#Weapon Catalog (武器圖鑑)

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Like Dark Souls, weapons determine tactics. Even the same "katana" creates a completely different fight depending on its form.

Related Entries: Maneuver System · Schools · Balance Standards

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#Weapon Grades

Issue Gear can be bought in markets. Fine Works are commissioned from artisans or taken as loot. Masterworks are scenario rewards or legacies.

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#Defense Bypass and Pierce Tag Guide

Defense bypass in this catalog's weapon techniques uses the 3 families of [Pierce], [Direct], and [Incorporeal] from co-03-05 §Defense and Bypass System. Defense -N is a status/weakening effect, and [Break] is a support effect for equipment damage.

Notation position: Keep check formulas in the single form 2d10 + modifier >= Defense; list tags in the effect area. Example: 2d10+Finesse+Swordsmanship >= Defense | [Pierce 2]. 1 Wound.

Weapon application baseline: teppo, arrows, and thrusting lines = [Pierce] / shuriken and concealed-weapon throws = [Direct] or [Pierce] / spirit talismans and spirit blades = [Incorporeal] / large bludgeon Critical Hits = [Pierce] + [Break].

A reserved defense technique's "+1 Defense while reserved" is a non-armor bonus from a weapon-technique stance. It is therefore negated by [Direct] (armor/shield bonuses remain), per co-03-05 §Defense and Bypass System. (Techniques: Scabbard Block, Haft Guard, Bow-Stave Block, Kunai Guard.)

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#Attack Support Notation: Light

[Light/輕量] (a tag at the level of an attack technique): even on a Critical Hit, the Wounds do not increase(stays at 1 Wound). Applied to 1-Energy, 1-Wound direct-damage techniques. It is the data definition of a "weak attack," in contrast to standard(2 Energy, 1 Wound, 2 Wounds on a Critical Hit) and killing-blow(nodachi/zanbato, 3 Wounds on a Critical Hit). Effects that explicitly set the Critical Hit Wound value(nodachi and the like) and "treat as ordinary" effects(the Wildlander's Hand of Kamuy) take priority. Details: co-03-05 §Critical Hit.

List of Light techniques: (blade weapons) Kodachi Continuous Cuts, Ninjato Reverse-Grip Cut / (spear weapons) Teyari Thrust / (bow weapons) Hankyu Quick Shot / (short weapons) Tanto Thrust, Inside the Guard, Kaiken Stealth Thrust, Makiri Hunting Cut, Skinning Cut, Kunai Throw, Close Thrust, Fist Strike.

Balance dial — accuracy ±N: weapons and techniques are tuned not only by Energy and Wounds but also by an accuracy modifier. A "hard-to-land weapon/technique" takes accuracy -, while a "precise technique" takes accuracy +(possible even when it is not a masterwork).

Breath-limit principle: breath limits are placed only on (a) licensed techniques, (b) status/control add-on effects such as forced movement, disarm, defenseless, bleeding, sealing, binding, or knockdown, and (c) techniques that combine defense or movement. A pure-damage basic attack with no add-on effect carries no breath limit(5 per breath + Combo Fatigue keep it in check).

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#Weapon Identity (武器の役割)

Weapons other than short weapons have their own strengths, and no single weapon dominates every situation. Choosing a weapon is choosing "which zone and which tactic you want to shine in."

#Weapon Selection Guide

• Do not try to cover every situation with one weapon. Every character has 1~2 zones where they shine.
• Squads and weapons are designed together. Yari + spearman squad, bow + archer squad, teppo + teppo squad — squads using the same weapon create synergy.
• Do not give everyone a tanto just because tanto are strong. Tanto have an edge only in the Core Zone. If a Front Zone samurai carries a tanto, the reason to bring a yari squad disappears.

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#Blade Weapons (刀類) — katana line

#5 Standard Katana

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#1. Tachi (太刀) — mounted blade

#Scent

A long blade a mounted warrior cuts down with from horseback. It can be used on foot, but it shines from the saddle. Its weight gives strong downward force, but it is awkward in tight spaces.

#Law

• Zone Bonus: Mounted Wild Cut +1 in the Front Zone. Energy +1 in the Core Zone (counts as a long weapon).
• Recommended: mounted-build samurai. Front Zone charge specialist.
• Price: gold 6

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#2. Uchigatana (打刀) — standard blade

#Scent

The most common katana. A curved blade suited to iaijutsu. It allows "draw cutting," where drawing from the scabbard is itself an attack. It is versatile but not exceptional — the wielder's skill determines the blade's worth.

#Law

• Zone Bonus: none. Same everywhere.
• Recommended: general-purpose. The default for every build.
• Price: gold 5

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#3. Kodachi (小太刀) — short blade

#Scent

A blade shorter than a katana. Suited to indoor fighting and dense melees. It is also used as the off-hand weapon for nito-ryu. It is especially easy to handle in the Core Zone and capable on defense.

