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  Medieval Oriental Weapons
The only weapons that are given a -1 OCV are ones that are abnormally hard to use (flying claw, for example).
Weapons that are +1 Stun or AP use their active points for calculating STR Min; ones that are -1 Stun have their STR Min calculated as if they were -1 DC from their listed damage.
Tiger Fork: This weapon is given RP to reflect its construction.
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 List of medieval weapons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Medieval weapons varied from simple tools to complex engines of emerging medieval warfare technology.
While armor is not technically a weapon, its development was both driven by weapon technology and a driving force for that same technology in return.
Medieval fortifications also developed in connection with the weapons that opposed them.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_medieval_weapons   (92 words)

  
 List of weapons that don't exist, but should - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
To meet the criteria for inclusion on this list, a weapon must theoretically be able to kick a minimum of twelve varieties of ass.
These weapons wreaked havoc in the Happy Happy Fun Time Wars of 2015, but unfortunately, unlike their cousins the Molotov Cocktail, these weapons are dreadfully useless in post-apocolyptic zombie movie scenarios, as everyone knows that no one has any hope of surviving those.
This weapon is quite risky on the behalf of the 500 foot Jesus because if the donkey is allowed to kick him it may impair his chance of having children or fun.
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 Medieval and Renaissance Swords and Daggers Terminology
Medieval swords appeared in a variety of forms, but generally had a long, wide, straight, double-edged blade with a simple cross-guard (or "cruciform" hilt).
Unlike the later rapier, which was wholly a civilian weapon, the cut & thrust sword was a military weapon that became popular for civilian use until superseded by the rapier.
The weapon is entirely European in origin, and is similar to the German "dusack," and has been linked to the Dark Age long knife or "seax." The falchion was used throughout the Middle Ages, predominantly by foot soldiers, but occassionally as a side-arm for mounted knights.
www.historicalweapons.com /swordsanddaggersterm.html   (2167 words)

  
 List of medieval weapons Essays
There are 2 essays on List of medieval weapons.
Descriptions of many of the common medieval weapons as well as how they were used and any special tactics for which they would be used.
Descriptions of eightly commonly used weapons during Medieval times: sword, two-handed sword, battle ax, dagger, lance, mace, long bow, and crossbow.
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 Medieval Life
Medieval armor (also known as 'medieval armour' in the old English) evolved throughout medieval history as new and more deadly medieval weapons were created.
Medieval swords and a few personally favored medieval weapons were all medieval knights needed in battle.
medieval weapons became a necessity when their medieval swords broke or were unavailable.
www.realarmorofgod.com /medieval-era.html   (1545 words)

  
 RPG Weapons
This is a list describing various types of weapons that one might encounter in a fairly typical medieval setting.
These weapons are derived from maces but instead of having the head attatched directly to the haft there is a length of rope or chain in between to both increase leverage and give some decent entangling/ disarming capabilities.
Weapons that propel sharp objects to a significant distance.
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 Medieval Weapons for Beginners
Weapons were known by a number of different names during the Middle Ages.
While this list is by no means exhaustive or absolute, it provides the most often-used names for weapons in general.
It was probably a weapon with a forked head, in which one "fork" was made of a curved, sharpened blade and the other "fork" was a long spike.
www.mercwars.com /weapongloss.shtml   (3554 words)

  
 Medieval Weapons - Medieval Weapons & Armor - Medieval Knight Weapons - Swords & Weapons
Brutal and crude, medieval weapons were used to cripple their opponents.
Medieval maces and clubs with spikes would completely tear the flesh off a man. Warriors and barbarians used medieval weapons of all kinds to do battle in close ranges.
Battle maces and flails were the standard in medieval warefare.
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 weapons
In the finished list below, the only weapons that are given a +1 OCV are those that are abnormally fast (much faster than other weapons, usually doing correspondingly LESS damage) or abnormally hard to block and dodge (like the flail or morningstar).
Once melee is joined, weapon length is less important and is ignored - unless combat become *really* close (the opponents clinch, fight under a table, etc) in which case the user of the shorter weapon gets to act out of DEX order and act first.
A weapon user may attempt to alter his strike priority by changing weapons or using an unarmed strike or throw.
www.angelfire.com /ok3/markdoc/gothick_empires/ge_weapons.htm   (1547 words)

