fairly distinct from one another, even if it's only in a minor way.

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## Design Notes
One thing I did to better fit how I perceive some weapons was to rearrange their position on the tables, making them Simple when they were Martial, Exotic when they were Martial, or Martial when they were Simple.

This is largely from how I feel the weapon would be categorized based on how it was used in history, despite the fact that Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy game.

For the most part, Simple weapons are the weapons of the common man, Martial weapons are the weapons of the soldiery, and Exotic weapons are mostly ones that might not be native to the setting (which is *generally* European-styled fantasy) or just had a small niche use that prevented it from seeing wider spread popularity.

I go over each one that was changed at the end of the document where I detail what's changed from the PHB tables.

### Weight Classification
One thing I don't go over in the changelogs is the weight classification and how it changed the way the weapons function.

In the PHB, the Heavy and Light properties are almost completely arbitrary, being based on the weapon's perceived size rather than its actual weight, which is how a greatclub that weighs 10lbs (making it tied for second as heaviest melee weapon) is somehow *not* a Heavy weapon despite weighing the same as the maul.

I rectify this by classifying the weapons based on their weight: weapons under 3lbs get the Light property, weapons over 6lbs get the Heavy property, and everything in between gets the newly created Medium property that entirely supplanted the Versatile property.

Speaking of Versatile, a large part of why it's gone is that you can two-hand or one-hand any melee weapon now, though you have certain penalties for one-handing a Heavy melee weapon because, sure, you *can* wield a greatsword in one hand, but you won't be anywhere as effective with it as if you just two-handed the sucker.

As a result, the Two-Handed property is now almost entirely the domain of ranged weapons, with a few edge cases where it makes sense for it to appear on melee weapons.

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### Simple Melee Weapons
| Name | Damage | Type | Weight | Cost | Properties |
|:-----|:-------|:-----|:-------|:-----|:-----------|
| Club | 1d4 | Bludgeoning | 2lbs | 10sp | Light, Brutal |
| Dagger | 1d4 | Piercing | 1lb | 2gp | Light, Finesse, Keen, Thrown (Range 20/60) |
| Flail | 1d6 | Bludgeoning | 6lbs | 20gp | Heavy (2d4), Momentum (4d8) |
| Greatclub | 1d8 | Bludgeoning | 10lbs | 20sp | Heavy (1d10), Brutal |
| Hand Axe | 1d6 | Slashing | 2lbs | 1gp | Light, Thrown (Range 20/60) |
| Javelin | 1d6 | Piercing | 2lbs | 1gp | Light, Thrown (Range 30/120) |
| Light Hammer | 1d4 | Bludgeoning | 2lbs | 1gp | Light, Thrown (Range 20/60) |
| Mace | 1d6 | Bludgeoning | 4lbs | 4gp | Medium (1d8) |
| Pickaxe | 1d6 | Piercing or Slashing | 4lbs | 3gp | Medium (2d3), Bypass |
| Quarterstaff | 1d4 | Bludgeoning | 3lbs | 20sp | Medium (2d4), Special |
| Scythe | 2d4 | Slashing | 4lbs | 2gp | Medium, Bypass, Ensnaring, Two-Handed |
| Shortsword | 1d6 | Slashing | 2lbs | 5gp | Light, Finesse |
| Sickle | 1d4 | Slashing | 1lb | 1gp | Light, Ensnaring |
| Spear | 1d8 | Piercing | 4lbs | 1gp | Medium (2d4), Reach |
| Whip | 1d4 | Slashing | 3lbs | 2gp | Medium, Ensnaring, Finesse, Reach |

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### Simple Ranged Weapons
| Name | Damage | Type | Strength | Weight | Cost | Properties |
|:-----|:-------|:-----|:--------:|:-------|:-----|:-----------|
| Atlatl | 1d8 | Piercing | — | 1lb | 50sp | Ammunition (60/240), Finesse, Loading |
| Dart | 1d4 | Piercing | — | ¼lb | 5cp | Light, Finesse, Thrown (Range 20/60) |
| Shortbow | 2d3 | Piercing | 9 | 2lbs | 2gp | Ammunition (80/320), Two-Handed |
| Sling | 1d4 | Bludgeoning | — | N/A | 1sp | Ammunition (60/240), Momentum (4d6) |
| Stonebow | 1d6 | Bludgeoning | — | 3lbs | 15gp | Ammunition (50/200), Loading, Two-Handed |

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| Ammunition | Weight | Cost |
|:-----------|:-------|:-----|
| Atlatal Darts (20) | 2lbs | 2gp |
| Arrows (20) | 1lb | 1gp |

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| Ammunition | Weight | Cost |
|:-----------|:-------|:-----|
| Crossbow Bolts (20) | 1 ½lb | 1gp |
| Sling Bullets (20) | 1 ½lb | 4cp |

