Weapons in Savage Empire

An obsidian sword

There are many items usable as weapons in Savage Empire. Most of these are products of the tribes of Eodon, but some are are ancient Kotl devices, and others are from modern-day Earth. These weapons are compiled here.

(Note: Damage ratings obtained from Savage Empire Clue Book)

Weapon	Damage	Notes	Location
Ranged weapons
Modern rifle	Amazing	Uses rifle bullets	From Dr. Rafkin's laboratory and Seggallion's hideout.
Bamboo flintlock	Incredible	Uses gunpowder (1 unit/shot)	Rafkin can construct one.
Atl-atl	Excellent	Uses spears as ammo	Dokray begins with one.
Bow	Good	Uses arrows	Triolo and Shamuru begin with bows.
Boomerang	Fair
Blowgun	Special (poisonous)	Uses poison darts.
Throwing weapons
Grenade	Amazing	Light fuse and drop or throw	Found in Seggallion's hideout; it can be made.
Bug bomb	Amazing/poor*	*Amazing vs. Myrmidex only; light and drop or throw.
Spear of Shamap	Special	Spear coated with Disquiqui plachta; can knock out a Tyrannosaurus.
Spear	Good	Power increased with an atl-atl (above)	Ugyuk and Dokray begin with spears.
Throwing axe	Average
Melee weapons
Black staff	Amazing/fair*	*Amazing vs. Myrmidex only; broken ones are useless.
Obsidian sword	Excellent	Best tribal melee weapon.
Fire axe	Excellent		From Dr. Rafkin's laboratory.
Two-handed hammer	Good		Common among the Sakkhra.
Axe	Good		Dokray begins with one.
Rock hammer	Average
Metal hammer	Average		From Dr. Rafkin's laboratory.
Fire extinguisher	Average	Used as club or to cool lava.	From Dr. Rafkin's laboratory
Club	Average
Modern (Bowie) knife	Average		The Avatar begins with one; also in Dr. Rafkin's hut at Yolaru Tribe.
Obsidian knife	Fair		Dokray begins with one.
Torches (lit)	Fair	Unlit torches can be made from tree branch + tarred cloth strips.
Bamboo pole	Poor	Used to make bamboo flintlock (above).
Stick	Poor

See Also

• Primitive armour