See also: Weapon.
Martial Weapons are weapons explicitly made for warfare. These are more specialized, granting the proficient wielder more damage and maneuvers for use in combat.
However, certain martial weapons may impose hardships while trying to socialize if the martial weapons are visible. This depends on the region, but some people may not appreciate a halberd in their face.
- Martial weapons gain the maneuvers and properties of their simple counterpart.
- Light martial weapons can be made as thrown weapons. This reduces their damage to the simple damage category, but allows it to be thrown more effectively.
Martial Axes
Martial Axes are either made to cleave through limbs and light armor, or split through, bend and bash armor. Examples include Battle Axes, Tomahawks, Long Axes.
| Damage Types | Cleaving or Splitting |
| Range | Melee |
| Maneuvers | Disarming Attack, Positioning Strike, Restraining Attack, Arresting Strike |
| 2h Maneuvers | Commander's Strike, Sweeping Attack, Seize and Conquer |
Martial Blades
Martial Blades include all kinds of swords and special daggers. Blades can be double-edged or single edged, curved or straight, straight and thin, or short and heavy.
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| Range | Melee | ||||||
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| 2h Maneuvers | Menacing Attack, Power Attack, Positioning Strike |
Curved Blades
Curved Blades are swords with a back-bending blade. These are heavily favored for lightly armored combat and often in the hands of cavalry. They favor slicing, cutting and slashing. Examples are Scimitars, Falchions and Sabres.
- As a Bonus Action, while mounted, when you attack with a Curved Blade, you may make an extra attack with the same weapon.
Straight Blades
Straight blades are the weapons of choice for those who require versatility. They give like most swords a good balance of offense and defense, but their double-edged blade yields the possibility of either hacking and cleaving, finding gaps and piercing the opponent, but also half-swording to split and swapping the grip to bash with the pommel. Examples are Daggers, Short Swords (Arming Swords), Longswords, Bastard Longswords, Greatswords (Zweihanders).
Thrusting Blades
Thrusting Swords are either made for civilian life and personal protection, which are weapons designed to pierce lightly armored opponents, or made for warfare with heavier blades made to pierce and split thick armor. Examples are Rapiers, Estocs and Stiletto Daggers.
Martial Bludgeons
Martial Bludgeons are weapons specially made for enemies with strong armor. Either with a splitting edge or a lump of steel, bludgeons can cause concussions, broken ribs and a whole variety of bodily harm. Bludgeons however, are not as effective against unarmored opponents.
| Damage Types | Splitting and/or Bludgeoning |
| Range | Melee |
| Maneuvers | Maneuvering Attack, Avert Blow, Bait and Switch, Brace |
| 2h Maneuvers | Commander's Strike, Arresting Strike, Seize and Conquer |
Martial Spears
Martial Spears are spears made for warfare rather than hunting. These range from javelins to longspears and pikes, and are generally the weapon of choice for large cohorts and armies. Even in one on one are they favored if the terrain is open and allows for longer weaponry.
| Damage Types | Piercing and/or Splitting |
| Range | Melee |
| Maneuvers | Precise Attack, Impale, Arresting Strike, Riposte |
| 2h Maneuvers | Parry, Patient Defense, Vigilance |
Martial Polearms
Martial Polearms are a combination of several weapons put on a stick. Often times seen as a pure battlefield weapon and made for large scale combat. Examples include Halberds, Poleaxes, Pikes.
- Martial polearms can choose to forego one of the chosen weapon categories for a hook. This grants the wielder advantage on checks when trying to unmount a mounted creature.
| Damage Types | Bludgeoning plus the Damage Types of two martial melee weapon categories of your choice. |
| Range | Melee |
| Maneuvers | Menacing Attack, Lunging Attack, plus the maneuvers of one of your chosen weapon categories. |