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Weapon Damage Range Type Weapon Group Hands Qualities Size Weight Price Adze 1D6 --- Piercing, Slashing Axes 1 One-Hand Small 4 Lbs Weapon Damage Range Type Weapon Group Hands Qualities Size Weight Price Adze 1d6 --- Piercing, Slashing Axes 1 One-hand Small 4 lbs. 3 gp Awl Pike 1d8 --- Piercing Polearms, Spears 2 Brutal, Reach, Two-hand Medium 12 lbs. 10 gp Axe, battleaxe 1d8 --- Slashing Axes 1 Brutal, One-hand Small 6 lbs. 10 gp Axe, double orc axe 1d8/1d8 --- Slashing Axes 2 Brutal, Double Medium 15 lbs. 60 gp Axe, dwarven waraxe 1d10 --- Slashing Axes 2 Brutal,One-hand Small 8 lbs. 30 gp Axe, greataxe 1d12 --- Slashing Axes 2 Brutal, Two-hand Medium 12 lbs. 20 gp Axe, hand axe 1d6 --- Slashing Axes 1 Brutal, Off-hand Small 3 lbs. 6 gp Axes, Light Blades, Light Axe, throwing 1d6 10 ft. Slashing Thrown 1 Off-hand Tiny 2 lbs. 8 gp Bardiche 1d10 --- Slashing Axes, Polearms 2 Brutal, Reach, Two-hand Medium 12 lbs. 7 gp Bludgeoning, Hammers, Picks, Bec de Corbin 1d8 --- Piercing, Slashing Polearms 2 Reach, Two-hand Medium 10 lbs. 8 gp Belaying Pin 1d4 --- Bludgeoning Maces & Clubs 1 Off-hand Tiny 2 lbs. 2 cp Bill 2d4 --- Piercing, Slashing Axes, Polearms 2 Reach, Two-hand Medium 15 lbs. 7 gp Heavy Blades, Bill-guisarme 1d10 --- Piercing, Slashing Polearms, Spears 2 Reach, Two-hand Medium 15 lbs. 7 gp Blowgun 1d3 10 ft. Piercing breath 2 Small 2 lbs. 5 gp Bo Stick 1d6 --- Bludgeoning Staffs 1 One-hand Small 4 lbs. 5 cp Bolas 1d4 10 ft. Bludgeoning Whips, Ropes & Chains 1 Tiny 2 lbs. 5 gp Bolas, two-ball 1d4 10 ft. Bludgeoning Whips, Ropes & Chains 1 Tiny 2 lbs. 5 gp Boomerang 1d4 30 ft. Bludgeoning Light Thrown 1 Tiny 2 lbs. 5 sp Bow, composite longbow 1d8 110 ft. Piercing Bows 2 Brutal Medium 3 lbs. 100 gp Bow, composite shortbow 1d6 70 ft. Piercing Bows 2 Brutal Small 2 lbs. 75 gp Bow, elven double 1d8 90 ft. Piercing Bows 2 Brutal Medium 3 lbs. 1000 gp Bow, longbow 1d8 100 ft. Piercing Bows 2 Brutal Medium 3 lbs. 75 gp Bow, shortbow 1d6 60 ft. Piercing Bows 2 Brutal Small 2 lbs. 30 gp Brandistock 1d6 --- Piercing Staffs 1 One-hand Small 5 lbs. 15 gp Calculus, Gnome 50 ft. Slings 2 Small 2 lbs. 50 gp Catapult 1d4 10 ft. Bludgeoning Slings 2 Tiny 1 lb. 1 sp Chain, spiked 2d4 --- Slashing Whips, Ropes & Chains 2 Reach Medium 10 lbs. 25 gp Chain-and-dagger 1d4 --- Slashing Whips, Ropes & Chains 2 Reach Medium 4 lbs. 4 gp Chakram 1d4 30 ft. Slashing Light Thrown 1 Tiny 2 lbs. 15 gp Weapon Damage Range Type Weapon Group Hands Qualities Size Weight Price Bludgeoning, Whips, Ropes & Chains, Chijikiri 1d6 --- Piercing Spears 1 One-hand Small 6 lbs. 6 gp Claw Bracer 1d4 --- Piercing Daggers, Unarmed 1 Off-hand Tiny 2 lbs. 30 gp Claymore 1d10 --- Slashing Heavy Blades 2 High Crit, Two-hand Medium 8 lbs. 25 gp Club 1d6 10 ft. Bludgeoning Maces & Clubs 1 One-hand Small 3 lbs. 0 gp Club, greatclub 1d10 --- Bludgeoning Maces & Clubs 2 Two-hand Medium 8 lbs. 5 gp Craghammer 1d10 --- Bludgeoning Hammers 1 Brutal, Versatile Small 6 lbs. 20 gp