Handaxe

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The handaxe is a One-handed edged weapon which consists of a single-bladed head and a short haft, or handle. The haft is often gently curved to facilitate swinging the weapon in a single direction, however, handaxes are also often tools that, while one side is a blade, the other side is used as a hammer. Since handaxes inflict only slash and crush critical injuries, they are often the OHE user's weapon of choice when engaging targets that are resistant to puncture critical injuries.

Alternate Names

  • balta
  • boarding axe
  • broad axe
  • cleaver
  • crescent axe
  • double-bit axe
  • field-axe
  • francisca
  • hatchet
  • hunting axe
  • hunting hatchet
  • ice axe
  • limb-cleaver
  • logging axe
  • meat cleaver
  • miner's axe
  • moon axe
  • ono
  • raiding axe
  • sparte
  • splitting axe
  • throwing axe
  • taper
  • tomahawk
  • toporok
  • waraxe

Game Mechanics

Weapon AG Cloth Leather Scale Chain Plate RT Min RT Damage Type STR/DU
AsG 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Handaxe DF .420 .300 .270 .240 .210 5 4 Slash/Crush 70/160
AvD 30 32 31 30 29 38 36 34 32 41 37 33 29 41 35 29 23

The standard handaxe has a weight of 6 lbs.

Note: To edit this table go to Template:Weapon table handaxe

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