Mace

An advancement of its poor cousin, the club, the mace is a bludgeoning weapon with a metal head outfitted with flanges, spikes or knobs. Used on numerous worlds, including Britannia, Earth and Serpent Isle, maces appear in, , , , , , , , and , as well as in and.

Description
Maces and cudgels have been in service since before the coming of Mondain. Favored by priests and clerics, these heavy bludgeoning weapons can cause a foe's bones to splinter and break -- thus making it particularly useful for creatures such as skeletons. Respected for its effectiveness and often affordability, a mace often provides a study defense for those not trained greatly in the arts of war, and has long been used by mages and  druids.

Efficacy

 * In Ultima I, maces do 2 points of damage in the original and 16 in the remake.
 * In  Ultima II, maces do +4 points of damage.
 * In  Ultima III, maces do 4-10 points of damage.
 * In  Ultima IV, maces do 40 points of damage.
 * In  Ultima V, maces do 15 points of damage.
 * In  Ultima VI, maces do 15 points of damage.
 * In, light maces deal a minimum of 4 points of damage, and a maximum of 7. Standard maces inflict a minumum of 5 points of damage and a maximum of 12.
 * In Ultima VII and Ultima VII Part Two, maces have a damage rating of "5" and a range of "2".
 * In Ultima VIII, they deal between 4-14 damage per strike.
 * In Ultima IX they deal between 5-11 damage per strike.

Magic Maces
Although not as common as magical swords, a number of enchanted maces are known to exist. Among these number the jeweled Mace of Unsurpassed Damage; the Mace of Undead Bane; the Cudgel of Entry, a utilitarian weapon with enhanced potency in knocking open doors; and the fearsome Slayer, which was said to have a grim sentience within it that thirsted for bloodshed.

Trivia

 * The association with maces and clergy has a long running history in fantasy role-playing games, and may stem from historical Christian beliefs which forbade the use of weapons capable of spilling blood - an attribute which has been commonly been assigned to the famed warrior cleric Odo of Bayeux.