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**Examples:** Greatswords, Greataxes, Greathammers
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Heavy weapons focus on overwhelming force, posture destruction, and decisive blows.
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### Benefits
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- **High Weapon Weight**
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- Deals massive Posture damage
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- **Bonus Posture Damage on Block**
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- Blocking Heavy weapons increases Posture damage taken by +1
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- **High Penetration**
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- Typically 15–20 Penetration
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- **Guard Break Pressure**
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- Heavy weapons excel at staggering enemies
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### Drawbacks
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- **–1 Dodge Reaction per round (minimum 0)**
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- **–1 to Dodge Throws**
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- **High Commitment**
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- Missing an attack imposes disadvantage on your next Dodge or Parry
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- **No Chip Damage by default**
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- Heavy weapons rely on posture, not attrition
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- **High Posture Cost on Block**
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- Blocking while using a Heavy weapon causes +1 Posture loss
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## Related notes
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- [[Combat/Combat|Combat]]
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