Editing 18thCenturyMage/Arms and Equipment

==Weaponry==

''Reloading'': All firearms of this period were muzzle-loaders which took a considerable amount of time to reload. It takes six turns to reload a sidearm, nine turns to reload a smoothbore longarm and twelve turns to reload a rifled longarm.

''Ammunition'':

''Weapon traits'':  The weapons listed below come with a number of traits that are additional to those in the core nWoD system. 

'''Armour Piercing''': Weapons with the AP trait are designed to punch through or ignore armour with greater efficiency than normal. Any hit with an AP weapon reduces the damage reduction from the target's armour by an amount equal to the AP trait. AP from different sources stack together.

'''Entangling''':

'''Hafted''': Weapons with a long haft make it easier to parry incoming melee attacks, granting +1 Defense against Brawl or Weaponry attacks when the weapon is wielded in two hands.

'''Smoothbore''': Weapons with the Smoothbore trait do not fire true, all range penalties are increased; to -4 at medium range and -6 at long range. 


'''Sidearms'''
<pre>
Type                Damage    Range    Str  Size   Special
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Pocket pistol        1L     10/20/40    1    1P    Smoothbore
Travelling pistol    2L     15/30/60    2    1S    9-Again, Smoothbore
Dragoon pistol       2L     15/30/60    2    2J    8-Again, Smoothbore
</pre>

Adding "scratch rifling" to a pistol makes it more accurate, though is considered ungentlemanly if brought to a duel. Scratch rifling removes the Smoothbore trait, and increases the range by 50%. However, it also increases loading time by two turns.


'''Longarms'''
<pre>
Type                Damage    Range     Str  Size   Special
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Carbine              2L      20/40/80    2    3     8-Again, Smoothbore
Rifled carbine       2L      75/150/300  2    3     9-Again
Musket               3L      30/60/120   3    3     8-Again, Smoothbore
Long rifle           2L     125/250/500  3    3     9-Again
Fowling piece        1L      30/60/120   3    3     Smoothbore
Blunderbuss          4L      10/20/40    3    3     8-Again, Smoothbore
</pre>

All Longarms require two hands to use accurately. Firing a longarm one-handed incurs a -1 dice penalty.


'''Propelled Weapons'''
<pre>
Type       Damage  Range     Str  Size   Special
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Atlatl      4L     Thrownx5   2    3
Blowgun     0L     Special    1    2N    Range is 2x(Size+Stamina+Athletics)
Bolas       0B     Thrown     2    2J    Entangling
Bow†        Str    Special   =Dmg  =Dmg  Range equal to 3x(Strength+Size+Athletics), Strength penalties are doubled
Sling†      2L     Thrownx3   2    1P    Range increases to Thrownx5 if using bullets rather than stones
</pre>

†Requires two hands.


'''Thrown Weapons'''
<pre>
Type         Damage  Range   Str  Size   Special
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Dart          -1L    Aero     1    1P    Does not 10-Again
Hachet        1L     Thrown   2    1S    Can opt to do Bashing instead
Javelin       3L     Aero     2    2N
Knife         1L     Aero     2    1P    
Tomahawk      2L     Thrown   2    2J    Can opt to do Bashing instead
</pre>


'''Melee Weapons'''
<pre>
Type                 Damage  Size   Special
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Broadsword            3L      2L 
Baton                 1B      2J
Club                  2B      2J
Cutlass               2L      2J
Fixed bayonet†        3L      1S    1L if used unfixed
Hachet                1L      1S
Halberd/Spontoon†     4L      4N    Hafted, Minimum Str 3
Knife                 1L      1S
Lance*                5L      4N    9-Again
Pickaxe†              4L      4N    AP1, -3 if used to attack in next turn
Quarterstaff†         3B      4B    Hafted
Sabre                 3L      2L    +1 damage if used from height advantage
Smallsword/Rapier     2L      2L    AP1
Sledgehammer†         5B      4N    9-Again
Spear†                3L      4N    Hafted
Sword-cane            2L      2L    Bashing damage while sheathed
Tomahawk              2L      2J    
Woodcutter's axe†     3L      3N    
</pre>

†Requires two hands; if used one-handed, the Strength requirement increases by one.
*Assumes the lance is being used from horseback


==Armour and Shields==

Armour and shields have fallen out of favour in this period; neither is particularly effective against bullets or cannonballs. However, they do remain in use in certain locales and by certain peoples.




