4AD: Magical Equipment

I've had rather little time lately, but I've picked up Four Against Darkness to play when on the train or in a useless Teams meeting. For those who haven't heard about it, it's a solo hack & slash dungeon crawler with procedurally generated dungeons and simple rules which requires only a single d6 (except for a few d66 rolls). It has lots of killing monsters and getting loot, but not really any role-playing unless you invent some yourself.

I especially like the dungeon generator. You have d66 small map pieces in the book and every time you arrive at the edge of an unexplored corridor, you roll for the next piece. It results in a much more interesting map than the many abstract dungeon generators seem to provide.

Anyway, I've already started house-ruling and tinkering with it. :)

From Dark Souls.

 

When you find a magic weapon as per the base rules, roll on the table below for a special effect in addition to the normal +1 Attack.

d6	Magic Weapon Enchantments
1	Flaming: Counts as fire damage where advantageous, serves as a lantern when wielded.
2	Crystal: Can be shattered for a devastating blow - roll 3d6 and keep the highest result.
3	Vorpal (if slashing): Die explodes on ⚅. Thunder (if crushing): On ⚅, the enemies are stunned by a thunderous blow and miss their next turn.
4	Slaying: Against specific monster type (d6), grants extra +1 Attack. Animals Aberrations Greenskins* Undead Demons Bosses
5	Runic: Imbued with a single spell that any class can use; roll randomly on the spell table. Recharges each adventure.
6	Cursed: Gives the same base bonus as other magic weapons, but also carries a curse. Once picked up (and if you're rolling on this table, you've picked it up), it must be always wielded and cannot be exchanged for another weapon. Bless spell allows the character to exchange the weapon, but doesn't remove the curse.

 
Unlike weapons, magic shields do not get a bonus to Defence, but they do get a special effect.

d6	Magic Shield Enchantments
1	Protection: Simply gives extra +1 Defence.
2	Parrying: When you roll ⚅ on a Defence roll, make a free bonus attack against the attacker.
3	Reflection: Once per adventure, reflect a spell or spell-like ability back at the caster.
4	Sentinel: Shatter to completely negate one attack of any kind, even against an ally.
5	Warning: The user can act before the monsters when the party is surprised.
6	Warding: Offers immunity to one damage type or effect (d6). Fire Poison and disease Paralysis and sleep Level drain Instant death effects Shaping**

*) Goblins, orcs, ogres, trolls.
**) Any magic that affects the physical form. For example polymorph, petrification, mutations, etc.

QHW, Day 1: Weapons

All weapons are magic.

Anything used as a weapon is imbued with magic by that very act. The more violence and death a weapon brings, the more powerful it grows. Once it grows powerful enough, it develops a consciousness.

It is said that a weapon that was only ever wielded in a righteous fight will gain a righteous soul, one that was used by a sellsword will gain a greedy, merciless soul, but one that squandered an innocent life in vain will have a ravenous, diabolical soul.

Do not ever fight unarmed, for then you are the weapon. True, angels might be a proof that one can keep fighting the good fight, but there are so many more monsters and demons who were once all men.

The Old Axe

A broad, jagged axehead of black iron, its haft stained with blood.

It is said to be possessed by the spirit of a mighty warlord who stood unconquered even in death. He succumbed to his wounds yet remained standing, and the enemy forces, unaware of his demise, were so shaken by his unflinching, horrible stare that they sounded a retreat while they already had victory within their grasp.
  

  

Fearless Axe
This axe bears the blessing of courage and valour. It grants immunity to fear and advantage on Trauma rolls. Once you win a number of battles equal to twice your level while wielding the axe, it transforms into the Fearsome Axe.

Should you ever retreat from battle or otherwise prove a coward, though, it transforms into the Fearful Axe.

Fearsome Axe
This axe bears the blessing of blood and glory. It has all the benefits (and drawbacks) of the Fearless Axe, plus whenever a fear effect* successfully affects your enemies**, you channel their fear and can either heal d4 hp, or deal d4 damage to any creature in sight, no Save.

Fearful Axe
This axe bears a curse of disgrace and cowardice. You automatically suffer from any fear effect that happened near you, even if you weren't the target***, and take d4 Stress. You will never voluntarily ditch the axe, though, and always wield it in combat, even if the situation would call for eg. ranged weapons. If anyone tries to take the axe from you by force, you immediately Crack.

