This is a simplified version of the melee weapon design rules from GULLIVER.  It assumes use of wield ST and of load ST equal to ST^2/10.

*maybe I should just stop doing this.  It's not particularly useful, except possibly for me.  Eh.  Next time I need a break, maybe I'll do some more...be warned, nothing I write is real unless confirmed by a GM, and this is still jsut scratch space.*

Values Needed:  Arm Length, Linear Scale, Weapon Length, Weapon Weight, Unbalance, Impact Surface.  Results:  Weight, Reach, Damage Add, Ready Delay, Damage Type.

Maybe futz with the rules a bit so they actually use swing damage = thrust damage x 1.5.
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For thrust, recovery = weight x 4
For swing, recover =  weight x swing effect x 2 + (dropped length x weight), no less than thrust.

swing effect = ((effective length x unbalance) + arm length)/2/linear scale.
unbalanace is 1 for balanced, 2 for semibalanced, 3 for unbalanced.


Ready Rounds = Recovery / load ST /4


So, for thrust, it's weight/load ST.

For swing, it's weight x (2 x (effective length x unbalance)+arm) + dropped length)/load ST/4


To compact, that's weight x (2 x swing effect + dropped length)/load ST/4




Damage Add for swing = sqrt (weight x swing effect x 2)

Damage Add for Thrust = sqrt (weight x 2)

no bigger than effective combat ST x 2/3


Effective combat ST = 4/5 ST for 1-handed weapons, ST for 2-handed.

Effective ST = 2/3 ST punching, ST for kicking.
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