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### Martial Melee Weapons
| Name | Damage | Type | Weight | Cost | Properties |
|:-----|:-------|:-----|:-------|:-----|:-----------|
| Battleaxe | 1d8 | Slashing | 3lbs | 5gp | Medium (1d10) |
| Broadsword | 2d3 | Slashing | 3lbs | 15gp | Medium (2d4), Finesse |
| Glaive | 1d8 | Slashing | 5lbs | 10gp | Medium (2d4), Finesse (13), Reach |
| Greataxe | 1d10 | Slashing | 8lbs | 20gp | Heavy (1d12) |
| Greatsword | 2d5 | Slashing | 6lbs | 50gp | Heavy (2d6) |
| Halberd | 1d10 | Slashing | 10lbs | 15gp | Heavy (2d5), Reach |
| Lance | 1d12 | Piercing | 8lbs | 20gp | Heavy (2d6), Reach, Special |
| Lucerne | 1d8 | Bludgeoning | 6lbs | 35gp | Heavy (2d5), Reach |
| Longsword | 2d4 | Slashing | 4lbs | 15gp | Medium (2d5), Finesse (11) |
| Maul | 2d5 | Bludgeoning | 12lbs | 10gp | Heavy (2d6) |
| Morning Star | 1d4 + 1d4 | Bludgeoning + Piercing | 5lbs | 20gp | Medium (1d5 + 1d5) |
| Rapier | 1d8 | Piercing | 3lbs | 25gp | Medium, Finesse |
| Saber | 2d4 | Slashing | 3lbs | 25gp | Medium, Finesse |
| War Hammer | 1d8 | Bludgeoning | 3lbs | 15gp | Medium (1d10) |
| War Pick | 1d8 | Piercing | 2lbs | 10gp | Light, Bypass |

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### Martial Ranged Weapons
| Name | Damage | Type | Strength | Weight | Cost | Properties |
|:-----|:-------|:-----|:--------:|:-------|:-----|:-----------|
| Composite Bow | 2d4 | Piercing | 11 | 3lbs | 20gp | Ammunition (Range 120/480), Two-Handed |
| Crossbow, Hand | 1d6 | Piercing | — | 3lbs | 75gp | Ammunition (Range 30/120), Light, Loading |
| Crossbow, Heavy | 1d10 | Piercing | — | 13lbs | 50gp | Ammunition (Range 100/400), Heavy, Loading, Two-Handed |
| Crossbow, Light | 1d8 | Piercing | — | 6lbs | 25gp | Ammunition (Range 80/320), Loading, Two-Handed |
| Longbow | 2d5 | Piercing | 13 | 4lbs | 50gp | Ammunition (Range 150/600), Heavy, Two-Handed |

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### Exotic Melee Weapons
| Name | Damage | Type | Weight | Cost | Properties |
|:-----|:-------|:-----|:-------|:-----|:-----------|
| Hook Sword | 1d6 | Slashing | 2lbs | 3gp | Light, Ensnaring, Special |
| Iklwa | 2d4 | Piercing | 2lbs | 5gp | Light, Thrown (Range 20/60) |
| Jian | 1d4 + 1d4 | Piercing + Slashing | 2lbs | 15gp | Light, Finesse |
| Khopesh | 1d4 | Slashing | 2lbs | 10gp | Light, Brutal, Finesse (11) |
| Katana | 1d8 | Slashing | 3lbs | 30gp | Medium (2d5), Keen |
| Kodachi | 2d3 | Slashing | 2lbs | 2gp | Light, Keen |
| Kusarigama | 1d4 | Bludgeoning or Slashing | 3lbs | 20gp | Medium, Ensnaring, Momentum (4d6), Reach, Two-Handed |
| Macuahuitl | 1d4 + 1d4 | Bludgeoning + Slashing | 5lbs | 10gp | Medium (1d6 + 1d6), Brutal
| Nodachi | 1d10 | Slashing | 7lbs | 65gp | Heavy (2d6), Keen |
| Parrying Dagger | 1d4 | Piercing | 1lb | 5gp | Light, Finesse, Parry |
| Rope Dart | 1d4 | Piercing | 1lb | 1gp | Light, Ensnaring, Finesse, Momentum (4d6), Reach, Two-Handed |
| Shotel | 2d3 | Slashing | 2lbs | 20gp | Light, Bypass, Ensnaring |
| Tinbei Rochin | 1d6 | Bludgeoning or Piercing | 5lbs | 10gp | Medium, Parry, Special, Two-Handed |
| Tonfa | 1d4 | Bludgeoning | 2lbs | 5gp | Light, Finesse, Momentum (4d6), Parry |
| Trident | 1d6 | Piercing | 5lbs | 30gp | Medium (2d4), Thrown (Range 15/45) |

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### Exotic Ranged Weapons
| Name | Damage | Type | Strength | Weight | Cost | Properties |
|:-----|:-------|:-----|:--------:|:-------|:-----|:-----------|
| Boomerang | 1d6 | Bludgeoning | — | ¼lb | 15sp | Light, Thrown (Range 40/120), Special |
| Crossbow, Repeating | 1d4 | Piercing | — | 10lbs | 100gp | Ammunition (30/120), Heavy, Special, Two-Handed |
| Crossbow, Siege | 1d12 | Piercing | 15 | 8lbs | 60gp | Ammunition (Range 60/240), Heavy, Loading, Special, Two-Handed |
| Greatbow | 2d6 | Piercing | 15 | 8lbs | 80gp | Ammunition (Range 130/520), Heavy, Special, Two-Handed |
| Slingstaff | 1d8 | Bludgeoning | — | 4lbs | 20sp | Ammunition (90/360), Medium (2d4), Momentum (4d10) |

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| Ammunition | Weight | Cost |
|:-----------|:-------|:-----|
| Greatbow Arrows (20) | 5lbs | 10gp |

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| Ammunition | Weight | Cost |
|:-----------|:-------|:-----|
| Siege Bolts (20) | 5lbs | 20gp |

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## Weapon Properties
#### Ammunition
You can use a weapon that has the ammunition property to make a ranged attack only if you have ammunition to fire from the weapon. Each time you attack with the weapon, you expend one piece of ammunition. Drawing the ammunition from a quiver, case, or other container is part of the attack (you need a free hand to load a one-handed weapon). At the end of the battle, you can recover half your expended ammunition by taking a minute to search the battlefield.

