Carcosa Rehab: Weapons & Armor

Weapons & Armor

Weapon damage in this Carcosa campaign is not random, nor is it tied to the shape and form of the weapon. Rather, damage is determined based on what the weapon is made of:

Material	Damage	Damage When Broken
Wood or chitin	1d4	1d2
Horn or stone	1d6	1d3
Bone or obsidian	1d8	1d4
Metal	1d10	1d5

In this version of Carcosa, metal (and the ability to forge it) is rare. Any monkey-man can pick up a heavy piece of wood and use it as a cudgel, any primitive can shape a stone into an axe-head, but if you want a sweeeeeet bonesword you're going to have to seek out a talented bonecrafter in a large town or city.

Two-handed Weapons: Two-handed weapons roll twice and take the higher result.

Weapon Breakage: If you roll a 1 on your attack roll, your weapon breaks. You can still use the broken weapon, but it now only does half damage. Any further breakage renders the weapon useless.

Armor provides protection based on how spiky it is:

Armor Spikiness	Descending Armor Class	Ascending Armor Class
A few noteworthy spikes here and there	8	+1
A respectable level of spikitude	7	+2
Be careful in crowded hallways	6	+3
You could be in a black metal band	5	+4
You are the envy of porcupines	4	+5
None more spiky	3	+6