However, if you manage to land a killing blow regardless, the axe will transform into the Fearless Axe.
  

 

*) Including when they fail a Morale roll.
**) Only once per effect, so affecting an individual is the same as affecting a whole group.
***) The wizard casts cause fear on some orcs, the fighter tries to intimidate the lonely kobold, the child shouts "Boo", etc.

No Magic Weapons In Space

Sci-fi games have an even higher risk of running into the "+X weapon" problem than fantasy games. Special weapons of the future more or less always simply do more damage, maybe with some explosions, napalm, electricity or lasers thrown into the mix. Okay, the explosions and flames might be cool, but if you go the "more dakka" route with all your special weapons, it gets boring rather fast.

Furthermore, when a sci-fi game does have magic weapons, they unfortunately tend to be actual magic weapons. Don't get me wrong, I love gonzo genre mash-ups, but sometimes you don't want that. Even hard sci-fi "magic" weapons should feel special.

Not-really-magic weapons should do something that normal weapons don't, without necessarily being more powerful than normal weapons. They could create portals, alter gravity, or have multiple settings. They should be rare, weird and interesting, but still stay within the confines of science fiction rather than science fantasy.

Let's make a few special weapons that would fit the bill.

By Nano-Core

Escort Glaives
two-handed melee weapon, 1d10 slashing damage
These chrome and plasteel glaives are always manufactured as a pair. When held parallel to each other, they erect an impenetrable force field in between. The force field is automatically collapsed if one of the glaives is moved out of sync (eg. when attacking) and the glaives must be wielded for the force field to activate.

They are normally used by bodyguards, providing an elegant alternative to nobles who dislike the constant buzz of a personal shield.

Teamwork weapons! Could be useful for many shenanigans, but you always have to be careful about positioning and when to attack.

  
LAMMA Mk. IV aka "Liquid Adaptable Metal Multipurpose Armament"
any melee weapon, 1d4 to 1d10 damage
A masterpiece of the adaptable armament technology, the newest model boasts a perfected mindlink interface. With a mental command, it may be transformed into any standard melee weapon, from dagger to whip or longspear. For anyone but the imprinted wielder, it will revert to its inert shape - a tiny metal cube.

Some models also implement other forms, such as pliers, trowel, or a bracelet to easily carry the weapon without raising suspicion.

Monomolecular Garotte
grappling weapon, special
Simple but extremely effective, monomolecular garotte is often hidden inside a bracelet or wristwatch, and favoured by assassins. If you grapple a creature while using a monomolecular garotte, they must Save each round of continued grappling to avoid decapitation.

Effective (if messy) grappling kills should encourage the players to try and use more stealth.

 
Gyrojet Gun
one-handed firearm, 1d8 piercing damage, range 100 m
This heavy handgun uses special self-propelled ammunition with an inbuilt targeting system. At the user's option, a successful hit will tag the target. Subsequent shots may be directed at the tagged target, hitting automatically even around obstacles, as long as there is a path from the gun to the target and the target is in range. A new target may be tagged at will, replacing the previously tagged target.

While no more powerful than a normal gun, the "guided missile" bullets make a big difference in how you should approach gunfights. After one hit, you can stay in cover and shoot around a corner.

  
Goo Gun
two-handed non-lethal firearm, range 10 m
This flamethrower-like foam sprayer disperses a so-called "pink goo". The goo is sprayed in liquid form and quickly expands into a sticky containment foam, completely filling any square/hex it hits*. The goo is durable and highly adhesive**, but flexible and porous, allowing people to breath even while fully submerged in it. It is also resistant to high and low temperatures, impacts and electricity, and blocks extradimensional effects like telekinesis and teleportation. A specialized solvent is required to quickly remove the goo, otherwise it takes hours to degrade on its own.

Goo guns are often times employed by the Space Police forces to capture dangerous criminals alive, or to secure psions and supermutant for transport.

This is likely to be used against the PCs, but should they manage to steal a goo gun, I'm sure they will find a use for it.

  
*) Dex Save to escape from the square before it can stick to you.
**) Str check at -4 to break free once caught, impossible if buried in the foam.

