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[[Damage (hit points)|Damage]] from the club is 1-6, adjusted by [[Strength (ability stat)|strength]].  When hurled, the weapon's range is very poor, as shown on the table.  Hitting with a hurled club can be improved by a high [[Dexterity (ability stat)|dexterity]].  If a [[Roll to Hit|roll to hit]] produces a [[Critical Hits & Fumbles#Fumbles|fumble]], the club will break on a 1 in 4.
 
[[Damage (hit points)|Damage]] from the club is 1-6, adjusted by [[Strength (ability stat)|strength]].  When hurled, the weapon's range is very poor, as shown on the table.  Hitting with a hurled club can be improved by a high [[Dexterity (ability stat)|dexterity]].  If a [[Roll to Hit|roll to hit]] produces a [[Critical Hits & Fumbles#Fumbles|fumble]], the club will break on a 1 in 4.
  
The club is a [[Hereditary Weapon I (sage ability)|hereditary weapon]] in various forms, shown in brackets, for characters raised in the Dutch Colonies (knop), Leinster & Munster (shillelagh), Northumbria & Ulster (cudgel), among Plains Natives in America and the Zulu (knobkerrie).  It's favoured among hermits, innkeepers and sailors.  This grants a [[Roll to Hit|+1 bonus to hit]] for these peoples.
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The club is a [[Hereditary Weapon I (sage ability)|hereditary weapon]] in various forms, shown in brackets, for characters raised in the Dutch Colonies (knop), Leinster & Munster (shillelagh), Northumbria & Ulster (cudgel), among Plains Natives in America and the Zulu (knobkerrie).  It's favoured among hermits, innkeepers and sailors.  This grants a +1 bonus to hit for these peoples.

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The club, also the cudgel, bludgeon, shillelagh, bang or knobkerrie, doubles as a hand-held melee weapon and hurled weapon, made of only hardwood. In shape, it's a stick about 24 to 30 inches long, usually with a hardened, rounded knob on its end. It has the benefit that anyone can make a club, and that club-like objects — like a table-leg, piece of bannister or belaying pin — can serve as a club if no other weapon is available.

Clubs with spikes, metal-weighted heads, chiseled sharp edges or with metal studs are more correctly described as maces or godentags, and are not discussed here.

Combat

Missile Range in Combat Hexes
Bow Point
Blank
Short Medium Long
Club 2 3-5 6-7 8-9

Damage from the club is 1-6, adjusted by strength. When hurled, the weapon's range is very poor, as shown on the table. Hitting with a hurled club can be improved by a high dexterity. If a roll to hit produces a fumble, the club will break on a 1 in 4.

The club is a hereditary weapon in various forms, shown in brackets, for characters raised in the Dutch Colonies (knop), Leinster & Munster (shillelagh), Northumbria & Ulster (cudgel), among Plains Natives in America and the Zulu (knobkerrie). It's favoured among hermits, innkeepers and sailors. This grants a +1 bonus to hit for these peoples.