Arms and Armor of the Hyborian Age
"... Hyrkania whose riders wore steel and silk and gold..." -- The Nemedian Chronicles
This article lists the weapons and armor type available to the nations of the Hyborian Age.
Stone Age/Savage Cultures
(Italicized entries are only present in metal-using cultures.)
Weapons: Adze; Axe, stone; Battle axe, Blowgun-barbed dart, needle; Bola; Boomerang; Bow, short-arrow, stone, arrow, flight, club; Dagger, Bone dagger, Stone dagger; Dart, Hand axe, Harpoon-, Bone harpoon; Javelin-, Stone javelin; Knife, Bone knife; Stone knife; Lasso; Machete-, Quarterstaff; Rock; Sling-Sling stone; Spear, Throwing Knife-, War club
Armor: Cord armor; Hide armor; Leather; Padded; Studded leather; Wood/Bone
Applies To: Black Kingdoms, Darfar, Keshan, Pictland.
Bronze Age/Ancient Cultures
(Italicized weapons have a limited availability based on the DM's discretion, as they were not as common as the other weapons.)
Weapons: Adze; Battle axe; Bow (long bow, short bow, composite short bow)-Arrow, flight; Cestus; Dagger; Dart; Hand/ Throwing axe; Javelin; Lance, light; Mace, footman; Mace, horseman's; Mace-axe, Pike; Quarterstaff; Spear; Spear, long; Staff sling- stinkpot, stone; Sword (Broad sword, Khopesh, Sapara, Short, Sword-axe; Trident; Two-handed axe; Warhammer; War club
Armor: Bronze plate; Cord armor; Hide armor; Leather; Light scale; Padded; Ring mail; Scale; Studded leather; Wood/Bone
Applies To: Stygia, Shem, Zembabwei, Punt, Kush.
Roman Age Cultures
(Italicized weapons are associated with barbarians or empire-frontier areas.)
Weapons: Battle axe; Bow (long bow, short bow, composite short bow)-Arrow, flight; Cestus; Dagger; Dart; Hand/Throwing axe, Javelin; Lance (light, medium); Mace, footman; Mace, horseman's; Net; Pilum; Quarterstaff; Spear; Spear, long; Staff sling- stinkpot, stone; Sword (Broadsword, Drusus, Gladius, Spatha) Trident; Warhammer
Armor: Banded Mail; Bronze plate; Leather; Light scale; Padded; Ring mail; Scale; Studded leather
Applies To: Koth, Khauran, Khoraja, Ophir, Argos, Corinthia.
Dark Age Cultures
(Italicized weapons are made in more civilized realms or are late developments of the period, and may not be available at the DM's discretion.)
Weapons: Battle axe; Bow (long bow, short bow, composite short bow), Arrow (flight, sheaf); Caltrop; Crossbow (Light cross-bow, Pellet bow), (Light quarrel, Pellet); Dagger; Dart; Hand/Throwing axe; Javelin; Lance (light, medium); Mace, footman's; Mace, horseman's; Quarterstaff; Spear; Spear, long; Staff sling-stinkpot, stone; Sword (Broad sword, Long sword, Sabre, Short sword); Two-handed axe; Warhammer
Armor: Bronze plate; Chain mail; Leather; Light scale; Metal lamellar; Padded; Ring mail; Scale; Studded leather
Applies To: Aquilonia, Nemedia, Brythunia, Zingara, Border Kingdom, Cimmeria, Vanaheim, Asgard, Hyperborea.
Middle Eastern Cultures
Weapons: Ankus; Bagh nakh; Battle axe; Blowgun; Bow (Composite long bow, Composite short bow). Arrow, flight; Chain; Chakram; Crossbow (Hand crossbow, Light crossbow, Pel-let bow), (Hand quarrel, Light quarrel, Pellet); Dagger, Jambiya, Katar; Dart; Flail, footman's; Flail, horseman's; Hand/Throwing axe; Javelin; Lance (Light, Medium); Mace, footman's; Mace, horseman's; Mancatcher; Pole-arm (Awl pike, Glaive, Halberd, Military fork) Quarterstaff; Spear; Spear, long; Sword (Cutlass, Great scimitar, Long sword, Sabre, Scimitar, Short sword, Tulwar); Trident
Armor: Brigandine; Chain mail; Cord; Hide; Improved mail; Leather; Light scale; Metal lamellar; Padded; Scale; Studded leather
Applies To: Zamora, Turan, Hyrkania, Iranistan.
Oriental Cultures
Weapons: Ankus; Battle axe; Blowgun; Bo stick; Bow (Composite long bow, Composite short bow, Short bow), Arrow (Flight, Sheaf); Chain; Chakram; Chijikiri; Crossbow (Cho-ku-no; Light crossbow, Pellet bow), (Hand quarrel, Light quarrel, Pellet); Dagger; Dart; Gunsen; Hand axe; Javelin; Jitte; Kama; Kau sin ke; Kawanaga; Kusari-gama; Lance (Light, Medium); Mace, footman's; Mace, horseman's; Mancatcher; Nunchaku; Polearm (Awl pike, Lajatang, Nag-imaki, Tetsubo); Sai; Sang kauw; Shuriken; Spear; Spear, long; Swprd (Cutlass, Katana, Ninja-to, No-dachi, Sabre, Short sword, Tulwar, Wakizashi); Trident
Armor: Brigandine; Chain mail; Cord; Hide; Leather; Light scale; Padded; Ring mail; Splint mail; Studded leather
Applies To: Kambuja, Khitai, Kosala, Kusan, Meru, Uttara Kuru, Vendhya.