Ray Guns

Useful, versatile and well-liked everywhere in the Galaxy, ray guns are a staple of space-faring adventurers. They are rather rare on Vanth outside of the God City, so having one holstered on your utility belt with pouches is a sure sign of accomplishment.

Ray Gun
Price: 1000 gold credits
Damage: per chosen setting
Range: 20" / 200"

Ray guns are tech weapons. They can be reloaded with power cells. Each comes with d4 different settings that can be freely switched between. Choose the settings randomly on the table below:

1. Heat ray: Deals 1d8 fire damage. Ignites flammable objects and may eventually melt even metal.
2. Freeze ray: Deals 1d8 cold damage. Freezes liquids and causes hypothermia.
3. Stun ray: Stuns for 1d4 rounds, or causes unconsciousness to already stunned targets.
4. Ion ray: Disrupts force fields, neutralising shields and other force effects for 1d4 rounds.
5. Hypno ray: Neural disruption causes 1d6 minutes of amnesia in living creatures.
6. Repulsor ray: Knock back 30'.
7. Tractor ray: Pulls target 30' closer.
8. Null ray: Only affects psionic and magical creatures, preventing them from using powers for 1d4 turns.
9. Radiation ray: Deals 1d6 Con damage. Dangerous to use without radiation protection.
10. Disintegration ray: Deals 1d20 damage and turns any creature killed into dust. Destroys objects and terrain. Takes 4 charges per shot.

Various ray guns.

  

Fancy goa'uld ray gun.

 

The Master Sword

From here.

 
Broken sword (d3 damage)
An ancient, filthy arming sword, shattered so that only a short stump of the blade remains. The party will find it in a chest of rotten wood and rusty iron, all other items within having long ago succumbed to the ages. It looks ruined at a glance, but should they examine it, they will notice the metal was once of extraordinarily quality and there are still some runes etched into it under the layers of grime.

A blacksmith or a dwarf would recognize it as a once magical blade, but far beyond their ability to repair. A wizard could detect the faint traces of magic hidden in the heart of the sword.

Neophyte sword (d6 damage)
If the PC who carries the sword performs a suitably heroic deed*, they will dream about an elven princess the next night. She will name the PC her champion and urge them to vanquish evil with the sword she grants them. On the next morning, the sword will be found mended and cleaned. The runes on its now restored blade read: Non timebo mala.

The sword can be unsheathed and used in a single action, plus it can be thrown with no penalties and the same range as a knife. The PC will be aware of this from the dream.

Adept sword (d8 damage)
Should the sword wielder follow the wishes of the princess, the sword will eventually** grow more ornate and feel more magical. When thrown, it can now be recalled back to hand as a free action. In addition, by concentrating on any creature the sword had cut in the past, the wielder can dowse the direction towards this creature.

However, any overtly evil action will cause the wielder nightmares of the princess being horrified and furious with their deeds. They must Save every night or receive only half the benefits from sleep, until they make amends or get rid of the sword. Should they persist in evil behaviour, a wild hunt of fey creatures will raid their camp one night and even if they survive the assault, the sword will be lost in the struggle.

Master sword (d10 damage)
A great quest or a deed of undeniable virtue will cause the sword to start glowing with a faint white light. It becomes capable of cutting through any magical protections, shattering force fields, ignoring damage reduction and striking true against intangible creatures.

The wielder will now frequently dream of the princess and her fairy realm, waking up well-rested and in a good mood. They ignore any conditions that would disrupt their sleep, unless they make the princess angry as above. Their ears become elvish in shape, if they were not already.

Grandmaster sword (d12 damage)
One night, the princess will confide in the wielder of the sword about a grave threat to her kingdom, and that only they may help. If they accept this grand quest, the sword will grow into unearthly beauty and brightness. The wielder will also be affected as per geas spell.

When thrown, the wielder may now opt to teleport to where the sword hits rather than recalling it back to them. Furthermore, once per session they may summon a pixie that will help them with any short, simple task. Note that the pixie is too small to fight or lift larger objects, and the same pixie is summoned every time, so treating it badly (especially getting it killed) will quickly turn it uncooperative.

