Weapon

Weapon Skills are the basic skills needed to wield a particular kind of weapon in combat and call its base damage.

Without knowledge of the basics a person may not wield a weapon in combat, nor may they activate any magical properties a weapon or shield has without the proper skill to use that item.

Certain races gain additional bonuses with a particular weapon or group of weapons. This may be in the form of additional damage bonus when using a weapon such as the +1 damage bonus some characters gain with Scimitars, or a reduced cost to buy a weapon skill such as characters who can buy Bladed Weapon Master for -2 skill points.

Please review the charts on weapon types which will give you the base damage a weapon calls, this maximum damage a weapon can call, if the weapon can be used with the Backstab Damage skill, and if it has a higher potential maximum when combined with that skill.