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Encyclopedia of Weaponry
Published by Fast Forward Entertainment
Written and designed by Sean Everette, B.D. Flory, Chris Hartford, Kurt Hausheer, Stephen Sullivan, Christoffer Trossen, James M. Ward, and Jakko Westerbeke
Edited by Christoffer Trossen
Interior art by Dave Zenz
Cover art by William W. Connors
128-page b&w softcover; $24.99
Are you and your players tired of the same old longsword and battleaxe? Do you find yourself longing for a cool signature weapon for your weapon master character? If so, then Encyclopedia of Weaponry may be the source book you have been waiting for. Expanding upon the limited selection of weapons presented in the Player's Handbook, Encyclopedia of Weaponry provides descriptions and game stats for 110 historical weapons, including black powder weapons and siege engines. The weapons are drawn from a variety of cultural backgrounds, including European, Indian, Asian, and African to name a few. The book fills a long-vacant niche, and comes as a particular relief for DMs wishing to run historical campaigns, or those who wish to inject some cultural variety in the weapons used in their fantasy worlds.
Each weapon entry has an entire page devoted to it, including a description and black-and-white illustration of the weapon, its historical origin and a sample magic item. The game stats for the weapon are given at the bottom of the page, and repeated in an appendix of weapon tables at the end of the book. In addition to weapon descriptions, the book includes . . .
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Article publication date: January 15, 2003
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