If the wielder succeeds in the final quest and later dies or retires, they will disappear along with the sword. Should the players later travel to Faeria or encounter the wild hunt of the Fair Folk, one of the fey nobles will bear a striking resemblance to their lost comrade.
 

A bit like this.

  
*) At this first stage, anything that doesn't scream "greedy, selfish murderhobo" will do.
**) Likely once they reach the next level. Further stages should also follow roughly once per level.

Death on Wheels

Here is something to drive in the post-apocalyptic wasteland, inspired by this.

Hit dice (HD) work the same for vehicles as they do for creatures.

Seats denote how many people can normally use the vehicle. More people can hang on, but any risky manoeuvre forces them to Save or fall off, and any damage taken by the vehicle is also taken by them.

Cargo is the number of inventory slots you can store in the vehicle. Various upgrades can also be installed into cargo slots.

Fuel is a usage die rolled for every overland turn spent travelling (wait for hexcrawling rules), and for every risky situation you get yourself into. Every time you roll a 1, decrease your fuel reserve by one category. Using a canister of fuel conversely increases your reserve by a category.

Empty > Low Fuel > Full Tank

Weight is rather obvious. Heavy vehicles are generally better for car combats.

Speed marks the maximum speed the vehicle can go. All vehicles accelerate one speed category per round, so a Fast vehicle would need three rounds to reach its max speed, and slow by halving their speed.

Light/Slow > Mid-Weight/Speed > Heavy/Fast > Very Heavy/Fast > Super-Heavy/Fast

Defense of a vehicle is based on its current speed: Unarmoured while standing still, as leather at Slow speed, as chain at Mid-Speed, as plate at Fast speed, and then +1 per category. Roll a driving check instead of Attack when using a vehicle as a weapon.

Vehicles do not use separate actions to attack, but rather move to ram or overrun. This causes damage depending on the vehicle's weight or current speed, whichever is better, 1d6 damage per category. If one vehicle is heavier than the other, decrease the damage against it by the difference in weights. Vehicles take no damage for running over soft targets (like people).

For example, an SUV rams a chopper. The SUV goes at its max speed, dealing 2d6 damage. The chopper is still picking up seed, going only Mid-Speed, so it would deal the same damage as the SUV, but because of the weight difference this is decreased by one category, resulting in 1d6 damage.

When a vehicle runs out of hp, it is Wrecked. If currently moving, the driver must make a driving check to crash safely. Passengers normally take no damage until their vehicle runs out of hp, but crashing may cause them damage based on the vehicle's speed. Vehicles can be repaired with spare parts during downtime.

Sidesweeping deals half damage and forces a driving check from the lighter vehicle to avoid crashing. Driving check may also be called for in risky situations, and failure may cause damage to the passengers.

Mechs could use similar rules.

Roll d6 for a biker gang, d10 for motorized raiders, and d20 for a motley crew of randomly scavenged vehicles.

d20 Vehicles

1. ATV: HD 2, Seats 1, Cargo 10, Fuel 1d12, Light, Mid-Speed
2. Buggy: HD 2, Seats 2, Cargo 10, Fuel 1d8, Light, Fast
3. Chopper: HD 2, Seats 1, Cargo 5, Fuel 1d10, Light, Very Fast
4. Dirtbike: HD 2, Seats 1, Cargo 5, 1d12, Light, Fast
5. Motor Trike: HD 2, Seats 2, Cargo 10, Fuel 1d10, Middleweight, Fast
6. Sidecar Bike: HD 2, Seats 3, Cargo 5, Fuel 1d10, Light, Mid-Speed
7. Cabriolet: HD 3, Seats 4, Cargo 30, Fuel 1d8, Middleweight, Fast
8. Jeep: HD 4, Seats 4, Cargo 30, Fuel 1d10, Middleweight, Mid-Speed
9. Pickup: HD 4, Seats 6, Cargo 40, Fuel 1d10, Heavy, Slow
10. Sportscar: HD 3, Seats 2, Cargo 20, Fuel 1d8, Middleweight, Very Fast
11. Semi Truck: HD 5, Seats 4, Cargo 20 (200 with trailer), Fuel 1d8, Very Heavy, Slow
12. SUV: HD 3, Seats 5, Cargo 30, Fuel 1d10, Middleweight, Mid-Speed
13. Van: HD 4, Seats 6, Cargo 40, Fuel 1d8, Heavy, Mid-Speed
14. Bus: HD 5, Seats 20, Cargo 60, Fuel 1d8, Very Heavy, Slow
15. Skiff: HD 3, Seats 4, Cargo 20, Fuel 1d10, Light, Fast, aquatic
16. Yacht: HD 6, Seats 10, Cargo 50, Fuel 1d8, Heavy, Slow, aquatic
17. Helicopter: HD 3, Seats 2, Cargo 10, Fuel 1d8, Middleweight, Super-Fast, flying
18. Hovercar: HD 3, Seats 4, Cargo 20, Fuel 1d6, Middleweight, Fast, flying
19. Armoured Transporter: HD 8, Seats 10, Cargo 30, Fuel 1d8, Super-Heavy, Mid-Speed
20. Tank: HD 10, Seats 4, Cargo 10, Fuel 1d6, Super-Heavy, Slow, chain cannon

