Labyrinth Lord House Rule: D6-Based Weapon Damage

D6-Based Weapon Damage

A House Rule for B/X D&D and Labyrinth Lord

All weapons fall into one of three weapon classes: small (S), medium (M), and large (L). Weapon damage is determined by weapon class, as follows:

Class | Damage

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    S | D6-1 [1]

    M | D6

    L | D6+1 [2]

[1] the minimum damage for a small weapon is 1

[2] unless otherwise noted, large weapons require two hands to wield

The weapons from B/X D&D and Labyrinth Lord are classified as follows:

Weapon             | Class

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axe, battle        | L

axe, hand          | M

club               | M

crossbow, heavy    | L

crossbow, light    | M

dagger             | S

dart               | S

flail              | M

flail, heavy       | L

hammer, light      | M

hammer, war        | L

javelin            | M

lance              | L

longbow            | L

mace               | M

morning star       | L

pick, heavy        | L

pick, light        | M

pole arm           | L

quarterstaff       | L

scimitar           | M

short bow [3]      | M

sling              | M

spear              | L

sword, long        | M

sword, bastard [4] | M or L

sword, short       | S

sword, two-handed  | L

trident            | L

[3] a short bow requires two hands to wield in spite of it's weapon class

[4] a bastard sword may be wielded either as a medium or large weapon; when wielded as a large weapon it requires two hands