Weapons

Naturally the characters in Regnum Online fight with weapons. A character has to have a weapon equipped to use any powers or enter combat mode.

Attributes

All weapons have these common attributes.

Speed

Every weapon has a certain speed, which affects the number of normal attacks or powers a player can make/cast in a certain time. There are four weapon speeds in the game: fast, medium, slow, and very slow.

A character's weapon speed can be boosted by some special equipment or powers. Like cast speed however, the numbers for attack speed bonuses affect the time taken between attacks rather than attack speed. For example, the spell Arcane Acceleration gives attack speed +25%, though this actually reduces the time between attacks by 25% instead.

If attack speed is boosted beyond a certain limit, then it becomes too fast for the attack animations to cope with. In these cases the attack animation will be slowed a little, and then 2 or even 3 attacks will actually be made in the one animation.

Range

"Range" redirects here. For the range attribute of powers, see Powers#Range.

Most warrior weapons don't have a range, ie: the player has to be right next to their target to attack. The exception is spears, which have a little range of 2.4m. The ranged weapons, bows and staves, have a range of either 20, 25 or 30m.

There are some powers that will extend the character's weapon range. They are:

• For all archers: Parabolic Shot (limited duration)
• For marksmen: Foresight (passive)
• For mages: Arcane Projection (limited duration)

Types

Each class has its own types of weapons:

• Archers have Short Bows and Long Bows. Short bows have a lesser range, of either 20 or 25 but speeds of fast or medium. Long bows have a greater range, of 25 or 30 but are slower, having medium or slow speeds.
• Mages have only one type of weapon, the Staff. Staves come in all combinations of fast, medium or slow speeds and ranges 20, 25 or 30, with one exception: there is no fast/30 staff.
• Warriors have weapons according to the three types of physical damage. Knights can only use one-handed weapons, with the other hand holding a shield. Barbarians can use this setup if they choose, or use two-handed weapons instead for massive damage.
  • Blunt weapons: Hammers and Maces.
  • Slashing weapons: Axes and Swords.
  • Piercing weapons: Rapiers and Spears.

Note: Some weapons come with bonus damage of other types (either physical or magical), but main damage always follows this rule.