In the last post I considered the organization of the garrison of the temple of the frog as a model for small garrisons and troops in OD&D, and I listed the arms and equipment given in the text. It's fine to simply use that, but if you (like me) would prefer a little variety in arms and equipment, there is a really terrific series of tables in Arneson's rulebook 1 of Adventures in Fantasy, page 31, that will give you just that.
I've broken apart the tables on that page for ease of organization, switched the figures from % to d20, and edited some of the instructions so as to make the whole thing more user friendly. Here it is:
ARMS AND EQUIPMENT OF SOLDIERS
Adventures in Fantasy (p31) - Arneson & Snider
1978
There are two main categories to consider: Mounted or
Dismounted.
Within each category, two rolls will be made to
determine weapons and armor, and an additional roll determines if the soldiers
have a shield.
EXAMPLE—MOUNTED
First
roll—A 10 means the Mounted troops are armed with a sword.
Second
Roll—A 15 means that they are protected by CHAINMAIL.
Third
Roll—A 7 means that each of these Chainmail troopers has a shield.
MOUNTED:
Mounted Troops Weapon Type
D20
roll
|
Weapons
|
Restrictions
|
1-4
|
Bow
|
Leather armor only
|
5-15
|
Sword
|
|
16-20
|
Lance
|
Sword Armed Mounted Troops Armor Type:
D20
roll
|
Armor
|
Restrictions
|
1-12
|
Leather
|
|
13-16
|
Chainmail
|
|
17-20
|
Plate
|
Lance Armed Mounted Troops Armor Type:
D20
roll
|
Armor
|
Restrictions
|
1
|
Leather
|
|
2-6
|
Chainmail
|
|
7-20
|
Plate
|
Not
if Desert or Swamp troops
|
DISMOUNTED:
Dismounted Troops Weapons:
D20
roll
|
Weapons
|
Restrictions
|
1-2
|
Bow
|
Leather
only, no shields
|
3
|
Longbow
|
Leather only, no
shields
|
4-7
|
Crossbow
|
Leather only, no
shields
|
8-15
|
Sword
|
|
16-18
|
Spear
|
|
19-20
|
Pike
|
Field
Troops only. Change to spears if garrisoned.
No Desert, Swamp or Water troops.
|
Sword Armed Dismounted Troops Armor Type:
D20
|
Armor
|
Restrictions
|
1-9
|
Leather
|
|
10-16
|
Chainmail
|
|
17-20
|
Plate
|
Spear Armed Dismounted Troops Armor Type
D20
|
Armor
|
Restrictions
|
1-8
|
Leather
|
|
9-18
|
Chainmail
|
|
19-20
|
Plate
|
Pike Armed Dismounted Troops Armor Type
D20
|
Armor
|
Restrictions
|
1-5
|
Leather
|
No
shields
|
6-17
|
Chainmail
|
No shields
|
18-20
|
Plate
|
No shields
|
CHANCE OF SOLDIER HAVING A SHIELD:
Mounted Troops
D20
|
Armor
|
1-4
|
Leather
|
5-12
|
Chainmail
|
13
-20
|
Plate
|
Dismounted Troops
D20
|
Armor
|
1-6
|
Leather
|
7-18
|
Chainmail
|
19-20
|
Plate
|
Note—Shields are always of the "Small" or
"Normal" variety. Also note that in
the Restrictions column it is impossible to have certain types of troops in
certain areas. Thus for DISMOUNTED TROOPS armed with MISSILES, there could
never (Absolutely not) be found LONGBOWMEN in DESERT, SWAMP of WATER REGIONS
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