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by Cody Pondsmith


  cavalryman’s probably not gonna way to go about it. Very flexible.

  Pavise

  wear a ton of armor. These dark

  When ya want to protect your

  trouser are only reinforced by leath-

  whole body, just put a ploughin’

  er straps.

  Nilfgaardian Greaves

  wall between yourself and the en-

  Nilfgaardian greaves are built a bit emy, ya grab a pavise. These mon-

  Padded Trousers

  lighter than the torso armor. Usu- sters are so large, standing near up

  Heh, basical y just a gambeson for al y include greaves and sabatons, to a human’s shoulders and wide as your legs. Paddin’ll turn a small and heavy leather and cloth trou- a dwarf, that ya can kneel behind blade but I wouldn’t rely on it too sers with a checkered pattern.

  ‘em and just wait out arrow storms.

  much. You should see the cod-pieces

  though: never laughed so hard in

  Nilfgaardian Pavise

  my life.

  Shields

  The Nilfgaardian pavise’s one of the

  Leather Shield

  best shields for crossbowmen and

  Double Woven Trousers

  Simplest shield you’re ever gonna anyone who has to work on ma-

  Can’t go wrong with double woven. find is leather stretched over bound chinery under fire. Yah, that hurts Heh, ain’t quite as puffed up as the wood. They aren’t very popular to say, but it’s true. It’s big as a nor-run-of-the-mill padded stuff and these days. They’re not very tough mal pavise, built stronger, and has a it’ll keep ya safe.

  compared to wood or steel. But prop on the back so it stands on its

  they’re cheap and light.

  own. Ya don’t have to hold it while

  ya reload or work.

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  Elderfolk Armory

  Weapons

  Name

  Type WA Avail. DMG Rel. Hands RNG

  Effect

  Conc. EN Weight Cost

  Swords

  Elven Messer

  P/S

  +2

  R

  3d6+4

  15

  1

  N/A

  L

  2

  2

  595

  Vrihedd Cavalry

  Sword

  P/S

  +3

  R

  4d6+4

  15

  1

  N/A

  Bleed (25%)

  L

  0

  2.5

  745

  Meteorite Sword

  P/S

  +1

  R

  5d6

  20

  2

  N/A

  Balanced

  Meteorite

  N/A

  2

  3

  875

  Gnomish Gwyhyr

  P/S

  +3

  R

  5d6+3

  15

  2

  N/A

  Bleed (50%)

  N/A

  2

  2.5

  1090

  Tir Tochair Blade

  P/S

  +3

  R

  6d6

  15

  2

  N/A

  Bleed (25%)

  N/A

  2

  3

  1175

  Small Blades

  Halfling Rondel

  P/S

  +2

  R

  2d6+2

  10

  1

  N/A

  Armor Piercing

  S

  1

  1

  485

  Dwarven Cleaver

  S/B

  +2

  R

  3d6

  15

  1

  N/A

  S

  1

  1.5

  500

  Axes

  Dwarven Axe

  S

  +3

  R

  5d6+3

  15

  1

  N/A

  L

  1

  4

  740

  Gnomish Black Axe

  S

  +2

  R

  6d6+2

  15

  2

  N/A

  N/A

  2

  2.5

  910

  Bludgeons

  Mahakaman Martel

  B

  +0

  R

  5d6

  15

  2

  N/A

  Armor Piercing

  L

  1

  3.5

  750

  Meteorite Chain Mace

  B

  +2

  R

  6d6

  20

  1

  N/A

  Grappling

  Meteorite

  N/A

  2

  4

  900

  Pole Arms

  Dwarven Pole

  Hammer

  B/P

  +0

  R

  5d6+2

  15

  2

  N/A

  Long Reach

  Stun (-2)

  N/A

  1

  4

  835

  Elven Glaive

  S/P/B

  +2

  R

  4d6+3

  10

  2

  N/A

  Long Reach

  Bleed (25%)

  N/A

  2

  3

  925

  Staves

  Gnomish Staff

  B

  +1

  R

  3d6+2

  15

  2

  N/A

  Long Reach

  Focus (3)

  L

  2

  2.5

  910

  Long Reach

  Elven Walking Staff

  B

  +1

  R

  3d6

  10

  2

  N/A

  Focus (3)

  N/A

  2

  1.5

  975

  Greater Focus

  Bows

  Elven Travel Bow

  P

  +1

  R

  4d6

  10

  2

  200m

  L

  1

  1

  575

  Elven Zefhar

  P

  +2

  R

  6d6

  10

  2

  350m

  Improved Armor

  Piercing

  N/A

  2

  2.5

  1100

  Crossbows

  Gnomish Hand Crossbow

  P

  +3

  R

  2d6

  10

  1

  100m

  Slow Reload

  S

  1

  1

  425

  Dwarven Heavy

  Crossbow

  P

  +3

  R

  5d6

  15

  2

  300m

  Slow Reload

  N/A

  2

  3.5

  850

  84

  Ammunition

  Elven Burrower

  Name

  Type Avail. Rel.

