Middle Eastern
Unlike the previous categories, which trace a semi-historical progression of
armaments, this grouping represents a generic Arabian or Moorish culture.
Weapons such as scimitars and jambiyas aren’t normally available in any kind of
European setting, but they’re common in lands with a Middle Eastern flavor.
No Middle Eastern cultures ever developed heavy plate armor, but excellent
varieties of chain mail and reinforced chain mail were available for heavy
cavalry. Foot troops were usually unarmored. Both straight and curved sword blades
were common throughout the Arab world. Bows were also greatly favored, and the
composite bow of the Turks was the most powerful in the world.
Many of the weapons on this list aren’t true contemporaries of each other, or
come from widely scattered areas. For example, the chakram, tulwar, and bagh
nakh are Indian weapons, and couldn’t be found in a Turkish or Bedouin venue. If
there is any question about which weapons are available, the DM can decide if a
particular weapon belongs in his campaign or not. Although there is no
historical relaton, this equipment grouping also covers Central Asian nomads such as
Tartars or Mongols.
Middle Eastern Cultures
| Ankus
| 3 gp
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| Bagh nakh
| 4 sp
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| Battle axe
| 5 gp
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| Blowgun
| 5 gp
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| Barbed dart
| 1 sp
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| Needle
| 2 cp
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| Bow
|
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| Arrow, flight
| 3 sp/12
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| Composite long bow
| 100 gp
|
| Composite short bow
| 75 gp
|
| Short bow
| 30 gp
|
| Chain
| 5 sp
|
| Chakram
| 8 sp
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| Crossbow
|
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| Hand quarrel
| 1 gp
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| Hand crossbow
| 150 gp
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| Heavy crossbow
| 50 gp
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| Heavy quarrel
| 2 sp
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| Light crossbow
| 35 gp
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| Light quarrel
| 1 sp
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| Pellet bow
| 25 gp
|
| Pellet
| 5 cp
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| Dagger
| 2 gp
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| Jambiya
| 4 gp
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| Katar
| 3 gp
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| Dart
| 5 sp
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| Flail, footman’s
| 15 gp
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| Flail, horseman’s
| 8 gp
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| Hand/throwing axe
| 1 gp
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| Javelin
| 5 sp
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| Lance, light
| 6 gp
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| Lance, medium
| 10 gp
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| Mace, footman’s
| 8 gp
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| Mace, horseman’s
| 5 gp
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| Mancatcher
| 30 gp
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| Quarterstaff
| —
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| Polearm
|
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| Awl Pike
| 5 gp
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| Glaive
| 6 gp
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| Halberd
| 10 gp
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| Military fork
| 5 gp
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| Spear
| 8 sp
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| Spear, long
| 5 gp
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| Sword
|
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| Cutlass
| 12 gp
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| Tulwar
| 17 gp
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| Long sword
| 15 gp
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| Sabre
| 17 gp
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| Scimitar
| 15 gp
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| Short sword
| 10 gp
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| Great scimitar
| 60 gp
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| Trident
| 15 gp
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