If you use a weapon that has the ammunition property to make a melee attack, you treat the weapon as an improvised weapon. A sling must be loaded to deal any damage when used in this way.

#### Brutal
Weapons with the Brutal property deal devastating critical hits. When you score a critical hit, you roll the weapon's damage dice thrice instead of twice.

#### Bypass
Owing to their extremely curved shape, these weapons ignore any bonuses to Armor Class granted by shields.

#### Ensnaring
These weapons feature chains, hooks, or other parts that entangle. When you hit with an ensnaring weapon, you can use your bonus action to attempt to shove the target prone or pull it into a space within 5 feet of you. You can use your weapon attack bonus instead of your Strength (Athletics) bonus when you attempt this action.

#### Finesse
When making an attack with a finesse weapon, you use your choice of your Strength or Dexterity modifier for the attack and damage rolls. You must use the same modifier for both rolls. Some weapons have a Strength score, indicated in parentheses, in order to utilize their Finesse property.

#### Heavy
These large sized weapons impose disadvantage on Small creatures wielding them, as they are too small to properly maneuver them. These weapons may be wielded in one hand or two, but because they are designed to be used with two hands, they lack the balance necessary to make a rapid recovery when wielded in only one hand.

When wielded in one hand, you can't take bonus actions or reactions until the start of your next turn after making an attack unless you have a Strength score of 17 or higher.

When wielded in two hands, use the damage value indicated under the weapon's properties in parentheses.

#### Keen
These weapons are finely honed to allow their wielders to more easily score a devastating blow against an opponent. A weapon with this property scores a critical hit on a roll of 19-20.

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#### Light
These weapons are lightweight and ideal for dual wielding, but offer no real benefit when used in two hands.

#### Loading
Because of the time required to load this weapon, you can fire only one piece of ammunition from it when you use an action, bonus action, or reaction to fire it, regardless of the number of attacks you can normally make.

#### Medium
These average sized weapons are easily wielded in one hand or two. When wielded in two hands, use the damage value indicated under the weapon's properties in parentheses.

#### Momentum
Using the Attack action, you can make a special melee Attack to build momentum with your weapon. If you're able to make multiple attacks with the Attack action, this action replaces one of them. When you have momentum, you use the damage value in the parentheses. You lose momentum after a successful attack, if you're knocked prone, or incapacitated.

#### Parry
If a creature hits you with a melee attack while you are wielding a weapon with the parry property that you are proficient with, you can use your reaction to add half your proficiency bonus (rounded up) to your AC for that attack, potentially causing it to miss. If you are wielding two weapons with the parry property, you add your entire proficiency bonus instead, so long as you have proficiency with both items.

#### Reach
This weapon adds 5 feet to your reach when you attack with it, as well as when determining your reach for opportunity attacks with it.

#### Thrown
If a weapon has the thrown property, you can throw the weapon to make a ranged attack. If the weapon is a melee weapon, you use the same ability modifier for that attack roll and damage roll that you would use for a melee attack with the weapon. For example, if you throw a handaxe, you use your Strength, but if you throw a dagger, you can use either your Strength or your Dexterity, since the dagger has the finesse property.

#### Two-Handed
This weapon requires two hands to use. This property is relevant only when you attack with the weapon, not when you simply hold it.

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## Special Weapon Properties
#### Boomerang
An unsually shaped throwing club, when you make a ranged weapon attack with it and miss, it returns to your hand, provided you have an empty hand to catch it.

#### Crossbow, Repeating
This unique, complicated weapon is fitted with a simple magazine system that gives it multiple fire options. It can fire single shots, as normal, in which case it can be fired four times before needing to be reloaded. You must use a bonus action to reload the crossbow after firing it this way.

You can also fire a spread burst that effects a 30-foot cone originating from you. Each creature in the area must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take the weapon's normal damage. You must use an action to reload the crossbow after firing it this way.

You can also fire a rapid burst at a single target within the weapon's normal range, firing up to four bolts at a time. Make a separate attack roll for each bolt. You must use an action to reload the crossbow after firing it this way.

#### Crossbow, Siege
This heavy, thick limbed crossbow, designed to punch through armor during a siege requires the use of a sturdy ratcheting winch in order to reload it, slowing the loading process. After making an attack with this weapon, you must use a bonus action to reload it.

#### Greatbow
An enormous bow with a massive draw weight, this bow uses your Strength score instead of your Dexterity score for attack and damage rolls.

#### Hook Sword
An unusually shaped sword with a point that curls into a hook, allowing it to excel at ensnaring things. If you are wielding two hook swords, you can use a bonus action to link them together by the hooks. While they are linked, the hook swords are treated as a single melee weapon that deals 2d5 slashing damage and has the Momentum (4d8) and Reach properties in place of its Ensnaring property.

#### Lance
A lance can only be used with one hand while mounted and you have disadvantage when you use a lance to attack a creature within 5 feet of you while using it with one hand. It does not gain the Unwieldy property when using it with one hand while mounted.

#### Quarterstaff
A simple, straight length of wood, the quarterstaff is an incredibly versatile weapon. While wielding this weapon with two hands, it has the Finesse property and you can engage in two-weapon fighting with a single quarterstaff.

If you do so, you use the weapon's one-handed damage value for the second attack and you add your ability modifier to the damage of the second attack.

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#### Tinbei Rochin
Although consisting of two separate items, a small shield and a short spear, the tinbei rochin is considered a single weapon that effortlessly combines offense and defense, as well as allowing its wielder to engage in two-weapon fighting with its two halves.

