Making a Heavier Version of a Melee Weapon

JCurwen3 · 12-17-2013, 02:41 PM

A player that likes his character to wield a great axe (as per Low-Tech, p. 70) asked me if he could have one made, given the cash, that was heavier, under the idea that his super-strong (ST 80) character could take advantage of the heavier weapon and have it do more damage.

I'm not sure that his logic is sound, so I'm asking here. The standard great axe is 8 lbs, does sw+4 cut, and has a minimum ST of 12. If another great axe was made that used denser materials, but was otherwise of the same shape and size, could that boost the damage it could do? How would I calculate the new minST of the weapon based on the use of denser materials?

12-17-2013, 02:41 PM	#1
JCurwen3 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY	Making a Heavier Version of a Melee Weapon A player that likes his character to wield a great axe (as per Low-Tech, p. 70) asked me if he could have one made, given the cash, that was heavier, under the idea that his super-strong (ST 80) character could take advantage of the heavier weapon and have it do more damage. I'm not sure that his logic is sound, so I'm asking here. The standard great axe is 8 lbs, does sw+4 cut, and has a minimum ST of 12. If another great axe was made that used denser materials, but was otherwise of the same shape and size, could that boost the damage it could do? How would I calculate the new minST of the weapon based on the use of denser materials? __________________ -JC