Cudgels, Clubs and other blunt close-combat weapons

[Otaku-sempai]

So far, the only clubs I remember seeing in TOR are oversized ones being used by Trolls. What would a normal-sized one look like wielded by a Mannish or Orkish opponent? Perhaps like this:

Cudgel
Damage: 4
Edge: 10
Injury: 12
Called Shot: -
Notes: Carries an Encumbrance rating of 1.

An unskilled wielder would have to make a Brawling attack as though using an improvised weapon.

How should Warhammers and Maces be written up?

[Glorelendil]

I'll observe that adversary weapons are often inferior to similar hero weapons.

A while ago I made up a bunch of new orc weapons (I was working on a "random orc generator" so that your groups of orcs would have more variety...) and I had both "Unwieldy Club" and "Spiked Club".

[Otaku-sempai]

I'll observe that adversary weapons are often inferior to similar hero weapons.

A Club or Cudgel would be useable by anyone; however, an unskilled user would have to make a Brawling attack as though wielding an improvised weapon.

A while ago I made up a bunch of new orc weapons (I was working on a "random orc generator" so that your groups of orcs would have more variety...) and I had both "Unwieldy Club" and "Spiked Club".

How did you stat those up? Spiked club or Iron-shod club could both be variations of Great club.

[Glorelendil]

I'll observe that adversary weapons are often inferior to similar hero weapons.

A Club or Cudgel would be useable by anyone; however, an unskilled user would have to make a Brawling attack as though wielding an improvised weapon.

A while ago I made up a bunch of new orc weapons (I was working on a "random orc generator" so that your groups of orcs would have more variety...) and I had both "Unwieldy Club" and "Spiked Club".

How did you stat those up? Spiked club or Iron-shod club could both be variations of Great club.

I think I gave the spiked club one more point of damage and Pierce for a called shot instead of...whatever basic club had.

"Unwieldly" was in there just because the pattern with Orcish weapons is to give them descriptive adjectives. "Bent Sword", "Notched Axe", etc.

[Otaku-sempai]

Here is where I started from:

Troll Weapon: Club
Damage: 6
Edge: 10
Injury: 14
Called Shot: -
Notes: A Troll club can be anything, from a stout branch ripped from a tree, to a body part torn from a fallen enemy.

Perhaps Cudgel should retain the Edge of 10. The Great club might look like this:

Great club
Damage: 8
Edge: 10
Injury: 14
Called Shot: -*
Notes: Two-handed weapon. A Great club may be studded with spikes or shod with iron bands. Carries an Encumbrance rating of 3.

* Possibly the Great club could have a called shot of Break shield (at the Loremaster's discretion).

And now Cudgel looks like this:

Cudgel
Damage: 4
Edge: 10
Injury: 12
Called Shot: -
Notes: Carries an Encumbrance rating of 1.