Weapon images (Pole Arms)

[Darth Tang]

Its important to give players a visual image of what their gear looks like. In my current campaign, I have the Janes pocket books so players can see. One of the (few) nice things about 3E is the copious use of illustrations so that players can tell what things look like.

That said, does anyone know a site with line drawings of pole arms? Given the detail of RoS, I would like to be able to show my players what they look like. Its never been an issue before, as no other combat system I've encountered has had the detail possible to make the differences viable. (I've already added several of my favorites).

Color catalogs from companies such as Museum Replicas has handles swords quite nicely, but there's not many sources for pole arms, and most of those are on-line.

[Mike Holmes]

Color catalogs from companies such as Museum Replicas has handles swords quite nicely, but there's not many sources for pole arms, and most of those are on-line.

So you can't print the pictures in the on-line catalogues? I do this all the time for characters. In fact, if you have Photoshop or something you can doctor them up into nice fantasy weapons or whatever. I've taken modern compund bow pictures and turned them into neato elfin bows, etc. Fun stuff.

Mike

[Michael Tree]

Could you post some links to those online catalogues?

[Jake Norwood]

www.museumreplicas.com

[Darth Tang]

Color catalogs from companies such as Museum Replicas has handles swords quite nicely, but there's not many sources for pole arms, and most of those are on-line.

So you can't print the pictures in the on-line catalogues? I do this all the time for characters. In fact, if you have Photoshop or something you can doctor them up into nice fantasy weapons or whatever. I've taken modern compund bow pictures and turned them into neato elfin bows, etc. Fun stuff.

Mike

Bows aren't the problem-there's not many bills, bec de corbins, and the like commercially avalible. Nor am I familar with photoshop.

I seem to recall a 2E supp many years back that had simple line drawings of almost every pole arm there was...now if I just had a name.

[Shadeling]

Color catalogs from companies such as Museum Replicas has handles swords quite nicely, but there's not many sources for pole arms, and most of those are on-line.

So you can't print the pictures in the on-line catalogues? I do this all the time for characters. In fact, if you have Photoshop or something you can doctor them up into nice fantasy weapons or whatever. I've taken modern compund bow pictures and turned them into neato elfin bows, etc. Fun stuff.

Mike

Bows aren't the problem-there's not many bills, bec de corbins, and the like commercially avalible. Nor am I familar with photoshop.

I seem to recall a 2E supp many years back that had simple line drawings of almost every pole arm there was...now if I just had a name.

http://retromud.org/weapons/polearms.html

Would that be kind of something you're looking for?

[Darth Tang]

Perfect! Thanks.

Of course, now I'll have to add some more weapons!

[arxhon]

Shadeling: possibly the weapons and armor guide?

For 1e, there was unearthed arcana, and the D&D Coclopedia had most of the polearms there as well.

[Shadeling]

Shadeling: possibly the weapons and armor guide?

For 1e, there was unearthed arcana, and the D&D Coclopedia had most of the polearms there as well.

No, that is some site I found.

[Darth Tang]

And I found another:

http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dungeon/9939/arms.htm

Very good for background data.

[arxhon]

Sorry shadeling, i meant mike, not you. I got confused by all the quote boxes.

[Shadeling]

Sorry shadeling, i meant mike, not you. I got confused by all the quote boxes.

No problem!

[Mike Holmes]

And I found another:

Wow, that ought to about do it for pole arms. Can't imagine needing any more info than that.

Mike