Space by weapon
In combat, fighters swing their weapons around. If you have a larger weapon, you should therefore have space around you, otherwise you may hit someone other than whom you want to hit. By space we mean at least a meter of free space from the neighboring fighter.
If you do not have enough space, you will be very limited in combat. Even a small obstacle gives you a penalty of -3 to WA, WP and WD. If there are
more obstacles, these rolls are also uncertain.
With a weapon requiring large space you get a penalty of -6, and in a very unsuitable place (dense forest) your rolls may even be 2x uncertain (you roll 3 dice and take the worst roll).
With a weapon requiring large space you get a penalty of -6, and in a very unsuitable place (dense forest) your rolls may even be 2x uncertain (you roll 3 dice and take the worst roll).
Do not require space
unarmed
knives, daggers, rapiers
short sword
hand axe
truncheon
first-strike weapons (all)
shields
Require space
swords, sabers, long swords
large axes, maces, hammers, clubs
staves
Require large space
two-handed swords, axes, maces and hammers
great clubs
flails, threshing flails