And for the truly desperate: Segway: HD 1, Seats 1, Cargo 0, Fuel 1d10, Light, Slow.

Upgrades do all sorts of crazy things, but it should not be easy to find them. Roll 1d20 for relatively common upgrades, 2d20 for uncommon and 3d20 for rather rare upgrades.

Upgrades:

1. Extra Fuel Tank: 3 Cargo, step up Fuel die.
2. Extra Seat: 5 Cargo, +1 Seat.
3. Turbo: 3 Cargo, temporarily increase speed one category above max, but also decrease Fuel reserves.
4. Airbags: 1 Cargo per Seat, negates one instance of damage to passengers.
5. Float Bags: 5 Cargo per weight category, the vehicle floats on water rather than sinking.
6. Improved Shock Absorbers: 2 Cargo, +1 to driving, stackable.
7. Radio Receiver: 4 Cargo, for remote communication.
8. Heavy-duty Frame: half max Cargo, +1 HD.
9. Harpoon: 5 Cargo, 1d8 damage and reel-in chain, range 50 m.
10. Spikes: 5 Cargo, heavier vehicles don't get decreased damage.
11. Wheel Blades: 3 Cargo, sidesweeping deals full damage.
12. Plough: 6 Cargo, use d8 for ramming damage.
13. Flamethrower: 5 Cargo, 2d6 fire damage and Save vs catching fire, range 30 m cone, out of fuel on any 1.
14. Claw Crane: 10 Cargo, can lift heavy objects.
15. Five-point Harness: 1 Cargo per Seat, prevents damage from failed driving checks.
16. Searchlight: 4 Cargo, powerful light.
17. Secret Stash: 2 Cargo, half your Cargo can be hidden in secret compartments.
18. Steam Engine: 10 Cargo, can use wood/coal and water instead of petrol/diesel.
19. Camouflage: 6 Cargo, hides the vehicle when stationary.
20. Plasteel Plating: 5 Cargo, gain DR 3 (does not stack).
21. Stereo System: 3 Cargo, for really loud music.
22. Bed: 10 Cargo, provides a comfy bunk.
23. Minifridge: 4 Cargo, keeps your food cold.
24. Kitchen Unit: 10 Cargo, cook your meals without a camp.
25. Water Purifier: 5 Cargo, makes polluted or brackish water drinkable.
26. Onboard Lab: 20 Cargo, equipment and chemicals to make your drugs or explosives.
27. Medical Unit: 20 Cargo, helps with treating injuries.
28. Forklift: 8 Cargo, can lift heavy objects.
29. Roller Drum: 6 Cargo, use d10 for ramming soft targets.
30. Security System: 3 Cargo, failing to unlock the vehicle deals 1d8 electric damage.
31. Alarm System: 3 Cargo, motion sensors linked to sirens.
32. Solar Panel: 5 Cargo, generates 1 Energy per hour of sunlight.
33. Ejection Seat: 5 Cargo, activate to shoot yourself out of the vehicle.
34. Computer Terminal: 8 Cargo, all the computing power you might want.
35. Recharging Station: 1 Cargo, roll Fuel dice to recharge 1 Energy for a gadget.
36. Weather Station: 5 Cargo, measures wind, humidity, radiation etc. and helps in predicting dangerous weather.
37. Self-destruct System: 2 Cargo, with a remote control you can carry.
38. Autopilot: 4 Cargo, the vehicle will keep to its course if you stop steering it.
39. Duralloy Plating: 10 Cargo, gain DR 6 (does not stack).
40. Navigation: 4 Cargo, decrease chance of getting lost by 2.
41. Jet Engine: 10 Cargo, increase Speed by two categories, but decrease Fuel die by two steps.
42. Minireactor: 20 Cargo, set Fuel die to d20, but can only be refuelled by uranium rods, antimatter, dark matter, or something similarly rare and dangerous.
43. Plasma Turret: 10 Cargo, 2d8 fire damage, range 150 m, out of ammo on any 1.
44. Laser Turret: 5 Cargo, 1d10 radiant damage, range 200 m, out of energy on 1.
45. Minigun: 5 Cargo, 1d12 damage, range 100 m, out of ammo on 1.
46. Machinegun: 15 Cargo, 4d6 damage, range 100 m, out of ammo on any 1.
47. Coilgun: 20 Cargo, 6d6 damage, range 100 m, out of ammo on any 1.
48. Grenade Launcher: 10 Cargo, damage per grenade, range 150 m.
49. Rocket Launcher: 15 Cargo, 2d10 fire damage, seeking missiles, range 150 m, out of ammo on any 1.
50. Water Cannon: 5 Cargo, 1d6 damage and Save vs knockback, range 30 m cone, out of water on 1.
51. Chain Cannon: 20 Cargo, 3d10 damage, range 200 m, out of ammo on any 1.
52. Particle Cannon: 30 Cargo, 4d10 damage, range 200 m, out of ammo on any 1.
53. Laser Array: 15 Cargo, 1d20 radiant damage, range 200 m, out of energy on 1.
54. EMP Blaster: 10 Cargo, 2d10 damage vs electronics, range 50 m cone, out of energy on any 1.
55. X-ray Blaster: 15 Cargo, 3d8 radiation damage, range 50 m cone, out of energy on any 1.
56. Targeting System: 8 Cargo, +4 to hit with mounted weaponry.
57. Antigrav Thrusters: 8 Cargo, +4 to jumps with the vehicle.
58. Scanners: 5 Cargo, detect technology within the hex.
59. Shield Generator: 20 Cargo, force field grants DR 10, runs out of energy when any damage gets through.
60. Gravity Manipulator: 5 Cargo per weight category, with a driving check you can ride on walls.