==Equipment==


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-<center>[[image: Indian-weapons.jpg]]</center>
 ==Weaponry==
-''Reloading'': All firearms of this period were muzzle-loaders which took a considerable amount of time to reload. It takes five turns to reload a sidearm, seven turns to reload a smoothbore longarm and twelve turns to reload a rifled longarm. Reloading times are 50% longer in the case of untrained use of the Firearms skill.
+''Reloading'': All firearms of this period were muzzle-loaders which took a considerable amount of time to reload. It takes six turns to reload a sidearm, nine turns to reload a smoothbore longarm and twelve turns to reload a rifled longarm.
-''Ammunition'': Black powder weapons use extremely large calibre round lead bullets. As a general rule, musket balls are the largest and won't fit in a pistol or rifled weapon. Rifled weapons use the same ammunition as pistols.
-''Skill usage'': Sidearms and Longarms use Dexterity + Firearms. Propelled and Thrown weapons use Dexterity + Athletics.
-''Defense'': Against attacks using Firearms, characters have Defense 0 (you can't dodge bullets without magic). Against attacks using Athletics, Defense applies as normal.
+''Ammunition'':
-'''Weapon traits''':  The weapons listed below come with a number of traits that are additional to those in the core nWoD system.
+''Weapon traits'':  The weapons listed below come with a number of traits that are additional to those in the core nWoD system.
-''Armour Piercing'': Weapons with the AP trait are designed to punch through or ignore armour with greater efficiency than normal. Any hit with an AP weapon reduces the damage reduction from the target's physical armour by an amount equal to the AP trait. AP from different sources stack together.
+'''Armour Piercing''': Weapons with the AP trait are designed to punch through or ignore armour with greater efficiency than normal. Any hit with an AP weapon reduces the damage reduction from the target's armour by an amount equal to the AP trait. AP from different sources stack together.
-''Cavalry Carbine'': This Longarm suffers no penalty when used from horseback.
+'''Entangling''':
-''Entangling'':
+'''Hafted''': Weapons with a long haft make it easier to parry incoming melee attacks, granting +1 Defense against Brawl or Weaponry attacks when the weapon is wielded in two hands.
+'''Smoothbore''': Weapons with the Smoothbore trait do not fire true, all range penalties are increased; to -4 at medium range and -6 at long range.
 '''Sidearms'''
 <pre>
-Type                Damage    Range    Special
+Type                Damage    Range    Str  Size   Special
----------------------------------------------------
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Small pistol         1L     10/20/40   AP1
+Pocket pistol        1L     10/20/40    1    1P    Smoothbore
-Pistol               2L     15/30/60   AP1
+Travelling pistol    2L     15/30/60    2    1S    9-Again, Smoothbore
-Blunderbuss pistol   2L     5/10/20    9-Again
+Dragoon pistol       2L     15/30/60    2    2J    8-Again, Smoothbore
 </pre>
-Pistols function as batons if used as a melee weapon.<br>
+Adding "scratch rifling" to a pistol makes it more accurate, though is considered ungentlemanly if brought to a duel. Scratch rifling removes the Smoothbore trait, and increases the range by 50%. However, it also increases loading time by two turns.
-Adding "scratch rifling" to a pistol makes it more accurate, though is considered ungentlemanly if brought to a duel. Scratch rifling increases the range by 50%. However, it also increases loading time by one turn.<br>
 '''Longarms'''
 <pre>
-Type                Damage    Range      Special
+Type                Damage    Range     Str  Size   Special
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Carbine              2L      20/40/80    AP1, Cavalry Carbine
+Carbine              2L      20/40/80    2    3     8-Again, Smoothbore
-Rifled carbine       2L      75/150/300  AP1, Cavalry Carbine, 9-Again on Aim
+Rifled carbine       2L      75/150/300  2    3     9-Again
-Musket               2L      30/60/120   AP1
+Musket               3L      30/60/120   3    3     8-Again, Smoothbore
-Long rifle           2L     125/250/500  AP1, 9-Again on Aim
+Long rifle           2L     125/250/500  3    3     9-Again
-Blunderbuss          2L      10/20/40    9-Again
+Fowling piece        1L      30/60/120   3    3     Smoothbore