When you use the Attack action with this weapon on your turn, you can make an additional attack with this weapon as a bonus action. You do not add your ability modifier to the damage roll of this attack.

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### Light Armor
| Name | Armor Class | Weight | Cost | Stealth Disadvantage | Strength | Properties |
|:-----|:-----------:|-------:|-----:|:--------------------:|:---------|:-----------|
| Aketon | 10 + Dex Modifier | 4lbs | 5gp | No | — | Bludgeoning Resistance |
| Leather | 11 + Dex Modifier | 8lbs | 15gp | No | — | N/A |
| Gambeson | 12 + Dex Modifier | 10lbs | 25gp | No | — | Slashing Resistance |
| Brigandine | 13 + Dex Modifier | 12lbs | 45gp | No | — | N/A |

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### Medium Armor
| Name | Armor Class | Weight | Cost | Stealth Disadvantage | Strength | Properties |
|:-----|:-----------:|-------:|-----:|:--------------------:|:---------|:-----------|
| Lamellar | 14 + Dex Modifier (max 2) | 15lbs | 45gp | No | — | N/A |
| Hauberk | 14 + Dex Modifier (max 2) | 18lbs | 65gp | Yes | — | Slashing Resistance |
| Breastplate | 15 + Dex Modifier (max 2) | 20lbs | 250gp | No | — | N/A |
| Half-Plate | 15 + Dex Modifier (max 2) | 30lbs | 450gp | Yes | — | Slashing Resistance |

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### Heavy Armor
| Name | Armor Class | Weight | Cost | Stealth Disadvantage | Strength | Properties |
|:-----|:-----------:|-------:|-----:|:--------------------:|:---------|:-----------|
| Chain Mail | 16 | 32lbs | 85gp | Yes | — | Slashing Resistance |
| Laminar | 17 | 35lbs | 200gp | Yes | 13 | Bludgeoning Resistance |
| Scale Mail | 18 | 40lbs | 450gp | Yes | 15 | Piercing Resistance |
| Full-Plate | 20 | 55lbs | 1,500gp | Yes | 17 | N/A |

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### Shields
| Name | Armor Class | Weight | Cost | Stealth Disadvantage | Strength | Properties |
|:-----|:-----------:|-------:|-----:|:--------------------:|:---------|:-----------|
| Buckler | Special | 1 ½lbs | 15gp | — | — | Special |
| Targe | +1 | 3lbs | 5gp | — | — | — |
| Heater | +2 | 6lbs | 10gp | — | 11 | Deflective |
| Tower | +3 | 12lbs | 20gp | Yes | 13 | Bulwark |

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## Armor Types
##### Heavy Armor
Armor that fully encases its wearer from head to toe, offering little in the way of weak points for an enemy to exploit; this protection comes at a significant cost, requiring high strength to wear properly.

##### Light Armor
Simple, lightweight armor that primarily covers the upper body, while occasionally extending down to mid-thigh; as a result, it doesn't hinder its wearer's mobility at all, though this comes at the cost of reduced protection.

##### Medium Armor
Sturdy armor that covers the torso, forearms, and shins, and may or may not include a helmet. While it offers greater protection than Light Armor, it also impedes the wearer's ability to maneuver easily.

## Shield Properties
##### Buckler
Due to this shield's small size, it functions quite differently compared to other shields, acting more like a weapon than armor: it is considered a light weapon with which you are proficient, it deals 1d4 bludgeoning damage on a hit, and has the Parry property.

##### Bulwark
Due to this shield's large size, it reduces the movement speed of creatures wielding it by 5 feet. As a reaction, you can attempt to hide behind your shield to gain the benefits of three-quarters cover. You can also use an action to doff the shield and plant it, providing half cover to an upright creature or total cover for a prone one.

##### Deflective
Due to this shield's size, weight, and coverage, it excels at deflecting incoming blows. When a creature makes a melee attack against you and misses, you can use your reaction to stagger it. If you do, until the start of its next turn, it is incapacitated, its movement speed drops to 0, and the first weapon attack made it against it is made with advantage.

> **Alternate AC Calculation**
>
> While wielding a shield, you can use your Strength modifier instead of your Dexterity modifier to calculate your Armor Class.

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## Changes from Player's Handbook Weapon & Armor Tables

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### Simple Melee Weapons
#### Club
As it existed in the PHB, there wasn't much point to the humble club; it was a worse light hammer and is identical to an improvised weapon, albeit easier to be proficient in... Somehow. To give it more purpose, I gave it the Brutal property.

#### Dagger
There was nothing wrong with the dagger, but I gave it the Keen property as a nod to how it worked in older editions; plus, if you're *that* close to someone, hitting a vital area *should* be easier.

#### Greatclub
Similar to its smaller cousin, the greatclub doesn't really have much purpose. It's unique in that it has the Two-Handed property without *also* having the Heavy property, but that's about it; it does the same damage as quarterstaff in two hands. To fix this, I gave it the Brutal and Heavy (1d10) properties.

#### Mace
Continuing the trend, the mace has no mechanical purpose because of another weapon; it deals the same damage as a one-handed quarterstaff, but lacks the quarterstaff's Versatile (1d8). Thanks to its new Medium (1d8) property, the mace now functions like the PHB quarterstaff.

#### Quarterstaff
The most changed of the Simple Melee Weapons. I had trouble figuring out a way to tweak it to my liking until I looked to older editions. It *does* step on the toes of the Polearm Master feat a bit, but it's also not without precedent in 5e due to the existence of the Double-Bladed Scimitar in the Eberron books.

