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

Bagh nakh
4 sp

Battle axe
5 gp

Blowgun
5 gp

Barbed dart
1 sp

Needle
2 cp

Bow


Arrow, flight
3 sp/12

Composite long bow
100 gp

Composite short bow
75 gp

Short bow
30 gp

Chain
5 sp

Chakram
8 sp

Crossbow


Hand quarrel
1 gp

Hand crossbow
150 gp

Heavy crossbow
50 gp

Heavy quarrel
2 sp

Light crossbow
35 gp

Light quarrel
1 sp

Pellet bow
25 gp

Pellet
5 cp

Dagger
2 gp

Jambiya
4 gp

Katar
3 gp

Dart
5 sp

Flail, footman’s
15 gp

Flail, horseman’s
8 gp

Hand/throwing axe
1 gp

Javelin
5 sp

Lance, light
6 gp

Lance, medium
10 gp

Mace, footman’s
8 gp

Mace, horseman’s
5 gp

Mancatcher
30 gp

Quarterstaff


Polearm


Awl Pike
5 gp

Glaive
6 gp

Halberd
10 gp

Military fork
5 gp

Spear
8 sp

Spear, long
5 gp

Sword


Cutlass
12 gp

Tulwar
17 gp

Long sword
15 gp

Sabre
17 gp

Scimitar
15 gp

Short sword
10 gp

Great scimitar
60 gp

Trident
15 gp

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