+Blunderbuss          4L      10/20/40    3    3     8-Again, Smoothbore
 </pre>
-All Longarms require two hands to use accurately. Firing a Longarm one-handed incurs a -2 dice penalty. Attempting to fire a Longarm from horseback incurs a -2 dice penalty.<br>
+All Longarms require two hands to use accurately. Firing a longarm one-handed incurs a -1 dice penalty.
-Longarms function as clubs if used as a melee weapon (without fixing a bayonet). Carbines are not generally designed to take a bayonet.<br>
 '''Propelled Weapons'''
 <pre>
-Type       Damage  Range      Special
+Type       Damage  Range     Str  Size   Special
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Atlatl      2L     Thrownx5
+Atlatl      4L     Thrownx5   2    3
-Blowgun     0L     Thrownx2
+Blowgun     0L     Special    1    2N    Range is 2x(Size+Stamina+Athletics)
-Bolas       0B     Thrown     Entangling
+Bolas       0B     Thrown     2    2J    Entangling
-Bow†        1L     30/60/120
+Bow†        Str    Special   =Dmg  =Dmg  Range equal to 3x(Strength+Size+Athletics), Strength penalties are doubled
-Sling†      1L     Thrownx3   Range increases to Thrownx5 if using bullets rather than stones
+Sling†      2L     Thrownx3   2    1P    Range increases to Thrownx5 if using bullets rather than stones
 </pre>
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 '''Thrown Weapons'''
 <pre>
-Type          Damage  Range   Size  Special
+Type         Damage  Range   Str  Size   Special
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Dart           0L     Aero     1
+Dart          -1L    Aero     1    1P    Does not 10-Again
-Javelin        2L     Aero     2
+Hachet        1L     Thrown   2    1S    Can opt to do Bashing instead
-Throwing axe   2L     Thrown   2    Can opt to do Bashing instead
+Javelin       3L     Aero     2    2N
-Throwing knife 1L     Aero     1
+Knife         1L     Aero     2    1P
+Tomahawk      2L     Thrown   2    2J    Can opt to do Bashing instead
 </pre>
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 '''Melee Weapons'''
 <pre>
-Type                 Damage  Special
+Type                 Damage  Size   Special
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-Baton                 1B
+Broadsword            3L      2L
-Cavalry Lance         3L      9-Again on the charge, only usable on horseback
+Baton                 1B      2J
-Club or Staff         2B
+Club                  2B      2J
-Fixed bayonet†        1L
+Cutlass               2L      2J
-Gunstock club         2L
+Fixed bayonet†        3L      1S    1L if used unfixed
-Halberd†              3L      Minimum Str 3
+Hachet                1L      1S
-Hand Axe              2L
+Halberd/Spontoon†     4L      4N    Hafted, Minimum Str 3
-Knife                 1L
+Knife                 1L      1S
-Sledgehammer†         3B      Minimum Str 3
+Lance*                5L      4N    9-Again
-Spear†                2L
+Pickaxe†              4L      4N    AP1, -3 if used to attack in next turn
-Sword                 2L
+Quarterstaff†         3B      4B    Hafted
-Woodcutter's axe†     3L      Minimum Str 3
+Sabre                 3L      2L    +1 damage if used from height advantage
+Smallsword/Rapier     2L      2L    AP1
+Sledgehammer†         5B      4N    9-Again
+Spear†                3L      4N    Hafted
+Sword-cane            2L      2L    Bashing damage while sheathed
+Tomahawk              2L      2J
+Woodcutter's axe†     3L      3N
 </pre>
 †Requires two hands; if used one-handed, the Strength requirement increases by one.
+*Assumes the lance is being used from horseback
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 Armour and shields have fallen out of favour in this period; neither is particularly effective against bullets or cannonballs. However, they do remain in use in certain locales and by certain peoples.
-'''Armour'''
-<pre>
-Type                   Rating   Defense
--------------------------------------------
-Infantry armour           1       -1
-Heavy cavalry armour      2       -2
-</pre>
-Both types of armour are extremely rare in this period, worn only by certain types of elite and/or ceremonial troops.
-'''Shields'''
-Shields act as one point of cover. Given the AP quality on firearms, they provide no protection against bullets, but do function against other ranged weapons and Brawl/Weaponry attacks. Some native tribes use shields, and the buckler is still sometimes used in combat.