#### Sickle
There's little to say about the sickle, as it was an even *worse* position than the club, since it had a smaller damage die than the handaxe. I gave it the Ensnaring property because historical sickle technicals are *all* about hooking an opponent's limbs.

#### Spear
I honestly kinda hate the PHB spear. In one hand, it's a javelin with worse range, which its Versatile (1d8) is *supposed* to compensate for.

Problem is, that's pointless if you want to use spear and shield (like the vast majority of historical armies did), rendering the spear kinda worthless, a theme I noticed a *ton* of when doing this revision.

To rectify this, I increased its one-handed damage to 1d8, changed its two-handed damage to 2d4 for the same reason as the quarterstaff and gave it the Reach property because it's a **spear**.

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### Simple Ranged Weapons
#### Crossbow, Light
The only change I made to was to make it Martial instead of Simple because of how I view the two and to replace it with the (slightly weaker) stonebow.

#### Shortbow
I changed its damage from 1d6 to 2d3 and gave it a Strength 9 requirement to reflect the training and consistency in accuracy that comes with being skilled with a traditional bow, as opposed to a crossbow that one can be trained on quite quickly.

#### Sling
Like the spear, I kinda hate the PHB sling. It has the same range as the hand crossbow, but worse damage that is only kinda, *sorta* justified by lacking the Loading property... Which then gets ignored as soon as the crossbowman gets their hands on the Crossbow Expert feat. Sure, feats are optional, but since a lot of people use them, it's stupid to pretend they don't exist.

Anyway, I don't feel that its PHB incarnation does the historical weapon justice. To better encapsulate that, I doubled its short and long ranges and gave it the Momentum (4d6) property to really capture the massive windups it's capable of.

### Martial Melee Weapons
#### Flail
The flail was a slightly cheaper, and worse, war hammer in the PHB. It also reflected neither the absurd pop culture version of the weapon or the historical version of the weapon; basically a segmented quarterstaff that was more or less a repurposed grain flail, which is what prompted me to make it a Simple weapon instead of Martial.

Because of this, I ended up lowering its damage to 1d6 and giving it the Heavy (2d4) property so it didn't overshadow the mace; it also has the Momentum (4d8) property, which was more or less created specifically for this weapon and then distributed to others where appropriate.

#### Glaive
I think the glaive might have actually been what inspired me to revise the weapon table in the first place a few years ago. I love historical glaives and their variants, but the PHB glaive... It might as well not exist. Literally everything about it is identical to the halberd and there are some who use the two interchangeably (or, *shudder*, think it's some kind of giant shuriken).

It lost its Heavy and Two-Handed Properties, which necessitated a *bit* of a damage nerf to 1d8, but it picked up the Medium (2d4) and Finesse (13) properties, instead, giving rogues another option for sneak attack with Reach, if they can get proficiency.

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### Martial Melee Weapons (Cont.)
#### Lance
The PHB lance is just fakkin' weird, mate. It's a 1d12 piercing weapon with Reach, which is fantastic... Until you get to its Special property: "You have disadvantage when you use a lance to attack a target within 5 feet of you. Also, a lance requires two hands to wield when you aren't mounted."

So, somehow, gripping the weapon in two hands and thereby *shortening* your reach makes it harder to attack creatures *closer* to you. **Headdesk.** I inverted this because the illogical nature of its original wording gives me conniptions.

#### Longsword
Nothing much here, I just changed its damage from 1d8 to 2d4 and its Versatile (1d10) to Medium (2d5) to better differentiate it from the battleaxe; plus, it's a nice nod towards their larger cousins, with one being consistent and the other being great for crits.

I also gave it Finesse (11) so that rogues can *finally* use their longsword proficiency with Sneak Attack, albeit at a minor Strength investment.

#### Morning Star
A heavier, more expensive war pick. Yawn. Boring. A morning star is basically a spiked mace, so it should damn well reflect that; now it does, with its 2d4 split bludgeoning and piercing damage, as well as its Medium (1d5 + 1d5) property.

#### Pike
The pike was basically a worse lance without the mindbending Special property and the more I tried to fix it to my liking, the more dissatisfied I grew with it, so I just removed it.

It also made *no sense whatsoever*, because we're talking a weapon that's 15-20 feet in length and you're going to use that in an enclosed dungeon? Yeah, not happening.

#### Rapier
The rapier was fine as it was; it picked up the Medium property just because of how the property works.

#### Scimitar
The scimitar was a bit of an anomaly in the PHB. All weapons had generic catch-all names so they could serve as stand-ins for just about anything... Except the distinctly Middle Eastern scimitar.

I changed it to the more generic broadsword to fit in line with the other Simple and Martial weapons, so any class feature, spell, or item that refers to the scimitar will refer to the broadsword instead.

To better differentiate it from the shortsword, I changed its damage to 2d3 and gave it the Medium (2d4) property.

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#### Shortsword
I made it a Simple weapon instead of a Martial largely because the shortsword hasn't really been a proper weapon of war since about the Iron Age; after that, it was a tertiary weapon *at best*, a quarternary weapon more commonly, or just outright replaced by the dagger.

Plus, in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't really unbalance anything; it gives Artificers, Clerics, and Warlocks access to a Finesse option they didn't have before, but that's about it.

#### Trident
I made it Exotic instead of Martial because it's a fishing implement that saw combat use in exceedingly few cultures, the most famous of which were the Roman retiarii gladiators; even there, they're weren't really expected to perform as a weapon of war.

