Codex Martialis: Weapons of the Ancient World - Part 1, Melee Weapons

It's a dangerous world out there. And today's adventurers have a dangerous job. Ransacking ancient tombs, defeating evil sorcerers, voyaging through the remote bandit-haunted wilderness, unveiling the sinister plots of semi-human cultists... this is not a good line of work for the timid or the ill-prepared. Of course, the responsible adventurer always hopes to achieve their goals as p...   [click here for more]

Codex Martialis CORE RULES V 23

This is it, hard core, fast-paced, historical combat for OGL 3.5.  Make a character with a real martial skillset that makes a difference when you fight.  No more waiting for an opportunity to make one attack... move, defend, attack, and attack again all in the same round, without getting bogged down in charts or arithmetic, and without relying on miniatures.  Chose your weapons b...   [click here for more]

Codex Martialis V1.0

The Codex Martialis is a sourcebook of new combat options for your 3.5 OGL game, based on martial-arts manuals from the Renaissance era.  This is not another complex damage system or a spreadsheet of tables and formulae, but a fast-paced, cinematic system based directly on the real martial arts of Europe and Asia. 

Emphasizing action, combat maneuvers and the deadly int...   [click here for more]