Of course, you can also get rid of seats for extra Cargo, install more upgrades on the roof, or anything else your GM lets you. Go crazy.

Kaboom: d20 Grenades

I like grenades. They are like sci-fi fireball, but with the added benefit of being consumable - and consumable items make great treasure, because the players will never stop being excited about finding more.

Anyway, here are some grenades.

d20 Grenades

1. Fragmentation grenade: Deals 3d6 slashing damage in 3 m radius, plus Save or bleed for 1d6 turns.
2. Incendiary grenade: Deals 3d6 fire damage in 3 m radius, plus Save or catch aflame.
3. Flashbang grenade: Deals 2d6 sonic damage in 3 m radius, plus Save vs blind and deaf for 1d6 turns.
4. High-explosive grenade: Deals 4d6 blast damage in 10 m radius.
5. Antimatter grenade: Deals 4d10 blast damage in 3 m radius.
6. Resonance grenade: Deals 3d6 sonic damage in 3 m radius. All fragile objects are shattered.
7. EMP grenade: Deals 3d8 damage to all electronics in 10 m radius.
8. Psionic grenade: Deals 3d6 psychic damage in 3 m radius, of 3d8 to psionic creatures.
9. Implosion grenade: Targets in 3 m radius are violently pushed together, taking 3d6 crushing damage.
10. Phase shift grenade: Targets in 3 m radius are shunted to an adjoining dimension.
11. Goo grenade: Fills 3 m radius with sticky, quick-hardening foam. Save vs Strength is required to break free.
12. Smoke grenade: Fills 10 m radius with thick smoke. Makes sight and breathing difficult.
13. Laughing gas grenade: Fills 10 m radius. Save vs stun for 2d6 turns.
14. Tear gas grenade: Fills 10 m radius. Save vs blindness for 2d6 turns.
15. Sleeping gas grenade: Fills 10 m radius. Save vs sleep for 2d6 minutes.
16. Normality gas grenade: Fills 10 m radius. Psychic powers and extradimensional occurrences are blocked in the gas.
17. Pesticide gas grenade: Fills 10 m radius. Plants, fungi and vermin take 1d6 damage per turn in the gas.
18. Caustic gas grenade: Fills 10 m radius. Creatures and structures take 1d6 acid damage per turn in the gas.
19. Coolant gas grenade: Fills 10 m radius. Creatures take 1d6 cold damage per turn in the gas. Water is frozen.
20. Neurotoxic gas grenade: Fills 10 m radius. Living creatures take 1d4 Intelligence damage per turn in the gas.