  Effect

  Conc. Weight Cost

  Elven burrowing ammuni-

  Elven Burrower

  P

  R

  10

  Bleeding (100%)

  tion induces ble
eding like

  See Side Bar

  L

  .1

  50

  broadheads. However, the

  Dwarven Impact

  B

  R

  15

  Ablating

  L

  .1

  50

  head remains in the wound

  and thus the bleeding can

  only be stopped with a

  Armor Sets

  DC:16 First Aid check to re-

  move the head.

  Name

  SP Avail. AE Effect

  Cover EV Weight Price

  Light Armor

  Halfling Doublet

  Halfling Protective Doublet

  8

  R

  1

  See Side Bar

  Torso &

  The halfling protective dou-

  Arms

  0

  1

  375

  blet is designed to look ex-

  Head,

  actly like a regular doublet.

  Gnomish Chain

  10

  R

  1

  Resistance: Slash

  Torso,

  Arms &

  0

  5

  975

  It takes a DC:20 Awareness

  Legs

  check to realize that it is ar-

  mor.

  Medium Armor

  Head,

  Scoia’tael Armor

  Dwarven Cloak

  16

  R

  1

  Torso,

  Arms &

  0

  5

  1400

  Scoia’tael armor is built with

  Legs

  local foliage and furs inte-

  Head,

  grated into it. When traveling

  Scoia’tael Armor

  20

  R

  2

  See Side Bar

  Torso,

  Arms &

  1

  12

  2325

  through wilderness the wear-

  Legs

  er gets +2 to Stealth Checks.

  Heavy Armor

  Resistance: Slash

  Head,

  Dragoon Armor

  Gnomish Dragoon Armor

  25

  R

  2

  Resistance: Piercing

  Torso,

  2

  20

  2850

  Gnomish dragoon armor is

  See Side Bar

  Arms &

  Legs

  built to help balance a rider

  in their saddle. When on

  Resistance: Slash

  Head,

  Mahakaman Plate Armor

  30

  R

  3

  Resistance: Bludgeon

  Torso,

  2

  30

  3525

  horseback, a rider in gnom-

  Resistance: Piercing Arms &

  ish dragoon armor gain a +2

  Legs

  to Riding checks.

  Shields

  Mahakaman Pavise

  Name

  SP Avail. AE Effect

  EV Weight Price

  Exactly like the Nilfgaardi-

  Light Shield

  an pavise, the Mahakaman

  pavise can be errected in

  Gnomish Buckler

  15

  R

  2

  0

  1

  450

  front of you and propped up.

  Medium Shield

  Elven Shield

  25

  R

  2

  0

  3

  700

  Heavy Shield

  Mahakaman Pavise

  35

  R

  2

  See Side Bar

  1

  5.5

  1050

  85

  Elderfolk Item

  Descriptions

  Meteorite Color

  Turns out meteorite’s got colors

  to it. Heh, blue, red, and yel-

  low. Maybe more but I don’t

  know. Color only realy comes

  Sword

  Small Blades

  Bludgeons

  out if ya refine the stuff so most

  of the meteorite weapons ya

  Elven Messer

  Halfling Rondel

  Mahakaman Martel

  Heh, people say this sword was Now, halflings are smal er than hu- The martel ’s a rare dwarven design see nowadays just have a sorta

  dreamed up by Nazairians who mans but not as sturdy as a dwarf. and ya won’t see many humans oily sheen to ‘em. Heard if ya

  were forbidden to carry swords by Not gonna say they’re weak, but wandering around with ‘em. Heh, refine the ore first with some

  the black ones. Made these huge ya don’t see armies of halflings. basical y a hammer head with a old gnomish technique, the

  ploughin’ knives so they weren’t This dagger plays to a halfling’s long spike on the back end, mount-blades glint the color of the ore.

  technical y carryin’ a sword. Didn’t strengths. It’s thin and strong with a ed on a meter-long handle. A lot of go over too well, but the elves picked circular pommel and guard. It’s de- dwarves like to cut the handle short Supposed to have some kinda

  up the design and perfected it.

  signed to be shoved in between the and carry ‘em in their boots.

  magical effect too, since they

  cracks of armor and leave bleeding

  passed through all the elemen-

  Vrihedd Cavalry Sword

  wounds.

  Meteorite Chain Mace

  tal planes on the way to us.

