[LT] Sheaths for melee weapons

Kraken · 01-17-2011, 10:01 PM

Page 57 of Low-Tech includes rules for sheaths for a character's melee weapons - specifically knives and swords.

These optional rules state that approximately 2/3 of the listed weight is for the weapon and 1/3 is for the scabbard. It also states that a replacement sheath costs 1/5 of the cost of a good-quality weapon.

If you were using these optional rules, would that mean that the weapon costs 80% of the listed price and the sheath costs 20%? Normally this can be ignored, but could be relevant if a character tries to buy a knife without a sheath.

The other big impact this could have is when purchasing fine-quality and decorated weapons. If you are using the optional sheath rules it would not make sense for a character to pay the fine, balanced, etc. CF for the sheath, only for the weapon (why do you need a perfectly balanced sheath?). In this way, a character can pay the high CF for 80% of the weapin cost and a lower CF (maybe for decoration, etc.) for the 20% sheath component. This would give a cost saving against simply multiplying the whole cost.

Does this sound like a correct assessment of the costs?

01-17-2011, 10:01 PM	#1
Kraken Join Date: Jan 2010	[LT] Sheaths for melee weapons Page 57 of Low-Tech includes rules for sheaths for a character's melee weapons - specifically knives and swords. These optional rules state that approximately 2/3 of the listed weight is for the weapon and 1/3 is for the scabbard. It also states that a replacement sheath costs 1/5 of the cost of a good-quality weapon. If you were using these optional rules, would that mean that the weapon costs 80% of the listed price and the sheath costs 20%? Normally this can be ignored, but could be relevant if a character tries to buy a knife without a sheath. The other big impact this could have is when purchasing fine-quality and decorated weapons. If you are using the optional sheath rules it would not make sense for a character to pay the fine, balanced, etc. CF for the sheath, only for the weapon (why do you need a perfectly balanced sheath?). In this way, a character can pay the high CF for 80% of the weapin cost and a lower CF (maybe for decoration, etc.) for the 20% sheath component. This would give a cost saving against simply multiplying the whole cost. Does this sound like a correct assessment of the costs?