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 =====MELEE WEAPONS IN TURN SEQUENCE=====
-**MELEE WITH WEAPONS VARIANT**:  each melee weapon has an S-R number (size-rating) with basically an expression of the weapons effective combat length/reach with some account of its mass too.    Smaller numbers (Dagger=1) are short and fast; larger numbers (pike=12) are long and slow.
+**MELEE WITH WEAPONS VARIANT**:
+**SR:** each melee weapon has an S-R number (size-rating) with basically an expression of the weapons effective combat length/reach with some account of its mass too.    Smaller numbers (Dagger=1) are short and fast; larger numbers (pike=12) are long and slow.
 In the melee attack phase, if it is the first round when combat has been joined by these combatants, then the larger S-R strikes first.   In subsequent rounds, the smaller number goes first.
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 If armed combatants are fighting creatures that don’t use weapons, the armed combatants strike first in the first round of contact, and the subsequent turns rely on DEXTERITY.
-Parry:  a combatant can give up one of his attacks to make a parry, giving the enemy a -2 to hit, but Light Weapons cannot parry Heavy Weapons.
+A combatant who is climbing a ladder or climbing over a rampart or barrier always attacks after a defender at the top or on the other side.
+**
+Damage:** damage for various weapons is not limited to 1d6.  As a general principal, light weapons do 1d4, Normal Weapons used in 1 hand do 1d6, and Heavy Weapons and most 2-handed Normal weapons do 1d8.  There are some exceptions to this guideline.
+**Hands**:  a one-handed weapon allows the use of a shield in the second hand.  Two-handed weapons prevent shield use.  A character can have a different one-handed weapon in each hand, allowing choice of which to use in any round.  Some weapons can be used in either 1 or 2 hands and might have different S-R and Damage depending on how it is used.
+**Parry:**  a combatant can give up one of his attacks to make a parry, giving the enemy a -2 to hit, but Light Weapons cannot parry Heavy Weapons.
+See the [[other_weapon_notes|OTHER WEAPON NOTES]] and [[reach_weapons|REACH WEAPONS]]and [[charge|CHARGE]] and [[knock_down_and_pin|Knock Down and Pin]]  pages for more specific weapon actions.
+See this PDF for the details on all of the armor and weapon pieces used in the Thranconia Campaign. {{ ::armor_and_weapons_tables.pdf |}}