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Encyclopedia of Exotic Weapons
May. 15th, 2011 02:46 pmThe Encyclopedia of Exotic Weapons is another encyclopedic book of items from Fast Forward Entertainment. (I've gotten several of them over the years out of half-priced bins at cons.)
Someone certainly did their homework here. Each entry has a description of the weapon, a bit of real-life history about it, a bunch of fantasy history / setting suggestions for it, and then a set of game stats. It includes a huge number of exotic melee and missile weapons from real-world cultures, plus d20 rules for historical hand firearms and siege weapons.
( But, is it useful? )
Overall, it’s a fun read with a lot of “flavor options” for a DM. I look forward to putting in some flavor text about the orcish hachiwara blades, which give them an advantage in ripping off helmets and smashing heads.
Someone certainly did their homework here. Each entry has a description of the weapon, a bit of real-life history about it, a bunch of fantasy history / setting suggestions for it, and then a set of game stats. It includes a huge number of exotic melee and missile weapons from real-world cultures, plus d20 rules for historical hand firearms and siege weapons.
( But, is it useful? )
Overall, it’s a fun read with a lot of “flavor options” for a DM. I look forward to putting in some flavor text about the orcish hachiwara blades, which give them an advantage in ripping off helmets and smashing heads.
