Weapons and Equipment
This page will list characteristic Wu-Yu weapons and equipment.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Weapons
Flail/Two-Section staff or Chang Xiao Ban
Three-Section staff or Sanjiegun
Halberd/Ji
Staff/Gun
Sword, double-edged/Jian
Dagger-axe/Ge (axe polearm)
See also Wikipedia The Eighteen Arms of Wushu and Wikipedia Chinese swords
The Eighteen Arms (Chinese: 十八般兵器) is a list of the eighteen main weapons of Chinese martial arts. The origin of the list is unclear and there have been disputes with regards to what the eighteen weapons actually are. However, all lists contain at least one or more of the following weapons:
1. Dao (sabre, 刀)
2. Qiang (spear, 槍)
3. Jian (straight sword, 劍)
4. Gun (棍) also known as Staff
5. Halberd (halberd, 戟)
6. Axe (斧)
7. Battle axe (鉞)
8. Hook sword (鉤)
9. Fork (叉)
10. steel whip (鞭) Biān
11. Mace (鐧)
12. Hammer (錘)
13. Talon (抓)
14. Ranseur (Trident-halberd) (樘)
15. Long-handled spear (槊) also known as Lance
16. Short cudgel (棒)
17. Stick (拐) also known as Crutches
18. Meteor hammer (流星 Liu xing)
Armor
| Type | AP | Cost per ENC | ENC (SIZ 6-10) | ENC (SIZ 11-15) | ENC (SIZ 16-20) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloth/soft leather/soft hide | 1 | 20 SP | ||||
| Hide, buffalo | 2 | 40 SP | ||||
| Leather, stiff | 2 | 40 SP | ||||
| Leather lamellar | 3 | 50 SP | ||||
| Hide, rhino | 3 | 100 SP | ||||
| Iron scale | 4 | 150 SP | ||||
| Iron lamellar | 5 | 200 SP | ||||
| Iron plate | 6 | 300 SP |
| Article | Locations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuirass | Chest | ||
| Hauberk | Chest, Abdomen | ||
| Coat | Chest, Abdomen, Arms | Cloth/soft leather/soft hide only | |
| Skirt | Abdomen | Trews | Abdomen, Legs |
| Vambraces | Arms | ||
| Greaves | Legs | ||
| Helm | Head |
turtle shell
buffalo hide
wooden shield
rhino hide
See also Wikipedia Chinese Armour
Equipment
Zhen poison (from feathers of the Zhen bird, extremely lethal; only antidote is the horn of a rhino)
