Weapon and Armor

Weapons

Brawling	Dmg	Bonus*	Negative	Conceal	Available	Special	Description
Unarmed	1 B	0	-	-	-	-
Combat Gloves	1 L	1 / 2*	-	Cloak	Resources x 1, Uncommon	-	Heavy gloves reinforced with heavy leather straps and metal pieces. Such as the Roman Caestus.
Fangs	1 A	0	-	-	-	-	Requires the victim to already be grappled or tackled.

* (when worn on) 1 hand / 2 hands

Melee	Dmg	Bonus*	Negative	Conceal	Available	Special	Description
Broken Pottery	1 B	1	Fragile, Short	Toga	Any	-	Pottery was produced in enormous quantities during the Roman Republic, while glassware production was very crude.
Knife/Dagger	1 L	2	Short	Sleeve	Resources x 2, Common	Speed, Tool-Based	A short bladed weapon, often carried as a sidearm. Such as the Roman Pugio, and the Greek Akinakes.
Wooden Stake	1 L	2	Short	Toga	Any	Staking	A long slender piece of wood, pointed at one end.
Club	1 B	2	Clumsy	Toga	Any	-	A wooden staff, short enough to be swung with one hand. Rarely used as a combat weapon.
Torch	1 B	2	Clumsy	Toga (not lit)	Any	Incendiary (when lit)	A stick with combustible material wrapped at one end.
Axe/Mace	1 L/B	2	Clumsy	Cloak	Resources x 2, Uncommon	Destroy Shield, Tool-Based	A heavy metal striking head attached to the end of a short shaft.
Short sword	1 L	3	Short	Cloak	Resources x 2, Common	Speed, Tool-Based	A close combat sword with a blade length of around 60 cm. Such as the Roman Gladius, the Greek Xiphos, and the Thracian Sica.
Flail	2 B	3 / 4*	Clumsy	Cloak	Resources x 2, Rare	Bypass Shield, Flexible, Tool-Based	Originally used as a tool for threshing, it has a striking head attached to the end of a shaft by a rope or chain.
Staff	2 B	3	Heavy	None	Any	Two-Hand	Any pole or weapon shaft being used for striking.
Spear	2 L/B	2 / 3*	Heavy	None	Resources x 1, Common	Staking (if wooden tip), Tool-Based	A long shaft with a pointed head, made for thrusting. Such as the Roman Hasta, and the Greek Dory.
Butt Spike (Spear)	1 L	2	Short	None	Resources x 1, Common	-	A small blade or spike commonly added to the the rear end of a spear, serving as a counterweight and a backup weapon. Such as the Greek Sauroter.
Heavy Sword	2 L	3 / 4*	Heavy	Cloak	Resources x 3, Uncommon	-	A sword with a heavy cutting blade, generally single-edged. Such as the Greek Kopis and Makhaira, the Iberian Falcata, and the Egyptian Khopesh.
Curved Sword	1 L	3 / 4*	Heavy	Cloak	Resources x 3, Rare	Bypass Shield	A sword with a sickle-shaped blade. Such as the Thracian Falx, and the Ethiopian Shotel.
Battle axe/Warhammer	2 L/B	3	Clumsy, Heavy	None	Resources x 3, Uncommon	Destroy Shield, Two-Hand, Tool-Based	A weighted metal head attached to a long handle. Most of them are utility tools, such as the Roman Dolabra. Some were used as battle weapons, such as the Iranian Sagaris.
Cavalry Lance	3 L	2 / 3*	Heavy, Slow	None	Resources x 2, Uncommon	Mounted, Staking (if wooden tip)	Such as the Roman Contus and the Greek Xyston.
Pike	2 L	4	Clumsy, Heavy	None	Resources x 2, Uncommon	Reach, Staking (if wooden tip), Two-hand	A very long thrusting spear, over 4 meters in length. Such as the Macedonian Sarissa.
Scythe/Polearm	2 L	4	Clumsy, Heavy	None	Resources x 3, Rare	Bypass Shield, Two-Hand, Tool-Based	A long shaft with either a sickle-shaped blade or hooking blade attached to the end. Such as the Thracian two-handed Falx.
Shield Bash	1 B	1	Same as Shield

* (when wielded with) 1 hand / 2 hands

Thrown	Dmg	Bonus	Negative	Conceal	Available	Special	Description
Thrown Rock	1 B	0	Clumsy	Toga	Any	Bypass Shield	A simple fist-sized rock.
Javelin	1 L	3	Clumsy, Heavy	None	Resources x 1, Common	Destroy Shield, Staking (if wooden tip), Tool-Based	A light spear around 60 cm in length, designed primarily to be thrown. Such as the Roman Pilum, and the Greek Akontia.
Sling	1 L	2	Clumsy, Fragile, Slow	Toga	Resources x 1, Common	Bypass Shield, Tool-Based	A length of rope with a pouch in the middle, used to throw a rock or bullet much farther than possible by hand. Such as the Roman Funda, and the Greek Sfendonai.
Dart	1 L	2	Clumsy	Cloak	Resources x 1, Common	Bypass Shield	A lead-weighted dart, carried by infantrymen. Such as the Roman Plumbata.
Chakram	1 L	3	Clumsy	Cloak	Resources x 4, Very Rare	Bypass Shield	The chakram is thrown metal disk originating from the far land of India.
Acid (types and purities)	1 A	1+	Fragile	None	Resources x 4, Very Rare	Bypass Shield, Spray, Two-hand	The process to create Vitriol is a closely guarded secret among alchemists.
Incendiary Weapon	1+ A	2	Fragile	None	Resources x 5, Unlikely	Bypass Shield, Incendiary, Spray, Two-Hand	Even any knowledge of their existence would be an alchemical secret.