 
Thrown range of a grenade is 15 metres, while with a grenade launcher, it can be shot as far as 150 metres.

Gas in open areas is generally dispersed by wind within 10 minutes.

Weird Weapons

This is the final table of random weapons, encompassing both hand-to-hand weapons and weapons that simply do not fit into any category. If you want a really unique, foreign, or plain dumb weapon, try rolling here.

No, that's tiny bit too much.

d20 Strange Weapons

1. bagh nakh
2. bladed gauntlet
3. crescent moon knife
4. emeici
5. finger knife
6. garrote
7. katar
8. kpinga
9. lantern shield
10. maduvu
11. meat hook
12. nightblade
13. nyepel (punching shield)
14. push dagger
15. razor claw
16. scizore
17. shoe knife
18. war fan
19. wind-and-fire wheel
20. wristblade

Kpinga.
I don't even...

Bagh nakh, a tiger claw.

Razor claw.

Bladed gauntlet.

Finger knife.

Shoe knife.

Crescent moon knife.

Emeici.

Nightblade.
Like nightstick, but with more cuts.

Wristblade.
Assassins would be proud.

Nyepel, a punching shield.

Lantern shield.
The Swiss knife of medieval weapons.

Scizore.

Daggers, Knives, Swords and Sickles

This is the penultimate post in the line of random weapon tables. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find enough different knives, daggers, and swords both straight and curved to fill a whole d200, but we are slowly getting there! If you notice any kind of sword-ish weapon missing from this table, please let me know.

And we're finally done! Many thanks to Ezra Bloom for their help with this table.

 

 

d200 Blades

1. akinaka
2. akrafena
3. anelace
   
4. arakh
   
5. arming sword
6. athame
7. ayda katti
8. backsword
9. baguadao
10. balisong
11. balisword
12. ballock dagger
13. baselard
14. bastard sword
15. bat'leth
16. bauernwehr
17. bayonet
18. belawa
19. bichawa
20. bokken
21. boline
22. bolo
23. boot knife
24. bowie knife
25. broad sword
26. butterfly sword
27. cane knife
28. carp's tongue sword
29. cavalry sabre
30. celurit
31. cinquedea
32. claybeg
33. claymore
34. colichemarde
35. combat knife
36. corvo
37. courtblade
38. crescent blade
39. crysknife
40. curved sword
41. cutlass
42. dadao
43. dahong palay
44. deba bocho
45. dha
46. dirk
47. d'k tahg
48. double-bladed sword
49. dusack
50. ear dagger
51. epee
52. estoc
53. executioner's sword
54. falchion
55. falx
56. fencing sabre
57. firangi
58. flambard (two-handed sword)
59. flamberge (type of rapier)
60. flyssa
61. foil
62. gladius
63. golok
64. great dagger
65. great sickle
66. great sword
67. griffzungenschwert
68. grip-tongue sword
69. gun sword
70. gunong
71. gwyhyr
72. hachiwari
73. haudegen
74. hook sword
75. hunting knife
76. hunting sword
77. hwandudaedo
78. changdao
79. chopping sword
    
80. jacksword
81. janbiya
82. jian
83. jile
84. kaiken
85. kalis
86. kampilan
87. karabela
88. karambit
89. kard
90. kaskara
91. kastane
92. katana
93. katzbalger
94. khanda
95. khanjar
96. kilij
97. kinzhal
98. kirpan
99. kitchen knife
100. klewang
101. knight sword
102. kodachi
103. kopesh
104. kopis
105. krabi-krabong
106. kriegsmesser
107. kris
108. kujang
109. kukri
110. kunai
111. kut'luch
112. long sword
113. luwuk
114. machete
115. main gauche
116. makhaira 
117. makraka
     