I changed its Versatile (1d8) property to Medium (2d4) because, at the end of the day, it *is* still a polearm and lowered its thrown ranges, both short and long, because it's also *really* front heavy.

#### War Pick
I gave it the Light and Bypass properties, because it qualified for the former and the latter just made sense, seeing as its head is at a 90 degree angle to the shaft.

#### Whip
I went back and forth on this one and ultimately ended up making it a Simple Melee Weapon because, at the end of the day, they're a tool that *can* be used as a weapon, rather than as a dedicated weapon.

It also picked up the Ensnaring property, because it's a flexible weapon and the property was made with those in mind.

### Martial Ranged Weapons
#### Blowgun
I removed it and made it a piece of Adventuring Gear, because it's a barely passable hunting weapon and mainly relies on poisons, of which a staggeringly large number of creatures are flat out immune to.

#### Longbow
Similar to the shortbow, and for similar reasons, I gave it a Strength 13 requirement and increased its damage to 2d5.

#### Net
Like the blowgun, I removed it and made it a piece of Adventuring Gear. Even the retiarii gladiators only used it as a tool to ensnare a weapon rather than as a weapon, in and of itself.

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### Light Armor
#### Padded Armor
This stuff had *absolutely zero reason* to exist. It offered the exact same AC as leather armor, but with an asinine Stealth Disadvantage tacked on. It's basically a thick coat or hoodie, for fuck's sake, the later of which is basically visual shorthand at times for a person trying to be stealthy.

It's telling that not a single class has this as a starting option; the *only* reason you'd ever buy it is if you had *exactly* 10gp and needed both armor *and* a weapon. In which case, you'd probably be generally better off splurging for the leather armor and grabbing a sturdy branch. You could get rid of this and lose absolutely nothing of value.

To fix this, I renamed it to the aketon (a type of padded armor most often worn under heavier armor) and lowered its AC to 10 + Dex, but gave it bludgeoning resistance to make it as attractive as the leather armor's higher AC.

#### Studded Leather Armor
I positively *loathe* the concept of studded leather armor, because the only reason it exists is because someone misunderstood what a brigandine is. So I just renamed it to brigandine and increased its AC to 13 + Dex, because a brigandine had iron or steel plates riveted underneath (or between) a fabric cover.

### Medium Armor
#### Hide Armor
I renamed it to gambeson, made it light armor, and changed its AC from 12 + Dex (max 2) to 12 + Dex with slashing resistance to offer an upgrade over leather while still being attractive next to brigandine.

#### Chain Shirt
I renamed it to hauberk (the name for a shirt of chain) to better differentiate it from chain mail; I increased its AC to 14 + Dex (max 2) and gave it slashing resistance to offset its Stealth Disadvantage.

#### Scale Mail
I made it heavy armor, increased its AC to a flat 18, and gave it piercing resistance because scale was basically the plate of its day: pretty much impenetrable.

#### Breastplate
I increased its AC to 15 + Dex (max 2) to make it a decent choice instead of just Scale Mail without the Stealth Disadvantage.

#### Half-Plate
I gave it slashing resistance to offset its Stealth Disadvantage and make it truly top of the line medium armor.

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### Heavy Armor
#### Ring Mail
I renamed it to lamellar and made it medium armor, because while ring mail *did* exist, it was pretty uncommon and the rings were open enough that it'd be quite the lightweight armor. As a result, I increased its AC from a flat 14 to 14 + Dex (max 2).

#### Chain Mail
I gave it slashing resistance because chain was one of the most protective forms of armor, especially with scale falling out of favor for being expensive to produce.

#### Splint Armor
I renamed it to laminar, which is what I believe most people picture when they think of splint: wide, overlapping horizontal bands around the body, such as the Roman lorica segmentata or the Japanese yoroi. I also gave it bludgeoning resistance to make it attractive next to plate.

#### Plate Armor
I imagine this one will be my most controversial change because 20 AC *before* a shield or magic effects messes with the concept of bounded accuracy a bit, but the main reason I'll hold firm on this is because as it appeared in the PHB, plate armor just left a bad taste in my mouth.

Sure, you can strap on a shield and have 20 AC, but if you're wearing plate, you're likely to be a Strength-based character with lower Dexterity saves, so you'll often fall prey to any kind of AoE that targets Dex.

Meanwhile, the rogue in studded leather with a +5 Dex modifier who wrangled up a shield proficiency has 19 AC, better saves, and will only ever be harmed by AoEs if they really screw up. That 1 extra point in AC just doesn't seem worth it, especially considering the *cost* of plate.

So, they get a flat 20 AC, because plate armor made you a walking tank and the numbers should reflect that; I debated giving it bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing resistance, but immediately discarded that as too much. I then renamed it to full-plate to emphasize the connection to half-plate.

### Shields
#### Shield
Since I expanded shields to encompass heavy, light, medium, and special options, I couldn't very well leave it as "shield", now could I? So I named it the heater (shield), a popular type of mid-sized shield.

I also wanted shields to (for the most part) be more than a static number, so I gave it the Deflective property, but this made it leagues above the targe, my light shield option, which *was* just a static +1 to AC, so I gave it a Strength 11 requirement.

It's not an onerous investment, but it prevents it from *totally* overshadowing the targe.

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#### Pickaxe
In keeping with my idea that Simple Weapons are primarily the weapons of the common man or repurposed tools, the pickaxe felt like a natural addition to the table. It was originally a heavy piercing weapon along the lines of the greatclub, but when I was reminded of the Roman *dolabra*, I decided to make it medium and give it a choice between slashing or piercing for its damage type.

