Player reference / Equipment
Description and lore
A broad axe head crowns a long haft meant for both hands.
The Dane axe has an open, almost spare outline until its head begins to move.
Long straight grain runs beneath the hands along the shaft, darkened where the axe is most often held.
At a glance
A broad axe head crowns a long haft meant for both hands.
Equipment · Alpha v44 reference
Tier / Capacity / Price: Common (0) · 250 G
Requires: Might d10
Use: Mundane, Melee Weapon, Heavy, Two-Handed, Reach, Sweeping, Hooking · Primary Die: d10 Wound (slashing) · Skills: Force
A Dane axe has a broad cutting head mounted on a long two-handed haft. It is most commonly used for long-reaching chopping attacks and powerful swings.
Effect - Other uses: Felling small trees, cutting heavy timber, clearing brush, hooking distant objects with the head, and using the long haft for leverage.
The haft stretches across the camp before its owner raises the head clear.