  
 Edged Weapons From the Civil War
The large majority of weapons carried through the conflict were old-fashioned and rudimentary as the tide of the battle seemed to rely more on fighting spirit than superior modern technology.
The weapons shortage in the South meant troops were armed with lances and pikes but they were often abandoned if a more practical weapon could be found.
As edged weapons were more decorative than useful they make fabulous collectibles for the Collectors of Civil War weaponry as most of them are in very good condition.
www.ebladestore.com /edged_weapons_from_the_civil_war.shtml   (381 words)

  
 Medieval
The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies (ORB) is an academic site, written and maintained by medieval scholars for the benefit of their fellow instructors and serious students.
The Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts aims to "resurrect the combat skills, philosophies and principles of the accomplished European Medieval martial artist and to achieve a state which would be consistent with that of the medieval warrior in both technology and ideal."
The Heroic Age is dedicated to uniting professionals, students, and amateurs on a quest to explore all aspects of early medieval Northwestern Europe.
www.bmarch.atfreeweb.com /medieval.htm   (2610 words)

  
 Medieval Western Swords and Daggers
The swords of medieval Europe evolved from a tradition of straight, double-edged swords which began with bronze swords as early as 1,500 BC.
During the Crusades of the 12th to (13th) century, the cruciform type of arming sword remained essentially stable, with variations mainly concerning the shape of the pommel.
These swords were designed as cutting weapons, although effective points were becoming common to counter improvements in armour.
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 Medieval sword and Katana sword index, also Fantasy Swords and Samurai Swords by Imperial Weapons
The bronze age sword was predominantly a stabbing weapon with a very small leaf shaped hilt.
The swords of this period were both single edged and double edged and were predominalty used as cutting weapons.
As weapons technology advanced the sword made the transition into a gentlemanly accoutrement used only for personal defense and then finally as sidearms became more available the sword fell from common use.
www.imperialweapons.com /swords.html   (571 words)

  
 Medieval Armour and Weapons
This thorough study of weapons and warfare examines the enormous range of weapons that were used throughout ancient history for hunting, attacking, and defense purposes.
Ewart Oakeshott, an authority on medieval arms in Europe, presents a full, and accurate account of the development and use of arms from the Bronze Age to the Age of Chivalry.
Techniques of Medieval Armour Reproduction is a vital addition to the libraries of serious craftsmen, flsmiths, historians, collectors and researchers.
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 Inquistor Weapons
Pistol weapons were automatically classed as "one-handed weapons", heavy weapons as "two handed weapons" and everything else as "one and a half" handed weapons.
Ork weapons were not calculated with such reduced STR mins to reflect their bulky, heavy nature and the fact that Orks LIKE weapons with big recoil.
STR min for Power weapons and shock weapons is the same as for normal weapons of their type since the power field or shock requires no STR to use and thus does not use the STR min limitation.
www.angelfire.com /ok3/markdoc/Inquisitor/inquistor_weapons.htm   (612 words)

  
 News in Science - Medieval weapons of mass destruction - 11/09/2003
Medieval recipes for gunpowder produce nearly the same firepower as today's manufactured equivalent, according to recent weapons tests, providing clues as to how the British fleet became one of the largest fighting forces in the world.
The medieval gunpowder was packed into a replica Loshult gun, a small canon-like gun from Sweden which dates from the 14th Century.
The newly made medieval gunpowder was able to fire a lead ball as far as 945 metres (and reaching speeds up to 200 m per second), compared to a distance of 1100 metres for the commercial gun powder.
www.abc.net.au /science/news/stories/s943726.htm   (530 words)

  
 Sword Parts
A Renaissance term for the straight or curved cross-guard was the quillons (possibly from an old French or Latin term for a type of reed).
On Medieval swords the cross guard may be called simply the "cross", or just the "guard".
On some Medieval swords the pommel may be partially or fully gripped and handled.
www.historicalweapons.com /swordparts.html   (777 words)

  
 Medieval Weapons | Knights Weapon | Battle Weaponry
Solid metal maces, battle axes and war hammers proved able to inflict damage on well armoured knights, as the force of a blow from a mace is large enough to cause damage without penetrating the armour.
The flail is a medieval weapon made of one or more weights attached to a handle with a hinge or chain.
Used for foot combat, the "Raven's Beak" was considered a knightly weapon and saw action on the battlefield, as well as in the tournament list.
www.medievalware.com /Medieval-Weapons-s/5.htm   (509 words)

