Weapon Base Damage Increase Playtest

NERO® Weapon Base Damage Increase Playtest
Version 1.1 3-21-12
For NERO Rules: WAR Owners, Travis Fauber

This playtest is designed to promote the use of other weapons and to enchance the experience of those players using weapons other then the typical sword and shield style of play.

The first increases on this playtest will be for melee weapons and then missle weapons. The melee weapons increases will be based on the type of weapon being used based on tag and by size requirements in the 9th edition rule book.

Example: Arvil.s Long Axe base damage is four, not two.

Melee Weapons

Small:

Bludgeon (Mace, Hammer, etc…) - Base Damage 1

Dagger - Base Damage 1

Hatchet - Base Damage 1

Sap Base - Base Damage 1

Short:

Short Axe - Base Damage 3

Short Hammer - Base Damage 3

Short Mace - Base Damage 3

Short Sword - Base Damage 2

Long:

Long Axe - Base Damage 4

Long Hammer - Base Damage 4

Long Mace - Base Damage 4

Long Sword - Base Damage 3

Spear - Base Damage 4

Two Handed:

Polearm - Base Damage 5

Staff - Base Damage 3

Two Handed Blunt (Mace, Hammer etc…) - Base Damage 6

Two Handed Sword - Base Damage 4

Missle Weapons

Ranged:

Light Crossbow (12”) - Base Damage 4

Short Bow (24”-38”) - Base Damage 3

Crossbow (12”-24”) - Base Damage 5

Bow (36”-46”) - Base Damage 4

Long Bow (46”-58”) - Base Damage 5

Thrown:

Throwing weapons – Base Damage 1

Javelin – Base Damage 4

This playtest is to enhance the roleplay experience of all players in the 9th edition system.

I really like this one!!

Oh to be a fighter!

Adam,

If you like that one you will like the armor one as well!

Eric,

I'm not done I still have the ones for casters, did you see the Magic to Body one? I know I know you earth just wait I got a few here for your casting abilities as well!

~T

Alright sounds good, this does let me swing for one more in the lands of Naringal...

Eric,

Plus you wear chain don't forget the armor one . Also, I will be adding later tonight the Counterspell Playtest, Earth Scrolls Playtest, Improved Slays / Assassinates Playtest, and Torch / Lamp Playtest.

To all,

The other stuff I will be adding is roleplaying and rules to the player's hand book.

Example: Paige system for people who bring their childern

I really am looking forward to running this event for you guys!!!

~T

I like the sound of these up coming play tests, I can't wait to see them.