#### Scythe
As with the pickaxe, the scythe felt like a natural addition, particularly with the sickle already existing. Because of its shape, it offers some real nifty features in combat, but it comes at the cost of being the *only* Two-Handed melee weapon among the Simple and Martial weapons; even Paulus Hector Mair's treatise on using it as a weapon shows it's *really* not meant for that and absolutely requires two hands.

#### Atlatl
Spear throwers of all types show up all throughout history and in quite a few cultures; I went with atlatl for the name because it's, I believe, the most commonly recognized. It's also Simple instead of Martial because, while there *have* been cases of it being used in war, it had a relatively short range of about 65 feet that would be less than ideal in battle. It is, however, perfectly fine for hunting.

#### Stonebow
I moved the Light Crossbow from Simple to Martial because crossbows are *mostly* weapons of war, but I didn't want to leave its spot vacant, so I created a replacement; stonebows were essentially the precursor to the slingshot we know today in crossbow form. They weren't exactly high powered, but because their payload was quite light (lighter than an average (historical) crossbow bolt), they still packed a mean punch.

#### Lucerne
There was no Heavy Reach weapon that dealt bludgeoning damage, so while a Lucerne hammer/bec de corbin were capable of bludgeoning *and* piercing, I chose to simplify it to just bludgeoning the same way the halberd, capable of piercing and slashing, were limited to just slashing.

#### Saber
A weird omission in the chart, I guess they just expected you to refluff a scimitar, which *technically* works, but "saber" typically conjures to mind a cavalry saber with ornate hilt that's more comparable to a rapier. Hence this.

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#### Composite Bow
I created this one to bridge the gap between the shortbow and the longbow, particularly with the latter's increased damage. And again when I decided to add a Strength requirement to the bows, as the requirements for the shortbow were a paltry 9, while the longbow's was a relatively beefy 13.

#### Hook Sword
A newer addition, I'm just surprised it took me so long to stat them because I've been a *huge* fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender ever since it first premiered on Nickolodean all those years ago. I mainly decided to create them because they filled an interesting design space where they were *kinda*, but not really, a transforming weapon.

#### Iklwa
Appearing under the name of yklwa in Tomb of Annihilation (and, to my knowledge, nowhere else), it was a simple melee weapon that was basically a better spear (unless you cared about throwing it, but then why weren't you using a javelin?). I've had a fondness for the short Zulu spear for years ever since I first came across the version produced by Cold Steel, so it was only natural that I bring it back in some form.

#### Jian
Another newer addition, I actually stat'ed this weapon ages ago while discussing a previous edition of this revision. The jian is a cut-and-thrust sword often likened to the rapier, so the easiest route to go was to give it (roughly) the same damage, but split between piercing and slashing, making it slightly unique. It's also Light as they were often used in pairs, with some sets being made to fit into a single sheath, where they appeared as a single sword.

#### Katana
Call me a weeb and I'll be forced to agree. What can I say? For all that I *hate* (with a burning passion) the cult that surrounds the sword, calling it the best sword design ever, I still have a soft spot for it and I can find enough differences in its usage compared to a longsword in order to vaguely justify having them be separate weapons.

#### Khopesh
The khopesh is a Bronze Age axe-sword hybrid that I've always really liked and that is *way* smaller than most people assume, but its balance means it hits like a truck nonetheless.

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#### Kodachi
An older edition of this revision had the scimitar, renamed to the broadsword, as a 2d3 slashing weapon with Light and Finesse; when I upgraded the broadsword to Medium to better differentiate it from the shortsword, I decided to fill that gap with the kodachi, albeit with its Finesse property swapped for the Keen property, because, again, I'm kind of a weeb at times and I actually like the wakizashi/kodachi *more* than the katana.

#### Kusarigama
This one's gone through a few revisions to refine it that much more. I really like the concept of the kusarigama: entangle your opponent (and/or their weapon) with the chain and move in for the killing blow with the sickle... Or just skip that and bludgeon them to death with the weight.

#### Macuahuitl
Yet another newer addition, I created this to replace the kukri I had in an older edition that just ended up being pointlessly between a sickle and a handaxe in specs. Plus, this is another of those weapons that I really like that's also super underappreciated. Going by Spanish accounts, these things were *nasty* and felt right at home here.

#### Nodachi
Gonna be totally honest here, this one really only exists because I have a character that wields a nodachi and I felt that reflavoring a greatsword was too boring, especially as having different die combinations between one-handed and two-handed use opened up interesting opportunities.

#### Parrying Dagger
This was originally a sword breaker ('cause catching and no selling an attack is an awesome visual, especially with a tiny dagger), but it was pointed out in a previous edition that the way I'd stat'ed it applied more to a parrying dagger than anything; plus, sword breakers were *also* parrying daggers, so it made more sense.

#### Rope Dart
I created this because of, like 7 parts rule of cool and 3 parts (maybe a bit more) nostalgia, because my first introduction to a weapon like this was while watching Shanghai Noon as a kid back in the day; seeing Jackie Chan's character cobble one together our of rope and a horseshoe (though, technically, that makes it a meteor hammer rather than a rope dart, but to-may-to, to-mah-to) was just really cool to young me. Still is.

#### Shotel
Like the rope dart, though with more nostalgia, I owe this one being specifically a shotel (rather than, say, a khopesh or falx) to Gundam Wing as a kid and Gundam Sandrock's heat shotels, particularly with the way Quatre would throw them at enemy mechs... It really sticks with you considering the depressing amount of stock footage they had to use.

