diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 9168128..09c51d3 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { Component, Vue, Prop } from 'vue-property-decorator'
 import Combat from './components/Combat.vue'
 import Header from './components/Header.vue'
 import * as Creatures from '@/game/creatures'
+import * as Items from '@/game/items'
 import { Creature, POV } from '@/game/entity'
 import { ProperNoun, TheyPronouns, FemalePronouns, MalePronouns, ImproperNoun } from '@/game/language'
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export default class App extends Vue {
       }
     })
     fighter.title = "Lv. 6 Fighter"
+    fighter.items.push(Items.Sword)
     const rogue = new Creatures.Human(new ProperNoun('Lidda'), FemalePronouns, {
       stats: {
         Toughness: 25,
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ export default class App extends Vue {
       }
     })
     rogue.title = "Lv. 5 Rogue"
+    rogue.items.push(Items.Dagger)
     const wizard = new Creatures.Human(new ProperNoun('Mialee'), FemalePronouns, {
       stats: {
         Toughness: 30,
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ export default class App extends Vue {
       }
     })
     wizard.title = "Lv. 6 Wizard"
+    wizard.items.push(Items.Wand)
     const cleric = new Creatures.Human(new ProperNoun('Jozan'), MalePronouns, {
       stats: {
         Toughness: 35,
@@ -64,7 +68,8 @@ export default class App extends Vue {
         Charm: 50
       }
     })
-    cleric.title = "Lv. 5 Wizard"
+    cleric.title = "Lv. 5 Cleric"
+    cleric.items.push(Items.Mace)
 
     this.left = fighter
     this.right = new Creatures.Withers()
diff --git a/src/game/combat.ts b/src/game/combat.ts
index a969573..a7a4e63 100644
--- a/src/game/combat.ts
+++ b/src/game/combat.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ export class Damage {
     return new Damage(...results)
   }
 
+  // TODO make this combine damage instances when appropriate
+  combine (other: Damage): Damage {
+    return new Damage(...this.damages.concat(other.damages))
+  }
+
   toString (): string {
     return this.damages.map(damage => damage.amount + " " + damage.type).join("/")
   }
@@ -206,6 +211,44 @@ export class UniformRandomDamageFormula implements DamageFormula {
   }
 }
 
+export class StatDamageFormula implements DamageFormula {
+  calc (user: Creature, target: Creature): Damage {
+    const instances: Array<DamageInstance> = this.factors.map(factor => (
+      {
+        amount: factor.fraction * user.stats[factor.stat],
+        target: factor.target,
+        type: factor.type
+      }
+    ))
+
+    return new Damage(...instances)
+  }
+
+  describe (user: Creature, target: Creature): LogEntry {
+    return new LogLine(
+      this.explain(user),
+      `, for a total of `,
+      this.calc(user, target).renderShort()
+    )
+  }
+
+  explain (user: Creature): LogEntry {
+    return new LogLine(
+      `Deal `,
+      ...this.factors.map(factor => new LogLine(
+        `${factor.fraction * 100}% of your `,
+        new PropElem(factor.stat),
+        ` as `,
+        new PropElem(factor.target)
+      )).joinGeneral(new LogLine(`, `), new LogLine(` and `))
+    )
+  }
+
+  constructor (private factors: Array<{ stat: Stat; fraction: number; type: DamageType; target: Vigor|Stat }>) {
+
+  }
+}
+
 export enum Side {
   Heroes,
   Monsters
diff --git a/src/game/entity.ts b/src/game/entity.ts
index 5c66751..cc4db55 100644
--- a/src/game/entity.ts
+++ b/src/game/entity.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { DamageType, Damage, Combatant, Stats, Action, Vigor, VoreStats, VoreSta
 import { Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, ImproperNoun, TextLike } from './language'
 import { LogEntry, LogLine } from './interface'
 import { Vore, VoreContainer, VoreType, Container } from './vore'
+import { Item } from './items'
 
 export enum POV {First, Third}
 
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ export class Creature extends Vore implements Combatant {
     groupActions: Array<GroupAction> = []
     otherActions: Array<Action> = []
 
