Armor & Weapons¶

Worn armor provides direct combat protection, and your weapon determines your attack skill, your recovery, and your effectiveness against different armors.

Wearing gear¶

WEAR <item>     (DON)    put on armor, clothing, or a pack
REMOVE <item>   (DOFF)   take it off into a free hand

Removing an item needs a free hand. Worn armor's protection comes from each piece on its body slot; coverage stacks across pieces.

Body slots¶

Slot	Typical items
Head	helm, cap, hood
Neck	gorget, amulet
Chest	breastplate, coat, shirt
Back	cloak, worn pack
Arms	vambraces, sleeves
Hands	gauntlets, gloves
Waist	belt, girdle
Legs	greaves, trousers
Feet	boots, sandals
Fingers (×2)	rings

Armor groups¶

Armor falls into five groups, trading protection against weight and hindrance. Heavier armor contributes more Guard and lowers the grade of criticals landed on you (the "crit padding" applied in combat):

Group	Guard / damage reduction	Crit padding	Hindrance
Cloth	minimal	0	none
Leather	low	0	very light
Scale	moderate	−1	moderate
Chain	good	−1	noticeable
Plate	high	−2	heavy

Crit padding subtracts directly from the critical grade of any hit you take (see Combat → Margin, grazes, and wounds) — plate turns many would-be severe wounds into lesser ones. The cost is hindrance, which Armor Training offsets; untrained heavy armor degrades evasion and lengthens caster recovery.

Weapons¶

A weapon has two relevant properties: the skill that trains it (driving Attack and recovery) and the class that sets its Matchup against armor.

Weapon skills¶

Skill	Key	Base RECOVERY	Notes
Blades	`skill.edged`	5 s	the common one-handed melee skill
Crushing Weapons	`skill.blunt`	5 s	clubs, maces, hammers
Great Weapons	`skill.twohanded`	5 s+	greatswords and other heavy two-handed arms
Unarmed Combat	`skill.brawling`	3 s	unarmed; fastest, lowest damage
Dual Wielding	`skill.multiweapon`	—	each rank removes 1 point of the off-hand Attack penalty

An under-trained weapon lengthens recovery (+5% per rank below max(5, level × 2), capped +50%). See Combat → Recovery.

Weapon class (Matchup)¶

A weapon's class chooses its column in the Matchup table — the flat modifier added to the tally based on the defender's armor group:

Class ↓ / Armor →	cloth	leather	scale	chain	plate
unarmed	0	−4	−8	−13	−18
brawling (knuckles, cestus)	8	4	0	−4	−7
sword	19	11	2	−4	−9
dagger	15	7	−1	−6	−12
mace	11	7	3	1	5
axe	16	7	2	−3	−8
two-handed	24	15	7	2	−3
polearm	17	10	5	1	−3
spear	17	9	1	−5	−10
bow	21	12	3	−3	−10
crossbow	19	14	8	4	0
thrown	17	9	2	−4	−10

Maces are the one class whose Matchup improves from chain to plate, while crossbows hold their ground against the heaviest armor. Swords and bows are strongest into light protection. Match the weapon to the foe.

The right-hand rule¶

Your weapon must be in your right hand — the primary weapon hand. The left hand can hold a shield (for the Shield Training bonus) or a second weapon; fighting effectively with an off-hand weapon is what Dual Wielding trains.

Damage and condition¶

On a hit, the weapon contributes a random roll between its minimum and maximum damage, plus margin and Might bonuses, minus armor reduction (see Combat → Margin, grazes, and wounds). The weapon's maximum damage also scales critical bonus damage. Weapons (and lockpicks) can wear or break with use; the smith repairs weapons.

GM spawning (testing)¶

/spawnitem broadsword         drop a weapon, then GET it
/spawnarmor chest leather     spawn leather chest armor, then GET + WEAR
/spawnarmor pack              spawn a worn backpack (back slot)

See the GM Guide.