A heavy mace was a bludgeoning weapon and a larger form of the light mace.[1]
Description[]
Made all of metal, it had a longer and thicker haft and a larger head than the light mace, and was more durable. A typical example weighed 8 pounds (3.6 kilograms).[1]
Weaponology[]
This weapon was intended to be used one-handed and was simple enough for most combatants to use without much training.[1]
Price[]
The average heavy mace cost around 12 gold pieces.[1]
Notable Heavy Maces[]
- Dawnspeaker, favored weapon of Lathander, god of the morning.
- Glowhammer, favored weapon of Marthammor Duin, the dwarven god of wanderers.
- Mace of the Darkchildren, an enchanted heavy mace that gave its wielder greater control over undead.
- Maguscepter, a heavy mace artifact that was crafted by Myntharan, courtier of the Shoon Imperium during the 5th century DR.[2]
- Rod of Four Moons: favored weapon of the moon goddess Selûne.
- Scepter of the Tyrant's Eye, a +3 heavy mace and minor artifact of Bane.
- Shadowstone, an +2 Shadow Weave heavy mace created by the goddess Shar.
- Sunscepter, a +5 flaming disruption heavy mace that was wielded by the avatars of Pelor.[3]
- Venommace, favored weapon of Selvetarm, a demigod who served Lolth
- Wrath of Righteousness, favored weapon of Berronar Truesilver, the matriarch of the Morndinsamman.
Notable Users[]
General[]
Heavy maces were often found in the hands of human adventurers from Cormyr, the North and Vaasa,[4] as well as dwarves from the Great Rift, Oldonnar, Old Shanatar, and Waterdeep.[5]
Individuals[]
- Bestra Mornscroll.[6]
- Bineera Ethar.[7]
- Brenvol Whitebrow.[8]
- Deinyn Fembrys.[9]
- Dorina T'sarran.[10]
- K'rr'zaalt.[11]
- Kuldus Droum.[12]
- Naedaenya Arthas, a cleric of Shar, wielded a +1 heavy mace.[13]
- Ryngoth.[14]
- Tyaral.[15]
Races & Sentient Creatures[]
- Heavy maces were among the weapons typically used by plumachs.[16]
- Yuan-ti ignan typically wielded heavy maces as weaponry.[17]
Appendix[]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 116, 119, 120, 158, 166. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ Jason Carl, Sean K. Reynolds (October 2001). Lords of Darkness. Edited by Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 181. ISBN 07-8691-989-2.
- ↑ Skip Williams, Rich Redman, James Wyatt (April 2002). Deities and Demigods. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 90–91. ISBN 0-7869-2654-6.
- ↑ Richard Baker, James Wyatt (March 2004). Player's Guide to Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 11, 14, 15. ISBN 0-7869-3134-5.
- ↑ Richard Baker, James Wyatt (March 2004). Player's Guide to Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 19, 20. ISBN 0-7869-3134-5.
- ↑ Richard Baker, Bruce R. Cordell, David Noonan, Matthew Sernett, James Wyatt (March 2007). Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-0-7869-4119-3.
- ↑ Richard Baker, Bruce R. Cordell, David Noonan, Matthew Sernett, James Wyatt (March 2007). Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 110–111. ISBN 978-0-7869-4119-3.
- ↑ Thomas M. Reid, Sean K. Reynolds (Nov. 2005). Champions of Valor. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 144. ISBN 0-7869-3697-5.
- ↑ Richard Baker, Bruce R. Cordell, David Noonan, Matthew Sernett, James Wyatt (March 2007). Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 26–27, 29. ISBN 978-0-7869-4119-3.
- ↑ James Wyatt (September 2002). City of the Spider Queen. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 41. ISBN 0-7869-1212-X.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd, Darrin Drader (July 2004). Serpent Kingdoms. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 52–53. ISBN 0-7869-3277-5.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood and Jason Carl (July 2002). Silver Marches. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 128. ISBN 0-7869-2835-2.
- ↑ Richard Baker, Bruce R. Cordell, David Noonan, Matthew Sernett, James Wyatt (March 2007). Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 33. ISBN 978-0-7869-4119-3.
- ↑ Sean K. Reynolds (2000). Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor. Edited by Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 89. ISBN 0-7869-1710-5.
- ↑ Robert Wiese (2005-02-16). Secrets of Imaskar (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for Lost Empires of Faerûn. Wizards of the Coast. p. 8. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2018-09-08.
- ↑ Richard Baker (October 1995). Monstrous Compendium Planescape Appendix II. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 91. ISBN 0-7869-0173-X.
- ↑ Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel (July 2006). Monster Manual IV. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 188–189. ISBN 0-7869-3920-6.