#Law

• Zone Bonus: Energy -1 in the Core Zone (counts as a short weapon). No change in the Front Zone.
• Recommended: Core Zone combat, nito-ryu builds.
• Price: gold 3

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#4. Zanbato (斬馬刀) — horse-cutter

Alias contract: zanbato and nodachi are the same weapon in rules terms. Either name uses the same cost, check, techniques, zone bonuses, and price. A masterwork or Divine Artifact adds only the unique technique explicitly stated by that entry.

#Scent

A great blade called either zanbato or nodachi, made to cut a mounted warrior together with the horse. Too heavy to wield in one hand, it can split a person through armor, but its weight prevents repeated strikes.

#Law

• Zone Bonus: attack checks +1 in the Front Zone. Energy +1 in the Core Zone (counts as a long weapon).
• Recommended: anti-cavalry, large-target specialist.
• Price: gold 7

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#5. Ninjato (忍者刀) — shinobi blade

#Scent

A shinobi's straight blade. Because it is straight rather than curved, it specializes in thrusting. The long scabbard can be used as a breathing tube while diving or as a foothold while climbing walls. It is closer to a tool than a battlefield weapon.

#Law

• Zone Bonus: Reverse-Grip Cut +2 in the Flank Zone. Energy -1 in the Core Zone (short weapon). Combo Fatigue reduced -2→-1.
• Recommended: shinobi, infiltration builds.
• Price: gold 4

→ Masterworks: see Masterwork Compendium.

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#Spear Weapons (槍類) — yari line

#5 Standard Yari

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#1. Su-yari (素槍) — straight spear

#Scent

A plain straight spear. The ashigaru's basic weapon. Even without technique it can thrust, and in numbers it becomes a wall.

#Law

• Zone Bonus: Straight Thrust +1 in the Front Zone. Core Energy +1.
• Recommended: squad weapon. Front Zone defense.
• Price: gold 2

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#2. Jumonji-yari (十文字槍) — cross spear

#Scent

A spear whose head splits into a cross. It can thrust and also hook and pull. It can take an enemy's weapon or drag a mounted warrior down from the horse.

#Law

• Zone Bonus: +1 in the Front Zone. Core Energy +1.
• Recommended: anti-cavalry, disarming specialist.
• Price: gold 5

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#3. Kamayari (鎌槍) — sickle spear

#Scent

A variant spear with a sickle attached to the head. It can cut and thrust, so warrior monks favor it. It sits between naginata and yari.

#Law

• Zone Bonus: Front Zone +1. Core Energy +1.
• Recommended: warrior-monk builds. Bleeding specialist.
• Price: gold 4

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#4. Teyari (手槍) — throwing spear

#Scent

A short spear. It can be thrown. It is an ashigaru sidearm and something a ronin hides for self-defense. A consumable weapon to use and lose, but deadly when thrown at close range.

#Law

• Zone Bonus: no Energy change in the Core Zone (standard size).
• Recommended: sidearm. First-breath throw → switch to main weapon.
• Price: gold 1 (set of 3)

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#5. Naginata (薙刀) — long blade spear

#Scent

A weapon with a blade mounted on a long shaft. It cuts like a katana while reaching like a yari. Onna-musha and warrior monks favor it. Elegant and lethal.

#Law

• Zone Bonus: Front Zone +1. Core Energy +1 (long weapon).
• Recommended: wide-attack specialist. Against many enemies.
• Price: gold 5

→ Masterworks: see Masterwork Compendium.

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#Bow Weapons (弓類) — bow line

#3 Standard Bows

Bow-line reload rule. Bows reload automatically at no cost with every shot(fired straight from the quiver). Unlike teppo, reloading does not occupy the defense slot or movement — this is the core contrast axis with teppo.

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#1. Hankyu (半弓) — short bow

Price: gold 3. Close-range rapid-fire specialist. For mounted archers.

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#2. Daikyu (大弓) — longbow

Price: gold 5. Long-range sniping. Rear specialist.

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#3. Yumiya (弓矢) — squad bow

Yumiya techniques are used through a Squad Command, and the commander pays the cost. Base and +N below mean the Squad Command's base and added cost; the commander's Wisdom discount applies normally. Do not create separate Energy, ammunition, or reaction resources for the squad itself.

Price: gold 2. Squad-only weapon. Assigned to Minion archer squads.

→ Masterworks: see Masterwork Compendium.

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#Gun Weapons (銃類) — teppo line

#5 Standard Teppo

Teppo check rule (Defense-based). A teppo's individual single-target fire(Direct Fire, Rapid Fire, Fire, Twin Shot, Three-Rank Fire) is rolled as 2d10 + Archery >= Defense(no ability score added) + [Pierce all]. Because [Pierce all] neutralizes armor and shields, it punches through heavy armor(Defense 16 → effective 10), but non-armor Defense such as evasion, stance, Barrier, and cover still applies to the hit(that area is [Direct], which a teppo cannot pierce). Critical Hit = 2 Wounds + 1 Wound to the enemy behind. Zone-designated area fire from cannons and mortars(ozutsu bombardment/chain bombardment, mortar concentrated fire) is a scatter check rather than an individual Defense comparison, so it keeps the fixed target number 2d10+Archery >= 11. The reload that occupies a defense slot with every shot is the price of this strong armor bypass.

