Weapons and armor...

[Spectrus_Wolfus]

with the dodging idea maybe the weigh carried by the person hitting + the weight of the weapon then the weight carried by the person being hit should come into play as a person swinging something that weigh's 10kilo's would have to take a fair old wind up telegraphing what there about to do so a mre nimble person would be more likely to dodge it but a lightly wiehted person with a dagger would almost have a garenteed hit against a person at weight limit

[new.vogue.nightmare]

That would make the game more interesting I think, since then people would actually have a reason to make weapons other than sabre and crossbow. Also I still think a warhammer should be more powerful, if that hasn't been done yet.

[griogal]

The difference between ranged and close combat weapons should be introduced, e.g. on the road. Especially when random damage would allow warbows and huntingbows to penetrate iron shields.

[Kev Milsom]

I like the idea of armour, with the advantage of improved defence but slower movement creating an interesting balance.

I’d like to see some of the two-handed weapons, such as halberd and spear have a defensive capability, so that there is a high chance of blocking any attack from close range.
This would also allow range weapons, such as bows and blow pipes to play a role in any combat, as a slow moving target, with armour and two-handed weapon would be relatively easy to hit from a distance.

Perhaps all weapons could have a defensive capability as well as attack.
So a blowpipe/bow would have a very low chance of blocking any attack, a sword/sabre would have a medium chance and a halberd/spear quite high.
If a skill system is brought into play then the chances of attack/defence with each weapon could be increased over time and with practice.