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#### Tinbei Rochin
An unusual weapon from Okinawa, it is, to my knowledge, one of the only examples of a genuinely paired weapon; that is, it is *always* used as a set of shield (tinbei) and a short weapon (rochin). The rochin was most commonly a short spear about the length of the practitioner's forearm, give or take, though short swords and machete-style blades have also been used. Aside from it being a personal favorite, it offers such an interesting design space that I couldn't help but replace the comparatively boring caestus with it.

#### Tonfa
The tonfa is given as an example of refluffing for the monk class, but calling a tonfa a club is like saying the sun is hot: it's *technically* true, but doesn't really encompass the entirety of it. They're super easy to deflect weapons with and their design allows for some pretty fantastic rotational energy if you know what you're doing that a club just doesn't have.

#### Boomerang
I wanted a club analogue to the dagger/dart dichotomy and the boomerang is probably the most famous example of such a weapon... Though, oddly, when I think "throwing club", I actually picture a rungu, a type of African throwing club.

#### Crossbow, Repeating
This was *totally*, most *definitely* not created because I love and hate the repeating crossbow from Dark Souls 3, particularly when used by Slave Knight Gael. Yep, totally not the case.

#### Crossbow, Siege
I'm personally not a fan of early firearms in most games; they're either complete garbage or one-shotting machines. Or, at least, that's how they *feel*. But with that said, there aren't exactly a lot of different types of ranged weapons, so a heavier crossbow felt right.

#### Greatbow
Being 100% sincere, I didn't realize that Waterdeep: Dragon's Heist had an Oversized Longbow with these exact stats (well, mine's heavier) that *also* used Strength instead of Dexterity when I created this. I just wanted a greatbow like those damn Silver Knight Archers from Dark Souls.

#### Slingstaff
The last of the newest additions, I created it to replace the chakram, which I was dissatisfied with, and serves as the bigger brother of the sling. It can also be used as a sturdy stick to beat people with, making it a fairly unique ranged weapon.

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### Changelong
##### From Version 2.0 to 3.0
- Keen property added and granted to select melee weapons
- Removed the disarm function from the Ensnaring property
- Removed the Unwieldy property
- Removed the Finesse and Reach properties from the quarterstaff, gave it a Special property instead
- Removed the Strength 13 requirement on the heavy crossbow
- Removed the Parry property from the rapier
- Removed the blowgun from the Weapon Table and made it a piece of Adventuring Gear
- Removed the partizan
- Removed the kukri
- Removed the nunchaku
- Removed the steel whip
- Removed the pike
- Removed the chakram
- Removed the caestus
- Removed the wood axe
- Created the hook sword as an Exotic Melee Weapon with the Light, Ensnaring, and Special properties
- Created the iklwa as an Exotic Melee Weapon with the Light and Thrown properties
- Created the jian as an Exotic Melee Weapon with the Light and Finesse properties
- Created the khopesh as an Exotic Melee Weapon with the Light, Brutal, and Finesse (11) properties
- Created the kodachi as an Exotic Melee Weapon with the Light and Keen properties
- Created the macuahuitl as an Exotic Melee Weapon with the Medium and Brutal properties
- Created the tinbei rochin as an Exotic Melee Weapon with the Medium, Parry, Special, and Two-Handed properties
- Created the slingstaff as an Exotic Ranged Weapon with the Ammunition, Medium, and Momentum properties
- Returned the war pick's damage to PHB values
- Renamed the multishot crossbow to repeating crossbow, changed how its Special property functions, and increased its damage from 1d3 to 1d4
- Changed how the siege crossbow's Special property functions, reduced its damage from 1d14  to 1d12
- Changed the kusarigama's damage type from 1d4 bludgeoning + 1d4 slashing to 1d4 bludgeoning *or* slashing to better reflect its different halves
- Changed the flail from a Martial Melee Weapon to a Simple Melee Weapon, reduced its damage from 1d8 to 1d6, changed its Medium (2d4) to Heavy (2d4), changed its Momentum (4d10) to Momentum (4d8), and removed its Ensnaring property
- Changed the saber from an Exotic Melee Weapon to a Martial Melee Weapon
- Changed the whip from a Martial Melee Weapon to a Simple Melee Weapon
- Changed the pickaxe's damage from 1d8 piercing to 1d6 piercing or slashing, replaced its Heavy (2d5) property with a Medium (2d3) property
- Changed the scythe's damage from 1d6 to 2d4, gave it the Two-Handed property
- Gave the boomerang a Special property

##### From Version 1.4 to 2.0
- Brutal property added
- Ensnaring property added
- Parry property added
- Strength requirements added to select ranged weapons
- Club given Brutal property
- Greatclub given Brutal property
- Scythe given Ensnaring property
- Sickle given Ensnaring property
- Sling given Momentum property
- Flail given Ensnaring property
- Rapier given Parry property
- Whip given Ensnaring property
- Caestus created and added to Exotic Melee Weapons
- Kukri given Brutal property
- Kusarigama given Ensnaring property, damage increased from 1d3 + 1d3 bludgeoning and slashing to 1d4 + 1d4 bludgeoning and slashing
- Parrying Dagger Special property changed to Parry property
- Shotel given Ensnaring property
- Steel Whip given Ensnaring property
- Tonfa Special property changed to Parry property, damage increased from 1d3 to 1d4
- Buckler split into buckler and targe, +1 AC bonus changed to Special, Unencumbered property changed to Special property.

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> At your DM's discretion, you may gain proficiency in exotic weapons through the Weapon Master feat or by finding a trainer, as detailed in the "Between Adventures" section of the Player's Handbook (Page 187).
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> **Druid:** Iklwa, Macuahuitl
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