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Dark Ages D&D


“Then the king himself
gathered his wits; drew a warseax
of keenest battle-sharpness that he carried on his byrnie.
The Geats’ Protector hewed the wyrm in twain.”

Beowulf


Swords and knives. Part one of a work-in-progress flavourpack - a D&D equipment list reflavoured for a Dark Ages campaign (migration period / early medieval).

Sweord name ideas: Leg-biter, Goldhilt, Wyrmfang, Hrunting, Nælring.

Feedback is welcome, let us know if you want more of this.

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  2. shadysharkcolorgoth said: This is great. If your goal is to adapt a migration era nomenclature and flavor to 5e, this works. For a more historical game, there is no great sword, but a great axe would be more likely. Additional elements may be considered that a knife could do 1d4 which was universally carried while a seax would be a short sword and carried by any self respecting man. Saying this, rapiers, or something similar, were found cast in bronze. Rhomphaia were used in the Balkans.
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