Crossbow, great 1d12 150 ft. Piercing Crossbows 2 Brutal Medium 15 lbs. 100 gp Crossbow, hand 1d4 30 ft. Piercing Crossbows 1 Brutal Tiny 2 lbs. 100 gp Crossbow, heavy 1d10 120 ft. Piercing Crossbows 2 Brutal Small 8 lbs. 50 gp Crossbow, heavy repeating 1d10 120 ft. Piercing Crossbows 2 Brutal Small 12 lbs. 400 gp Crossbow, light 1d8 80 ft. Piercing Crossbows 2 Small 4 lbs. 35 gp Crossbow, light repeating 1d8 80 ft. Piercing Crossbows 2 Brutal Small 6 lbs. 250 gp Crowbar 1d6 --- Bludgeoning Maces & Clubs 1 One-hand Small 5 lbs. 2 gp Curve Blade, elven 1d10 --- Slashing Light Blades 2 High Crit, Two-hand Medium 7 lbs. 80 gp Cutlass 1d8 --- Slashing Heavy Blades 1 One-hand Small 4 lbs. 12 gp Dagger 1d4 10 ft. Piercing, Slashing Daggers, Light Thrown 1 High Crit, Off-hand Tiny 1 lb. 2 gp Dagger, triple dagger 1d4 --- Piercing Daggers 1 Off-hand Tiny 1 lb. 10 gp Dart 1d4 20 ft. Piercing Light Thrown 1 Tiny ½ lb. 5 sp Dirk 1d4 --- Piercing Daggers, Light Blades 1 High Crit, Off-hand Tiny 1 lb. 2 gp Drusus 1d8 --- Slashing Light Blades 1 One-hand Small 3 lbs. 50 gp Duom 1d8 --- Piercing Polearms, Spears 2 Brutal, Reach, Two-hand Medium 8 lbs. 20 gp Estoc 1d6 --- Piercing Heavy Blades 1 One-hand Small 5 lbs. 14 gp Falchion 2d4 --- Slashing Heavy Blades 2 High Crit, Two-hand Medium 8 lbs. 75 gp Fauchard 1d8 --- Slashing Heavy Blades, Polearms 2 Brutal, Reach, Two-hand Medium 7 lbs. 7 gp Heavy Blades, Fauchard-fork 1d10 --- Piercing, Slashing Polearms, Spears 2 Brutal, Reach, Two-hand Medium 9 lbs. 8 gp Flail 1d8 --- Bludgeoning Whips, Ropes & Chains 1 One-hand Small 5 lbs. 8 gp Flail, dire flail 1d8/1d8 --- Bludgeoning Whips, Ropes & Chains 2 Double Medium 10 lbs. 90 gp Flail, heavy 1d10 -- Bludgeoning Whips, Ropes & Chains 2 Two-hand Medium 10 lbs. 15 gp Weapon Damage Range Type Weapon Group Hands Qualities Size Weight Price Flail, triple-headed 1d10 --- Bludgeoning Whips, Ropes & Chains 1 Versatile Small 6 lbs. 15 gp Fork 1d6 --- Piercing Spears 2 Two-hand Medium 6 lbs. 8 sp Fukimi-bari (Mouth Dart) 1 5 ft. Piercing breath 1 Diminuitive 1/10 lb. 3 gp Fullblade 2d8 --- Slashing Heavy Blades 2 Two-hand Medium 23 lbs. 100 gp Gaff/hook 1d4 --- Piercing Light Blades 1 Off-hand Tiny 2 lbs. 2 cp Gauntlet 1d4 --- Bludgeoning Unarmed 1 Off-hand Tiny 1 lb. 2 gp Gauntlet, bladed 1d6 --- Slashing Unarmed 1 Off-hand Tiny 4 lbs. 30 gp Gauntlet, spiked 1d4 --- Piercing Unarmed 1 Off-hand Tiny 1 lb. 5 gp Gauntlet, spring-loaded 1d4 --- Piercing Crossbows 1 Off-hand Tiny 4 lbs. Gladius 1d6 --- Piercing Light Blades 1 Off-hand Tiny 3 lbs. 10 gp Glaive 1d10 --- Slashing Heavy Blades, Polearms 2 Reach, Two-hand Medium 10 lbs. 8 gp Heavy Blades, Glaive-guisarme 2d6 --- Piercing, Slashing Polearms, Spears 2 Reach, Two-hand Medium 10 lbs. 10 gp Guisarme 2d4 --- Slashing Polearms, Spears 2 Reach, Two-hand Medium 12 lbs. 9 gp Heavy Blades, Guisarme-voulge 2d4 --- Piercing, Slashing Polearms, Spears 2 Reach, Two-hand Medium 15 lbs. 8 gp Bludgeoning, Whips, Ropes & Chains, Gyrspike 1d8/1d8 --- Slashing Heavy Blades 2 