Missing Traveller OGC: Weapon Damage Tables...

Good Afternoon, All:

In continuing to address missing Open Game Content from the Traveller System Reference Document (TSRD), this time around I am addressing personal weapon damage. Much of this is simply generalized from my thoughts on Stellar Quest weaponry, but with damage dice appropriate to the 2d6 Open Gaming System found in the TSRD.

Melee Weapons
Weapon damage seems pretty consistent with the following approach, based on weapon size.

Table: Meleee Weapons By Weapon Size

Weapon Size	Range	Damage	Example
Diminutive	Melee (close)	1d3	Under-sized dagger
Tiny	Melee (close)	1d6	Dagger, unarmed attack
Small	Melee (close)	2d6	Short sword
Medium	Melee (reach)	3d6	Long sword
Large	Melee (reach)	4d6	Great sword
Huge	Melee (reach)	5d6	Over-sized great sword

I will likely use the following chart for determining what weapons a particular race may use.

Table: Weapon Usage By Creature Size

Description	Small Creature	Man-sized Creature	Large Creature
One-handed, light weapon, concealable	Diminutive	Tiny	Small
One-handed, light weapon	Tiny	Small	Medium
One-handed	Small	Medium	Large
Two-handed	Medium	Large	Huge

A more flesh-out example of a weapon's table will likely appear in this blog at a later date, but this will serve as the basis for it.

Ranged Weapons
Ranged weapons determine damage based on what propels the projectile, or in the case of advanced weaponry, what delivers the damage itself. As there are two general sizes of personal ranged weapons, one-handed (pistols) and two-handed (rifles), damage is determined based on weapon size as well.

Table: Ranged Weapons By Size And Power

Weapon Size	Damage	Example
Muscle-Powered	2d6	Throwing dagger, bow, crossbow
Gunpowder, pistol	2d6	Pistols
Gunpowder, rifle	3d6	Rifles
Gunpowder, shotguns	4d6	Shotguns
Gauss, pistol	3d6	Gauss pistol
Gauss, rifle	4d6	Gauss rifle
Energy, pistol	4d6	Laser pistols
Energy, rifle	5d6	Laser rifles
Fusion/Plasma, pistol	5d6	Plasma pistols
Fusion/Plasma, rifle	6d6	Plasma rifles

Hope This Helps,
Flynn