The Maul Staff

hcobb · 12-27-2018, 08:55 AM

The Maul Staff seems like the perfect weapon (for a wizard), at ST 9 (Why exactly did you waste even one attribute point on ST?) it does 1d+1 damage vs only 1d for the Rapier. And it takes no talent.

Why use anything else?

Well first it is a two-handed weapon. The wizard can point his occult attack one handed, but if he wants to do a physical attack or defend option it's going to take both hands. (Hence the Light spell as he can't carry a torch for spellcasting reasons anyway.)

Second it's heavy, at least five pounds (page 110) vs the three pounds for a one-handed club that does one less damage (page 109). Add 10% to each of these weights for each point of ST above 10. (So a ST 35 giant wizard carries either a 10.5 pound one handed club or a 17.5 pound two handed maul).

So really it's no wonder that Gandalf switched to the Elder Wand when he went to teach at Hogwarts.

12-27-2018, 08:55 AM	#1
hcobb Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pacheco, California	The Maul Staff The Maul Staff seems like the perfect weapon (for a wizard), at ST 9 (Why exactly did you waste even one attribute point on ST?) it does 1d+1 damage vs only 1d for the Rapier. And it takes no talent. Why use anything else? Well first it is a two-handed weapon. The wizard can point his occult attack one handed, but if he wants to do a physical attack or defend option it's going to take both hands. (Hence the Light spell as he can't carry a torch for spellcasting reasons anyway.) Second it's heavy, at least five pounds (page 110) vs the three pounds for a one-handed club that does one less damage (page 109). Add 10% to each of these weights for each point of ST above 10. (So a ST 35 giant wizard carries either a 10.5 pound one handed club or a 17.5 pound two handed maul). So really it's no wonder that Gandalf switched to the Elder Wand when he went to teach at Hogwarts. __________________ -HJC