Question about Equipment

discordianutopia · Post by **discordianutopia** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:29 pm

Ok, I have been playing Castles and Crusades for about a month now with a group totally new to RPGs. We're having a great time with Castles and Crusades. There is just one problem I have. In the equipent section of the players handbook there are A BUNCH of weapons, armor, items, etc. I have NO CLUE what they look like or how they are used. All I have is stats and I'm not sure if half of what people are wanting to use are even remotely appropriate for our game.

Does anyone have a suggestion of a book or website or ANYTHING that can help me with this problem?

serleran · Post by **serleran** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:36 pm

Here

Get the file called armweap.zip

Oh, and whatever else strikes your fancy.

discordianutopia · Post by **discordianutopia** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:41 am

thanks a bunch!

bighara · Post by **bighara** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:42 am

serleran has a ton of cool stuff his files are definitely worth a look-see.

For me, I pared down the weapon list pretty extensively for my game. Partly because I felt individual stats for so many weapon wasn't that important. i.e. IMC, there is no difference between a scimitar, a broadsword, or a longsword other than the description/flavor text. Also I felt that -for the setting- not all cultures had access to all those weapons.

Tank · Post by **Tank** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:20 pm

I also wanted to mention that Unearthed Arcana (the original, not the d20) has pictures of a whole bunch of strange polearms in it. If you have a copy, you might find that useful.

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:39 pm

bighara wrote:
serleran has a ton of cool stuff his files are definitely worth a look-see.

For me, I pared down the weapon list pretty extensively for my game. Partly because I felt individual stats for so many weapon wasn't that important. i.e. IMC, there is no difference between a scimitar, a broadsword, or a longsword other than the description/flavor text. Also I felt that -for the setting- not all cultures had access to all those weapons.

Really? I agree, mechanics wise. But I think the OP is looking more for purposes of helping his players "visualize" their characters. Plus make sure they look right for the game he is running. So pictures are very good for helping with these aspects of the game when the CK hasn't been exposed to such material before. Its why I own several books of weapons and equipment. Many of us simply like to know how things look.
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discordianutopia · Post by **discordianutopia** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:28 am

Treebore is exactly right. It would just be nice to know what a flamberge looks like or what a cestus is (I'm using these because we had to go do a wikipedia search in the middle of character creation).

It's kind of a "duh" thing when you've played these games for a while but my group and I are really pretty new to RPGs. It's a game of the mind so visuals are important if you have no prior experience with what an item looks like. I chose to run Castles and Crusades because I liked the fact it was somewhat easier for new RPG players to pick up on. This lack of description for what things are is my only beef with the game. Other than that, it rocks.

hedgeknight · Post by **hedgeknight** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:49 pm

Resurrecting this thread because I'm currently reading through the Player's Handbook and am clueless on some of the equipment and armor listings. For example under Helms: Armet, Bacinet, Benin, etc. and then there is armor, weapons, etc.
For the love of all that's holy, somebody help me!

serleran · Post by **serleran** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:57 pm

Click my Google Group link in my signature and download the Weapon and Armor Descriptions.

Or, send me a PM with your email address... seems Google decided to stop liking that file. Says "cannot be found' which is BS as I just re-uploaded it.
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hedgeknight · Post by **hedgeknight** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 1:35 am

PM sent...

serleran · Post by **serleran** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 5:31 pm

Replied; I assume you got it.
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 5:56 pm

When in doubt, thy internet is thy friend.

GODENTAG IS THE BEST WEAPON EVER!!! That's how I found about the beauty of 1d6+3 damage.

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Lurker · Post by **Lurker** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 8:26 pm

Quote:
When in doubt, thy internet is thy friend.

Toooo true

If you have the time you can dig up a lot of stuff (descriptions pictures etc) from google or even wiki.

Omote

I never noticed that was in the weapons ... I know what my next fighter/ranger's weapon of choice is going to be! By the way there is a great write up on it in wiki (spelled Goedendag)

Serl, I hadn't notice you'd hung all that up for down load. Thanks for sharing! Great stuff!!!
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Lord Dynel · Post by **Lord Dynel** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 8:32 pm

I always refer to GFW World Builder when I have a question. Of course, I've been considering reducing the weapons and armor list dramatically...
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Post by **Breakdaddy** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 9:43 pm

Lord Dynel wrote:
I always refer to GFW World Builder when I have a question. Of course, I've been considering reducing the weapons and armor list dramatically...

Totally. If you can find a copy of World Builder somewhere, you will be set on weapon and armor description.

hedgeknight · Post by **hedgeknight** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 11:50 pm

serleran wrote:
Replied; I assume you got it.

Yeah, I got it - thanks man!

Aladar · Post by **Aladar** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:11 pm

Breakdaddy wrote:
Totally. If you can find a copy of World Builder somewhere, you will be set on weapon and armor description.

I'll second Breakdaddy. World Builder is a great resource, if you can find a copy.
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:57 am

Aladar wrote:
I'll second Breakdaddy.

I'll thirded Breakdaddy. Because it sounds so naughty!

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Lurker · Post by **Lurker** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 7:02 pm

and now we all jump the queen ... Oh sorry. O-, you put me in a Mel Brooks frame of mind
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:10 pm

Lurker with the pop-bang!
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Aladar · Post by **Aladar** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:14 pm

It's good to be the King! Oh, piss boy.
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Question about Equipment

Question about Equipment

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