118. mambele
119. mandau
120. mek'leth
121. messer
122. mezzaluna
123. misericorde
124. mora knife
125. mortuary sword
126. nagamaki
127. nandao
128. navaja
129. neck knife
130. nimcha
131. ninjato
132. nodachi
133. panabas
134. paramerion
135. parang
136. patag
137. patta
138. phurba
139. piandao
140. pichangatti
141. pinuti
142. pocket knife
143. poignard
144. pugio
145. pulwar
146. qama
147. rakuyo
     
148. ram-dao
149. rampuri
150. rapier
151. razor blade
152. resolza
153. rondel dagger
154. runesword
155. sami knife
156. santoku
157. scalpel
158. schiavona
159. scimitar
160. scissor sword
161. scythe sword
162. seax
163. seme dagger
164. sgian-dubh
165. shamshir
166. shinai
167. shiv
168. short sword
169. shotel
170. sica
171. sihill
172. sinclair hilt sword
173. small sword
174. spadroon
175. spatha
176. stiletto
177. straight sword
178. survival knife
179. tachi
180. takoba
181. talwar
182. tanto
183. tecpatl
     
184. terbutje
     
185. thinblade
186. trench knife
187. triple sword
188. tsurugi
189. tumi
190. uchigatana
191. ulfberht
192. urumi
193. wakizashi
194. war sickle
195. wodao
196. xiphos
197. yatagan
198. yoroi-doshi
199. zhanmadao
200. zweihander

  

Gladius, short sword, long sword and knight sword.

Several different ayda katti.

Bayonet knife.
I actually have a very similar one at home.

Twin butterfly swords.

Daisho of katana and wakizashi.

This is flambard, a huge two-hander...

...and this is flamberge. Don't mix them up.

Hachiwari, a knife.

Kopis, a sword.

Kukri, another knife.

Misericorde.
You may have heard of them in A Red & Pleasant Land.

Shamshir.

Crescent blade.
Definitely not stolen from an obscure video game.

Patta, a gauntlet-sword.

Scissor sword!

Ranged Weapons

Another random weapon table, this time for ranged weapons. I ended a bit short of d100, sadly.

d75 Ranged Weapons of All Sorts

1. angon
2. arbalest
3. arquebus
4. assegai
5. atlatl
6. bladed bow
7. blowgun
8. blunderbuss
9. bolas
10. boomerang
11. cestrus (do not confuse with caestus)
12. composite bow
13. daikyu
14. dart
15. double crossbow
16. falarica
17. fire lance
18. firelock pistol
19. firelock rifle
20. flat bow
21. francisca
22. fukiya
23. fustibalus
24. gastraphetes
25. great bow
26. gungdo
27. hand cannon (handgonne)
28. hand crossbow
29. hankyu
30. harpoon
31. heavy crossbow
32. hunga munga
33. hunting sling
34. huochong
35. hurlbat
36. chakram
37. jangchang
38. javelin
39. knobkierie
40. kunai
41. light crossbow
42. lockbow
43. long bow
44. musket
45. musketoon
46. net
47. pellet crossbow
48. pilum
49. pistol crossbow
50. power bow
51. recurve bow
52. repeater (repeating crossbow)
53. rock
54. rungu
55. scurgar
56. self bow
57. shield bow
58. short bow
59. shuriken
60. sling-staff
61. slingshot
62. soliferrum
63. spiculum
64. stake launcher
65. throwing axe
66. throwing club
67. throwing disc
68. throwing knife
69. throwing needle
70. throwing shield
71. throwing sickle
72. tomahawk
73. verutum
74. war sling
75. woomera

Some ranged weapons.

More ranged weapons.

Bladed bow can be used in melee, dealing 1d6+STR damage.

Shield bow grants +1 Defense.

Power bow. 'Cause size matters.

Double crossbow.

Throwing needles.

Throwing shield.

Woomera.

This is a slingshot, ...

...this is a sling-staff...

...and this is a war sling.

Cestrus...
It actually looks more dangerous to your allies.