  Vrihedd were one of the most feared

  Now here’s a stylish weapon. Heh,

  –Rodolf Kazmer

  horse brigades in the world once. I Dwarven Cleaver

  a spiked bal of meteorite steel

  faced ‘em once. Me and my mates. Ha! Count on us dwarves to bring a on a chain, attached to a leath-Lemme tell ya, these blued-steel cleaver to a knife fight. If ya need to er-wrapped haft. Swinging the head swords, wielded from the back of chop through...well, just about any- at full speed’ll crush helmets and a horse, can take the head off the thing, find a dwarven cleaver. They skul s just about as well as a real Dwarves & Axes

  toughest dwarf. Lucky I survived.

  ain’t long but they’ll hack limbs off meteorite. Plus, the chain can en-

  trees and people.

  tangle weapons and whatnot.

  There’s a bit of truth in every

  Meteorite Sword

  stereotype. Heh, us dwarves

  Meteorite’s some of the best metal to

  like axes. Ain’t the only thing

  make a weapon from. These swords Axes

  Pole Arms

  we’ll wield but I s’ppose given

  get this colored sheen to ‘em and are Dwarven Axe

  Dwarven Pole Hammer

  tough as all hell. The blade’s surpris- There’s a misconception that all The dwarves of Mahakam created the choice between a sword

  ingly light too.

  dwarves use axes. Heh, granted, the dwarven pole hammer a few

  and an axe, I’d take an axe.

  many do, after all. Put a heavy axe centuries ago to defend against any

  Thing is there’s a lot to be said

  Gnomish Gwyhyr

  in a dwarf’s hands and they’ll bring whoreson dumb enough to attack

  for an axe. All the weight’s at

  For a long time the gwyhyr was the down any wall. Especial y with a them. It’s a sturdy two-meter shaft the top. Give it a big, ploughin’

  greatest sword in the world. Still a dwarven axe. The double-headed with an elaborate hammer head,
a great sword. Long black blade so design adds heft and makes sure long spike on top, and a hook on the swing and you’ll bury it in an-sharp you could shave with it. So you’ve always got a sharp blade to back. Versatile weapon. Lots of pos-ythin’. Person, wall, tree, steel

  light ya could swing it around full use.

  sibilities for kil in’.

  shield. Anythin’. And with us

  speed with one hand. Love these

  dwarves bein’ tougher than

  things but they’re rare as all hell.

  Gnomish Black Axe

  Elven Glaive

  the rest of ya, we can make up

  Everybody knows about the gnom- Hear elven glaives were most pop-

  Tir Tochair Blade

  ish gwyhyr. What not everybody ular during the elven golden age

  for the lack of defense. Once

  The Gnomes of Tir Tochair start- knows is that gnomes also made before the humans arrived. Guess caught a blade in my bare

  ed making swords centuries before axes. Heh, they’re made like the they were guard weapons at the hand. Heh, cut me a bit but I

  even the elves got to the Continent. gwyhyr but they’re heftier, with a palaces. Tal poles with swooping guarantee ya: the other soddin’

  That practice paid off. The blades solid bearded head scrawled with razor-sharp blades at the top. My bastard got it worse. Ya pit an

  of the Tir Tochair are long an’ ra- gnomish runes. They’re light, too. guess is, now that most elves in the zor-sharp, with gnomish etchings as So light and thin they feel like they North are hidin’ out, they can’t af-axe against a skull and the axe

  fine as a hair all the way down ’em.

  shouldn’t even be used in combat. ford to carry big weapons like that.

  is gonna win hands down.

  But they’re tough enough to hew

  –Rodolf Kazmer

  armor.

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  Staves

  Ammunition

  Gnomish Dragoon Armor

  Gnomes aren’t normal y cavalry-

  Gnomish Smithing

  Gnomish Staff

  Elven Burrower

  men, for obvious reasons, heh. But

  Gnomish staves’re, just like any Heh, Scoia’tael picked these up a they have made armor for the hu-Ya might a heard this before but

  gnomish craft, tremendously im- few years ago from human traders. man cavalry commanders of Nilf-dwarves forge the best metals,

  pressive. They’re made of dark, Arrowhead’s shaped like a screw so gaard. It’s light plate armor. Black elves’re among the best smiths,

  stained wood with custom carving they burrow into ya and won’t come with a blue sheen to it and gnomish and gnomes’re the best at hon-from top to bottom. Usual y have out without a fight.

  etchwork all over it. Holds up real

  ing a blade and finishin’ armor.

  gems embedded in ‘em somewhere.

  well in jousts and on the field.

  Dwarven Impact

  Now yours truly spent some

  Elven Walking Staff

  Folk say we started usin’ these heavy Mahakaman Plate Armor

  years in Mahakam (like any

  Elven sages used these years and arrows and bolts to break rock in Mahakaman steel. Best stuff in the good dwarf does) and I spent

  years ago. They’re much smal er the mines, but nowadays dwarven world. And armor made out of it’s some time with the gnomes

  than the average staff, maybe chest mercenaries use ‘em to crack plate bound to be the best. Mahakaman there. Fine felas actualy. Two I

  height at tal est. Beautiful designs armor.

 

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