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#1. Tanegashima (種子島) — standard matchlock

#Law

Price: gold 8

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#2. Nicchoho (二挺砲) — twin pistols

#Scent

2 small firearms brought from Nanban. If fired one at a time, they allow 2-shot rapid fire without reloading. Their range is short, but they can be used indoors and in the Core Zone.

#Law

Loaded-shot contract: Track the two Nicchoho pistols as one bundle with 2 loaded shots. Rapid Fire consumes one shot at a time; after the second shot, no firing is possible until reloading. Twin Shot and Lightning Barrage can be used only while both shots remain. Reloading restores both pistols together; partial reloads and separate per-pistol tracking are not allowed.

• Zone Bonus: usable in the Core Zone! (Normal teppo cannot.) Same zone only.
• Recommended: gaijin entering the Core Zone. Short-range specialist.
• Price: gold 10

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#3. Ozutsu (大筒) — cannon

#Scent

A huge cannon. It cannot be carried alone. A squad transports it, installs it in a position, and fires. When it hits, the zone shakes.

#Law

• Restriction: requires 1 round to install. Cannot move (position weapon). Squad transport required.
• Recommended: sieges, large-scale battle.
• Price: gold 20

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#4. Bayonet (銃剣) — bayonet

#Scent

A Nanban-style gun fitted with a blade. If enemies approach while you are shooting, you stab with the blade. A hybrid weapon that can switch to melee instead of reloading.

#Law

• Zone Bonus: adapts to zone changes by switching between ranged+melee.
• Recommended: all-purpose gaijin moving between Front Zone↔Rear.
• Price: gold 9

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#5. Mortar (迫擊砲) — small mortar

#Scent

A portable small cannon. It fires in an arc and can hit behind cover. Its accuracy is low, but the psychological pressure is high.

#Law

• Recommended: Rear support. Ignoring cover is the core.
• Price: gold 12

→ Masterworks: see Masterwork Compendium.

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#Short Weapons (短兵類) — tanto/unarmed line

#Short Weapon Common Rule — Core Bonus (重要)

Short weapons are short and light, so they shine in cramped spaces. When entering the Core Zone:

• The Energy -1 bonus is stopped by the minimum 1 Energy floor (weapons already at 1 Energy do not decrease further)
• Instead, the Combo Fatigue penalty decreases from -2 → -1
• On the same target in the same round, the 4th hit is -1, the 5th hit is -2, and the 6th hit is -3 (normal weapons are -2/-4/-6)
• In other words, short weapons in the Core Zone are not faster, but less tiring

Applies to: tanto, kaiken, makiri, kunai (in melee), fists (unarmed/Unarmed Combat), kodachi (classified as a blade weapon but treated as a short weapon), ninjato (straight blade, treated as a short weapon)

→ Details: Energy and Breath §Short Weapon Core Bonus, Wounds and Defeat §Combo Fatigue

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#5 Standard Tanto

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#1. Tanto (短刀) — standard dagger

Price: gold 1. Zone: applies Combo Fatigue -1 in the Core Zone (the -2 penalty is eased to -1). All-purpose sidearm.

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#2. Kaiken (懷劍) — hidden dagger

Price: gold 2. Special: Perception-3 (easy to hide). Shinobi/Entertainer only.

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#3. Makiri — Emishi small blade

Price: gold 2. Recommended for Wildlander only.

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#4. Kunai (苦無) — throwing dagger

Price: gold 0.5 (set of 5). Sidearm/initiative throw use.

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#5. Fists (素手) — unarmed combat

Price: none (bare hands). Unarmed Combat grapple/push checks +2 in the Core Zone. Core tool for Wildlander/Esoteric Monk.

→ Masterworks: see Masterwork Compendium.

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#Staff Weapons (棒類) — staff/vajra line

#3 Staffs

#1. Rokushakubo (六尺棒) — long staff

• Zone Bonus: long weapon. Core Energy +1.
• Price: gold 1. Recommended for monks/Wildlanders. Specialized in suppression/knockdown rather than killing power.

#2. Vajra (金剛杵) — exorcist ritual implement

• Zone Bonus: standard. Core Energy ±0.
• Price: gold 4. Recommended for Esoteric Monk only. Optimized for yoma fights.

#3. Tetsubo (鐵棒) — iron staff

• Zone Bonus: long weapon. Core Energy +1.
• Price: gold 5. Recommended for Wildlander/Esoteric Monk. Specialized in Defense breaking.

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Look at a weapon and you can see its tactics. Which blade will you take?