Weapons

Any object (Thing) designed to harm another Actor is a Weapon.

Extension Summary:

• Depends On: Things Extension (required)
• Problem Solved: replaces Weapons as only table talk imagination with defined object rules
• Mechanics Added: stats for weapons
• What changes: Weapon Cards can be played in the place of Action Cards.
• Complementary Extensions: Armor, Craft, Currency, Damage Types, Durability, Encumbrance.

Weapons have all the properties of Things plus: Attribute. They must have three Combo Abilities (Method, Effect, and Target).

1. Attribute: weapons used in a Conflict take the place of an Action card. The Attribute Property identifies the Primary Attribute an Actor can bid to play this card, like: STR, FIT, AGI, but an Actor may choose to bid other Attributes within the same Aspect with a penalty. For example, a Longsword may be designed to Slash(FIT), but can also be used to Pierce(AGI) with a thrust, or Crush(STR) as with a pommel strike. For each place in the Dominance Loop that the Attribute bid is away from the Primary Attribute, the weapon's damage is reduced by 1. So, continuing our Longsword example, if Slashing(FIT) adds 3 Damage based on the weapon's Damage Ability, then Piercing(AGI) adds 2 Damage, and Crushing(STR) only 1.
2. Abilities [Extension]
   • Method: required Method Combo Ability, like Range
   • Effect: required Effect Combo Ability, like Damage
   • Target: required Target Combo Ability, like Target

Weapons can be annotated in an abbreviated form suitable for including in an Actor's stat block in this format:

Name (RangeMethodScaleIncrement#, Damage Type#)
Example: Longsword (Rma1, S3)

The above abbreviated nomenclature assumes the weapon has the Target-1 Combo Ability, which is most common. If that is not the case, the other Target Combo Ability is noted like: Submachine Gun (Rsa2, P3, T3)