Medium 20 lbs. 90 gp Halberd 1d10 --- Piercing, Slashing Axes, Polearms, Spears 2 Brutal, Reach, Two-hand Medium 12 lbs. 10 gp Bludgeoning, Hammer, gnome hooked 1d8/1d6 --- Piercing Hammers, Picks 2 Double Small 6 lbs. 20 gp Hammer, light 1d4 20 ft. Bludgeoning Light Thrown, Hammers 1 Off-hand Small 1 lb. 1 gp Harpoon 1d10 30 ft. Piercing Heavy Thrown 1 Brutal Small 10 lbs. 15 gp Hatchet 1d4 --- Slashing Axes 1 Off-hand Tiny 3 lbs. 2 gp Hook fauchard 2d4 --- Piercing, Slashing Heavy Blades, Polearms 2 Reach, Two-hand Medium 8 lbs. 10 gp Jambiya 1d4 --- Piercing, Slashing Daggers 1 High Crit, Off-hand Tiny 1 lb. 4 gp Javelin 1d6 30 ft. Piercing Heavy Thrown, Spears 1 Small 2 lbs. 1 gp Whips, Ropes & Chains, Javelin, spinning 1d8 50 ft. Piercing Spears, Heavy Thrown 1 Small 2 lbs. 2 gp Jitte 1d4 --- Bludgeoning Staffs 1 Off-hand Tiny 2 lbs. 5 sp Weapon Damage Range Type Weapon Group Hands Qualities Size Weight Price Kama 1d6 --- Slashing Picks 1 Off-hand Tiny 2 lbs. 2 gp Katana 1d10 --- Piercing, Slashing Heavy Blades 1 High crit, Versatile Small 6 lbs. 100 gp Katar (punching dagger) 1d4 --- Piercing Daggers 1 Off-hand Tiny 1 lb. 2 gp Kau sin ke 1d8 --- Bludgeoning Whips, Ropes & Chains 1 Reach Small 4 lbs. 3 gp Bludgeoning, Kawanaga 1d3 --- Piercing Whips, Ropes & Chains 2 Reach Small 1 lb. 1 gp Khopesh 1d8 --- Slashing Heavy Blades 1 High Crit, One-hand Small 12 lbs. 20 gp Kurkri 1d4 --- Slashing Daggers 1 High Crit, Off-hand Tiny 2 lbs. 4 gp Lance, heavy 1d10 --- Piercing Lances 2 Medium 15 lbs. 15 gp Lance, jousting 1d4 --- Piercing Lances 2 Small 20 lbs. 20 gp Lance, light 1d6 --- Piercing Lances 2 Small 5 lbs. 6 gp Lance, Medium 1d8 --- Piercing Lances 2 Small 10 lbs. 10 gp Lasso 10 ft. Whips, Ropes & Chains 2 Medium 3 lbs. 5 sp Hammers, Picks, Lucerne Hammer 2d4 --- Piercing Polearms 2 Reach, Two-hand Medium 10 lbs. 12 gp Mace, double mace 1d8/1d8 --- Bludgeoning Maces & Clubs 2 Medium 25 lbs. 125 gp Mace, heavy 1d8 --- Bludgeoning Maces & Clubs 1 One-hand Small 8 lbs. 12 gp Mace, light 1d6 --- Bludgeoning Maces & Clubs 1 Off-hand Tiny 4 lbs. 5 gp Bludgeoning, Mace-axe 2d4 --- Slashing Axes, Maces & Clubs 2 Two-hand Small 9 lbs. 12 gp Machete 1d6 --- Slashing Heavy Blades 1 Off-hand Small 5 lbs. 8 gp Main-Gauche 1d4 --- Piercing, Slashing Daggers 1 Off-hand Tiny 2 lbs. 3 gp Polearms, Whips, Ropes Mancatcher --- & Chains 2 Reach, Two-hand Medium 8 lbs. 30 gp Manti 1d8 --- Piercing Spears 2 Small 9 lbs. 15 gp Maul 1d10 --- Bludgeoning Hammers 2 Brutal, Two-hand Medium 20 lbs. 15 gp Military Fork 1d6 --- Piercing Spears 2 Two-hand Medium 6 lbs. 5 gp Mordenkrad 2d6 --- Bludgeoning Hammers 2 Brutal, Two-hand Medium 12 lbs. 30 gp Bludgeoning, Morningstar 1d8 --- Piercing Maces & Clubs 1 One-hand Small 6 lbs. 8 gp Nagimaki 1d8 --- Slashing Heavy Blades, Polearms 2 Brutal, Reach, Two-hand Medium 6 lbs. 6 gp Bludgeoning, Heavy Blades, Maces & Naginata 1d8 --- Slashing Clubs, Polearms, Staffs 2 Brutal, Reach, Two-hand Medium 10 lbs.
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