Club

Club

A club is a simple improvised bludgeoning weapon, usually made out of wood. They appear as weapons in Ultima V, Ultima VI, Ultima VII, Ultima VII Part Two and Ultima IX, as well as in Ultima Underworld and The Savage Empire.

Description

Popular amongst many humanoid monsters, such as trolls, ettins, cyclopes, orcs and goblins, clubs are easily constructed and simple to use. While markedly inferior to professionally made bludgeoning weapons such a maces or flails, a club can nevertheless be deadly when wielded by a combatant of significant strength. In some cases, to increase the damage wrought by such instruments, metal spikes would be driven into the head of a club, causing it to inflict traumatic wounds when it struck home.

Efficacy

In Ultima V: club does 8 points of damage.

In Ultima VI: club does 8 points of damage.

In Savage Empire: club does "average" points of damage.

In Ultima VII: club has effectiveness rating of "2".

In Ultima VII Part Two: club does "3" points of damage and an effective reach of "2".

In Ultima IX: spiked club does between 3-7 points of damage.

Lore

“	Oldest of all bludgeons, and probably of all weapons, is the club. Clubs are crude weapons, but when a blow connects, it often does the trick. – from The Book of Lore (Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny)

“	While the effectiveness of cutting and thrown weapons is determined by the dexterity of the user, bludgeoning weapons, like clubs, depend upon the strength of the wielder. – from Compendium (Ultima VI: The False Prophet)

“	Blunt weapons such as maces, clubs and hammers enable the combatant to concentrate raw strength in the delivery of crushing blows to one's opponent. The punishment of such mighty impacts has often been the key to achieving victory. – from The Book of Fellowship (Ultima VII: The Black Gate)

“	In contrast, blunt weapons such as maces and clubs deliver their punch, limited though it may be, based on the brute strength of the wielder, nearly ignoring the protection of the target. – from Beyond the Serpent Pillars (Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle)

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Among the natives the Nahuatla obsidian-edged sword is considered the 'chief' of weapons, with the widely-used atl-atl, or spear-thrower, as the well-respected 'shaman'. Beyond that, in descending order of worth, we have the large, two-handed club favored by the strongest natives; the hand-thrown spear; the stone axe used by most native warriors; the primitive short-bow used by nearly every tribe for both warfare and hunting; the solid wood club; the rock hammer, a single-handed club; the scalpel — sharp Nahuatla obsidian knife, more practical as a tool than a weapon; and, finally the relatively rare boomerang. – from Ultimate Adventures (Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire)

See Also

• Weapon Values
• Weapons in Savage Empire

References

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Weapons

Melee Weapons
Basic Melee Weapons	Axe ☥ Bladed staff ☥ Club ☥ Custom sword ☥ Cutlass ☥ Dagger ☥ Decorative sword ☥ Dum‑dum ☥ Halberd ☥ Hammer ☥ Jeweled weapons ☥ Knife ☥ Mace ☥ Main gauche ☥ Morning star ☥ Poison dagger ☥ Saber ☥ Scimitar ☥ Serpentine dagger ☥ Serpentine sword ☥ Silver sword ☥ Spear ☥ Spiked helm ☥ Spiked shield ☥ Staff ☥ Sword ☥ Two‑handed axe ☥ Two‑handed hammer ☥ Two‑handed sword
Enhanced Melee Weapons	Blackrock sword ☥ Exotic Weapons ☥ Fire sword ☥ Glass sword ☥ Great dagger ☥ Lightning sword ☥ Lightning whip ☥ Magic sword ☥ Mystic Weapons ☥ Sword of defense

Ranged Weapons
Basic Ranged Weapons	Blowgun ☥ Boomerang ☥ Bow ☥ Crossbow ☥ Iolo’s bow ☥ Flaming oil ☥ Hawk ☥ Musket ☥ Siege bow ☥ Sling ☥ Throwing axe ☥ Triple crossbow
Enhanced Ranged Weapons	Anachronistic weapons ☥ Fire wand ☥ Infinity bow ☥ Lightning wand ☥ Lightning whip ☥ Magic axe ☥ Magic boomerang ☥ Magic bow ☥ Magician’s wand ☥ Starbursts

Ammunition
Basic Ammuntion	Ammunition ☥ Arrows ☥ Bolts ☥ Cannonballs ☥ Sling stones
Enhanced Ammuntion	Burst arrows ☥ Fire arrows ☥ Love arrows ☥ Lucky arrows ☥ Magic arrows ☥ Magic bolts ☥ Mana arrows ☥ Serpent arrows ☥ Sleep arrows

Non-traditional Weapons
Non-traditional Weapons	Cannon ☥ Cleaver ☥ Death scythe ☥ Fellowship staff ☥ Fishing rod ☥ Hammer ☥ Hoe ☥ Hoe of Destruction ☥ Pick ☥ Pitchfork ☥ Powder keg ☥ Rake ☥ Rock hammer ☥ Rolling pin ☥ Scythe ☥ Shears ☥ Shovel ☥ Tongs ☥ Torches ☥ Whip

Others
Other Weapons	Weapons in Savage Empire ☥ Weapons in Martian Dreams ☥ Gloves ☥ Rope & spikes