NEW WEAPON: Macuahuitl

[Yogah of Yag]

Apologies if this has been statted out already. I don't have the time to search all the threads.

NEW WEAPON: Macuahuitl

Wooden war-club in which are set slender, razor-sharp fragments of obsidian.
Used by the Xotalanc and the Techultli tribes of Xuchotl.

Macuahuitl, Martial Weapon (one-handed)
dam: 1d10
crit: 19-20/x2
AP: 3
incr: -
hardness: 6
hp: 8
weight: 4 lb.
type: bludgeoning and slashing

Great Macuahuitl, Martial Weapon (two-handed)*
dam: 2d6
crit: x3
AP: 4
incr: -
hardness: 6
hp: 12
weight: 8 lb.
type: bludgeoning and slashing

*To be considered an exotic weapon when wielded one-handed.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macuahuitl

 

[Lord Jolly the Scribe]

I like. Thanks Yogah.

 

[toothill man]

will steal sorry use so thank you too 8)

 

[argo]

They should be Martial weapons, not Simple. Compare with broadsword and war club respectivly.

Otherwise they look ok. Combining bludgeoning and slashing damage is a nice but minor perk.

Later.

 

[Yogah of Yag]

They should be Martial weapons, not Simple. Compare with broadsword and war club respectivly.

Otherwise they look ok. Combining bludgeoning and slashing damage is a nice but minor perk.

Later.

Changed. Thanks for input, all!

 

[Sutek]

Another aspect of these weapons was that the obsidian blades would break off in enemies. Maybe applying a reduction by a die type on each CRIT or even each Threat rolled. In other words, if I crit with the 1d10 one, then it drops to 1d8 from then on.

 

[bjorntfh]

Actually the picts have a similar weapon, the warclubs of the shark tribe are studded with shark teeth and give the weapon +1 AP. No need to complicate the rules any moer than they are already.

 

[FailedSpotCheck]

Yogah's weapon (don't ask me to spell it!) may be featured on the old AD&D module C1:

 

[Supplement Four]

Bumped for the weapon in the OP. It's always good not to reinvent the wheel if you don't have to. Save times.

I think the APs for the weapons are a bit high for clubs, though.