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 1H spear Normal weapon Long weapon 1H spear Normal weapon
They are using
a kite shield 		Mounted Lance charge 0/0 -2/+5 -2/+5 0/+5 0/+10 -5/+10
1H spear +5/-2 -2/-2 -2/-2 +5/+3 0/+3 -5/+3
Normal weapon +5/-2 -2/-2 -2/-2 +5/+3 0/+3 -5/+3
On foot Long weapon +5/0 +3/+5 +3/+5 0/0 0/+5 0/+5
1H spear +10/0 +3/0 +3/0 +5/0 0/0 0/0
Normal weapon +10/-5 +3/-5 +3/-5 +5/0 0/0 0/0

Using heater shields


 I am using a heater shield or no shield
Mounted On foot
Lance charge 1H spear Normal weapon Long weapon 1H spear Normal weapon
They are using
a heater shield
or no shield 		Mounted Lance charge 0/0 0/+5 0/+5 0/+5 0/+10 -5/+10
1H spear +5/0 0/0 0/0 +5/+5 0/+5 -5/+5
Normal weapon +5/0 0/0 0/0 +5/+5 0/+5 -5/+5
On foot Long weapon +5/0 +5/+5 +5/+5 0/0 0/+5 0/+5
1H spear +10/0 +5/0 +5/0 +5/0 0/0 0/0
Normal weapon +10/-5 +5/-5 +5/-5 +5/0 0/0 0/0

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

Assumes Long weapon used at Long range. If at Normal range, treat Long weapons as 1H spear.

Long weapons

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

(Halberd and War Hammer are not Long weapons)

Note that one-handed spears are special. They count as normal-length weapons but don't suffer the -5 penalty from mounted opponents.

Other versions

See the PDF version of this sheet.

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