Pendragon - height and weapon length modifiers

From Milton Keynes RPG Club

The height and weapon length rules in the Pendragon 6e rulebook are both fiddly and a bit of a mess. This is my attempt to summarise them in one easier-to-use place.

Using kite shields


I am using a kite shield
Mounted On foot
Lance charge Spear Normal weapon Long weapon Normal weapon
They are using
a kite shield
Mounted Lance charge 0/0 -2/0 -2/+5 0/+5 -5/+10
Spear 0/0 -2/-2 -2/+3 0/+3 -5/+8
Normal weapon +5/-2 +3/-2 -2/-2 +5/+3 at Long
0/+3 at Normal
-5/+3
On foot Long weapon +5/0 +3/0 +3/+5 at Long
+3/0 at Normal
0/0 0/+5
Normal weapon +10/-5 +8/-5 +3/-5 +5/0 0/0

Using heater shields


I am using a heater shield or no shield
Mounted On foot
Lance charge Spear Normal weapon Long weapon Normal weapon
They are using
a heater shield
or no shield
Mounted Lance charge 0/0 0/0 0/+5 0/+5 -5/+10
Spear 0/0 0/0 0/+5 0/+5 -5/+10
Normal weapon +5/0 +5/0 0/0 +5/+5 at Long
0/+5 at Normal
-5/+5
On foot Long weapon +5/0 +5/0 +5/+5 at Long
0/+5 at Normal
0/0 0/+5
Normal weapon +10/-5 +10/5 +5/-5 +5/0 0/0

Notation is "<my modifier> / <their modifier>".

Long weapons

  • Great Axe
  • Great Mace
  • Lance
  • Spear, one- or two-handed
  • Quarterstaff
  • Bill
  • Glaive

(Halberd and War Hammer are not Long weapons)

Other versions

See the PDF version of this sheet.