Archery	Dmg	Rate	Bonus	Negative	Conceal	Available	Special	Description
Simple Bow	1 L	1 shot per action	2	Fragile	Cloak	Resources x 1, Common	Armor-Pierce, Bypass Shield, Staking (if wooden tip), Two-Hand, Tool-Based	A bow made from a single piece of wood. Such as the Greek Toxa.
Composite Bow	1 L	1 shot per action	3	Fragile	Cloak	Resources x 3, Uncommon	Armor-Pierce, Bypass Shield, Staking (if wooden tip), Two-Hand	A stronger war bow made from several materials laminated together, as to achieve greater power without an increase in size. Such as the Roman Arcus.
Long Bow	2 L	1 shot per action	3	Fragile, Heavy	None	Resources x 2, Uncommon	Armor-Pierce, Bypass Shield, Staking (if wooden tip), Two-Hand	A longer and stronger version of the simple bow.
Crossbow	2 L	1 shot per action, 1 action to reload	4	Heavy, Slow	None	Resources x 5, Very Rare	Armor-Pierce, Bypass Shield, Staking (if wooden tip), Two-Hand	The Romans had not yet developed the technology to create miniaturized versions of mechanical siege weapons, such as the Cheiroballistra, by the end of the Roman Republic.

Armors

Armor	Health	Negative	Conceal	Available	Description
Light	1	None	Toga	Resources x 1, Common	Light protective clothing, generally made of layers of padded or hardened fabric. Such as the Greek Linothorax.
Medium	2	Heavy	Cloak	Resources x 2, Uncommon	A set of protective gear made to offer a compromise between protection and freedom of movement. Such as the Roman Lorica Hamata and Lorica Squamata, and the Greek Cuirass.
Heavy	3	Clumsy, Heavy	None	Resources x 3, Uncommon	A heavy set of metal protective gear that covers most of the body and head. Such as the Roman Lorica Segmentata.

Shields

Shield	Bonus	Negative	Conceal	Available	Description
Small	1	None	Cloak	Resources x 2, Uncommon	A small deflective shield sometimes carried by archers and specialist combatants. Such as the Parmula used by Roman standard-bearers and by the thraezx-class of gladiators.
Large	2	Heavy	None	Resources x 3, Common	A large round or oval shield preferred by light infantry and cavalry. Such as the Roman Parma, the Greek Aspis and later the Thyreos, and the Thracian Pelte.
Body	3	Clumsy, Heavy	None	Resources x 3, Common	A heavy oval or rectangular curved shield that protects most the soldier's body. Such as the Roman Scutum.

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Special weapon abilities

Ability	Description
Armor-Piercing	An armor-piercing weapon ignores any extra health levels granted by armor.
Bypass Shield	A weapon that can bypass a shield ignores 1 Bonus Trait from the opponent's shield.
Destroy Shield	A weapon capable of destroying a shield ignores 2 Bonus Traits from the opponent's shield and renders that shield useless after 3 successful blows.
Flexible	Any strike that misses requires the wielder to make a Simple Test. If this test fails, the wielder takes full damage from their weapon.
Fragile	A weapon with the special Negative Trait of Fragile will usually break when used in conjunction with Potence above the Intermediate level.
Incendiary	These cause aggravated damage to Cainites and lethal damage to mortals. The incendiary weapons themselves are typically extinguish after one successful hit, unless they start an ongoing fire. Fire ignores extra health levels from armor.
Mounted	A cavalry lance must be used on horseback to get its full effects, otherwise, it is treated as a spear.
Reach	Such a melee weapon has a striking reach much longer than most other weapons, as per its description, but it has 2 less Bonus Traits to strike someone within a normal weapon's reach.
Speed	When used against someone wielding a melee weapon with the Negative Trait of Slow, Heavy or Clumsy, you gain 1 additional Bonus Trait, provided you have at least 1 level of the Melee Ability.
Spray	Spray weapons can affect up to 3 closely grouped targets at once. One test is made against all targets simultaneously and each target that fails takes the weapon's damage. The attacker risks 1 Trait per target in the group, and loses 1 Trait for each target who avoids the damage.
Staking	Cainites become paralyzed when a staking weapon penetrates their heart. The attacker must win or tie 2 Simple Tests to successfully stake the heart.
Tool-Based	This is a combat weapon derived from a utility tool. A tool-equivalent of this weapon has 1 less Bonus Traits, cost one less Resource multiplier to acquire, and its rarity is lessened by one degree. Someone in possession of a tool may be less likely to raise suspicion.
Two-Hand	A two-handed weapons requires both hands to be properly used, regardless of the wielder's strength.