+    items: Array<Item> = []
+
     get bulk (): number {
       return this.voreStats.Mass + this.containers.reduce((total, conatiner) => { return total + conatiner.contents.reduce((total, prey) => total + prey.voreStats.Bulk, 0) }, 0)
     }
@@ -156,7 +159,9 @@ export class Creature extends Vore implements Combatant {
       let choices = this.actions.concat(
         this.containers.flatMap(container => container.actions)).concat(
         target.otherActions.concat(
-          this.otherContainers.flatMap(container => container.actions)
+          this.otherContainers.flatMap(container => container.actions).concat(
+            this.items.flatMap(item => item.actions)
+          )
         )
       )
 
diff --git a/src/game/items.ts b/src/game/items.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3ac3c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/game/items.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { TextLike, LiveText, DynText, Word, ImproperNoun } from './language'
+import { Actionable, Action, DamageFormula, ConstantDamageFormula, Damage, DamageType, Vigor, StatDamageFormula, Stat } from './combat'
+import { AttackAction } from './combat/actions'
+
+export interface Item extends Actionable {
+  name: Word;
+  desc: TextLike;
+}
+
+export class Weapon implements Actionable {
+  actions: Array<Action> = []
+
+  constructor (public name: Word, public desc: TextLike, damageFormula: DamageFormula) {
+    const attack = new AttackAction(damageFormula)
+    attack.desc = new DynText(`Attack with your `, this.name.all)
+    this.actions.push(attack)
+  }
+}
+
+export const Sword = new Weapon(
+  new ImproperNoun('sword', 'swords'),
+  'An arming sword',
+  new StatDamageFormula([
+    { fraction: 0.35, stat: Stat.Power, target: Vigor.Health, type: DamageType.Slash },
+    { fraction: 0.25, stat: Stat.Power, target: Vigor.Health, type: DamageType.Pierce }
+  ])
+)
+
+export const Dagger = new Weapon(
+  new ImproperNoun('dagger', 'daggers'),
+  'A pointy dagger',
+  new StatDamageFormula([
+    { fraction: 0.50, stat: Stat.Speed, target: Vigor.Health, type: DamageType.Pierce },
+    { fraction: 0.05, stat: Stat.Speed, target: Vigor.Health, type: DamageType.Slash }
+  ])
+)
+
+export const Wand = new Weapon(
+  new ImproperNoun('wand', 'wands'),
+  'A magical wand',
+  new StatDamageFormula([
+    { fraction: 0.25, stat: Stat.Charm, target: Vigor.Health, type: DamageType.Crush },
+    { fraction: 0.25, stat: Stat.Willpower, target: Vigor.Health, type: DamageType.Crush }
+  ])
+)
+
+export const Mace = new Weapon(
+  new ImproperNoun('mace', 'maces'),
+  'A heavy mace',
+  new StatDamageFormula([
+    { fraction: 0.4, stat: Stat.Power, target: Vigor.Health, type: DamageType.Crush },
+    { fraction: 0.2, stat: Stat.Power, target: Vigor.Health, type: DamageType.Pierce }
+  ])
+)
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index fca74cf..170e710 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
 import Vue from 'vue'
 import App from './App.vue'
 
+declare global {
+  interface Array<T> {
+    joinGeneral (item: T, endItem: T|null): Array<T>;
+  }
+}
+
+/* eslint-disable-next-line */
+Array.prototype.joinGeneral = function (item, endItem = null) {
+  if (endItem === null) {
+    return this.slice(0, -1).flatMap(x => [x, item]).concat(this.slice(-1))
+  } else {
+    return this.slice(0, -2).flatMap(x => [x, item]).concat(this.slice(-2, -1).flatMap(x => [x, endItem])).concat(this.slice(-1))
+  }
+}
+
 Vue.config.productionTip = false
 
 new Vue({