  
 Medieval
Studying Medieval Europe (500 to 1500 C.E.) is important since it is the study of a Feudal State.
You are to study how people of your station in Medieval Society dressed and make imaginative use of clothing and materials available in your home to make a costume.
For the class Medieval Feast (held the last Thursday before the December Holidays), each student is expected to wear a costume representative of their station in life.
www.rocksforkids.com /FabFours/medieval.html   (1286 words)

  
 List of weapons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are a bewildering array of weapons, far more than would be useful in list form.
List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces
List of weapons of the U.S. Marine Corps
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 DoK: Weapons List
When two opponents use melee weapons that have significantly different reach, I will attribute a 1-pt or 2-pts difference in difficulty, depending on the difference; e.g., Yoko with a tanto against Shinsuke with a no-dachi will suffer a -2 Outcome when she attacks or dodges.
Note that the chain weapons (kusari-gama, kyotetsu-shoge, and manriki-gusari) can be thrown while holding on to one end; this is normally the case when performing an entangling manoeuvre.
Whenever a chain of sufficient length is added to a hand-to-hand weapon, an Entangling Manoeuvre becomes possible as per the chain weapons (kusari-gama, kyotetsu-shoge, and manriki-gusari) under Thrown Weapons, at a shot cost of 3.
www.tlucretius.net /DoK/Weapons.htm   (2763 words)

  
 weapons
Horseman's spears were primarily thrusting weapons, and the blade was shorter and smaller than the footman's spear.
Tampo-yari: this is a practice yari, where the blade of the weapon is tightly bound with silk into a ball, or entirely replaced with a padded ball.
Sometimes as long as 2 - 3 feet, this was a "stealth" weapon favoured by gamblers, since it doesn't appear to be a weapon at all.
www.geocities.com /markdoc.geo/Gaming_stuff/Sengoku/weapons.html   (2400 words)

  
 The Home page of the Medieval armory.
I keep a close watch on the prices of medieval weapons at Amazon and they currently are having some really great bargains on weapons.
Authentic Medieval Flail...33 inchesAs of the writing of this post this flail is normally $54.99 and is currently $16.85.
This style weapon was widely used throughout the ages and replicates the style and construction of those early flail weapons.
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 War, warfare, weapons
With the introduction of firearms in the 1500s, the bow as a weapon was neglected and almost died out all together.
They were used for trapping the blades of weapons as well as jabbing, striking and trapping fingers.
Because the farmers were not allowed to carry weapons they used their tools to defend themselves.
www.sfusd.k12.ca.us /schwww/sch618/japan/War/War_warfare_weapons.html   (2741 words)

  
 Medieval Price List
The list of medieval prices which follows is by no means complete or thoroughly researched; I merely extracted references from some of the books I have, and I thought others might like to inspect it.
If an item is listed several times, it is because I had several references I wished to record.
Of course, a price list is a misleading guide to a feudal economy, because so many goods were either produced within a household, or supplied by a lord.
medieval.ucdavis.edu /120D/Money.html   (988 words)

  
 Medieval Weapons - List of Items - MSN Encarta
Medieval Weapons - List of Items - MSN Encarta
, weapon used in war and sport in medieval Europe.
It consisted of a wooden stock, or handle, with a bow made of wood, iron, or steel crossing...
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 The Middle Ages Trust Web Site Locator
The definition of "medieval" is rather generous, ranging from classical Greek and Latin to early modern texts.
The Medieval Itinerary: THE MEDIEVAL ITINERARY.(Church of S.Lorenzo Maggiore - The Nativity Chapel) The subdivision and schemes of the various itineraries reflected the criteria.
Medieval Support for Clerical Marriage: Medieval Voices in Favor of Clerical Marriage.
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 Medieval Weapons - Medieval Weapons Manufacturers,Medieval Weapons Suppliers & Exporters
Engaged in supply of medieval weapons like war swords, replica swords, warrior axes, gorkha daggers, bayonets, roman swords, scottish swords, renaissance rapiers, hilt rapiers and civil war swords.
Manufacturers and exporters of medieval weapons such as american civil war swords, antique dagger, estoc swords, medieval swords, medieval polearm, ancient dagger, ancient axes and ancient knives.
Engaged in supplying of medieval weapons such as medieval armors, helmets, khukries, medieval swords, war helmets, daggers swords, ancient arms, replica swords, knives, blades, medieval locks, bows, arrows, axes and spear heads.
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