Weapons

In the world of Tael, there are many different types of weapons that a character can use. This page aims to explain how they are all categorized and how they work.

Type

The type defines the general kind of weapon you are dealing with and further defines its weight, style, and damage.

Melee Weapons

Type	Description	Wielding-Type	Damage	Scaling Attribute	Damage-Style	Can be thrown?
Fist	Using your bare fists, can potentially hurt you if you attack something that hurts to touch.	Light	0	Strength	Striking	No
Claw	Using your claws for a vicious slash. Can potentially hurt you if you attack something that hurts to touch.	Light	0	Strength	Slicing	No
Fist Weapon	An Extension to your fist. Can pack quite a punch and attacks with this weapon are still considered unarmed.	Light	1d4	Strength	Varying	No
Dagger	A small and easily concealable Weapon.	Light	1d4	Agility	Piercing / Slicing	Yes
Shortsword	A sword small enough to be able to be wielded by most people.	Adaptable	1d6	Strength / Agility	All	Yes
Longsword	A sword with quite a long blade. It is heavy enough that two-handing it requires at least 10 Strength, and one-handing it requires at least 20 Strength.Throwing it requires at least 30 Strength or 20 Strength and 30 Agility.	Adaptable	1d8	Strength / Agility	All	Yes
Greatsword	A sword with a long and wide blade. It is usually extremely heavy and requires at least 20 Strength just to two-hand it.	Heavy	1d10	Strength	Striking / Slicing	No
Hammer	A small and easily concealable weapon.	Light	1d4	Strength	Striking	Yes
Warhammer	A massive version of a Hammer, requires at least 20 Strength to two-hand it.	Heavy	1d10	Strength	Striking	No
Flail	A stick with a chain, which is (sometimes) attached to something that can hurt. Has a slightly improved range of 2 meters.	Light	1d6	Agility	Striking	No
Scimitar	A sword with a curved blade, excellent for quick slashes.	Adaptable	1d6	Agility	Slicing	No
Rapier	A type of sword with a pointy tip, it is a gentleman's weapon of choice. Throwing it is extraordinarily difficult and, therefore, requires at least 30 Agility.	Light	1d6	Agility	Piercing	Yes
Scythe	What is usually a farming tool has been weaponized by some people.	Heavy	1d8	Agility	Slicing	No
Chakram	Usually used as a throwing weapon.	Light	1d4	Agility	Slicing	Yes
Spear	A long range weapon, often used as a throwing weapon.	Adaptable	1d6	Strength / Agility	Piercing	Yes
Quarterstaff	A long stick often used by magical users and special kinds of martial artists.	Heavy	1d4	Strength / Agility	Striking	No
Buckler Shield	A small shield that can protect from some attacks. Can also be used to punch someone in the face.	Light	0	Strength	Striking	Yes
Shield	A shield that can protect from some attacks.	Light	0	Strength	Striking	No
Tower Shield	A massive shield capable of protecting from most attacks.	Adaptable	0	Strength	Striking	No

Magic Weapons

Type	Description	Wielding-Type	Damage	Scaling Attribute	Damage-Style	Can be thrown?
Catalyst	Catalysts are Items that often take the form of a special orb or a book of some kind. Very desperate People can use it as a throwing weapon that will automatically return to you after throwing.	Adaptive	1d4	Strength	Striking	Yes
Staff	A long and big staff, often engraved with runes and equipped with a gemstone of some sort at the tip.	Heavy	1d4	Strength	Striking	No
Wand	A small one handed focus for the less imposing spellcasters.	Light	1d4	Strength	Striking	No

Ranged Weapons

Type	Description	Ammo	Wielding-Type	Damage	Scaling Attribute	Damage-Style	Range
Slingshot	A classic, can be as simple as a rubber stretched between two fingers.	Pebbles	Light	0	Strength	Striking	10 m
Shortbow	A small version of a bow with a very low range.	Arrows	Heavy	1d4	Agility	Piercing	20 m
Longbow	The big brother of the shortbow with an improved range.	Arrows	Heavy	1d6	Strength / Agility	Piercing	30 m
Recurve Bow	A more advanced version of the longbow.	Arrows	Heavy	1d8	Strength / Agility	Piercing	40 m
Crossbow	A simple crossbow.	Bolts	Light	1d4+2	None	Piercing	20 m
Heavy Crossbow	A more solid and sturdier variant of the crossbow. Requires at least 20 Strength to load a bolt into.	Bolts	Heavy	1d6+2	None	Piercing	40 m
Gun	A device that shoots out projectiles with insane force but low range. Usually only found wielded by Goblins and Gnomes and rarely sold anywhere, not even on black markets.	Gunpowder +Specialized Ammo	Mixed	1d6+2	None	Striking	20 m

Wielding Type

Depending on the Size of the Weapon, it can be wielded in a multitude of ways.

Light

Light Weapons can only be used one-handed, but therefore allow the use of a second light weapon in the other hand.

Heavy

Heavy Weapons can only be used two-handed, meaning the character must be able to use both his hands to strike with this weapon.

Adaptable

Adaptable Weapons can wielded by either one or two hands. Wielding an adaptable weapon two-handed allows you to role the damage dice twice and select the dice of your choice as your result.

Scaling Attribute

The Scaling Attribute is the Modifier from your Characters Stat sheet that you can add to the final damage of your attack, assuming the character is skilled with the weapon.

Damage Style

The type of damage that will usually be dealt by this kind of weapon. If it lists multiple types of damages, the character can choose in which way he wants to attack, meaning he can choose which of the available types of damage he will deal.

Throwing Weapons

Some Weapons can be thrown. In order to throw a Weapon the Character must be skilled with the weapon type. The throwing range is determined by the characters Strength value (not Modifier!) divided by two. The throwing range is capped at 20 meters for adaptable weapons and 30 meters for light weapons and spears. Throwing a shortsword or longsword will always deal piercing damage.