House Rules: Weapons

Simple Weapons

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Table: Simple Melee Weapons

Tiny	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Weight	Group	Traits
Brass knuckles	1 gol	1d3 B	x2	1 lb.	Brawling	Free-hand, monk
Cestus	5 gol	1d4 B	19-20/x2	1 lb.	Brawling	Free-hand, monk, versatile P
Dagger	5 sil	1d4 P	19-20/x2	1 lb.	Knife	Thrown 10 ft., twin, versatile S
Dagger, punching	1 gol	1d4 P	x3	1 lb.	Knife	Backstabber, charge
Gauntlet	2 gol	1d3 B	x2	1 lb.	Brawling	Free-hand, monk
Gauntlet, spiked	2 gol	1d4 P	x2	1 lb.	Brawling	Free-hand
Iron brush	1 gol	1d3 P	x2	—	Knife	Concealable, thrown 10 ft.
Kunai	2 gol	1d4 P	x2	2 lbs.	Knife	Thrown 10 ft., twin, versatile B
Sickle	3 gol	1d6 S	x2	2 lbs.	Knife	Finesse, trip
Unarmed strike	—	1d3 B	x2	—	Brawling	Free-hand, nonlethal, monk
Spring blade	70 gol	1d4 S	x2	1 lb.	Knife	Concealable, thrown 10 ft., versatile P
Wooden stake	—	1d4 P	x2	1 lb.	Knife	—
Small	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Weight	Group	Traits
Battle aspergillum	5 gol	1d6 B	x2	4 lbs.	Club	Shove
Hanbo	5 sil	1d6 B	x2	2 lbs.	Club	Monk, trip
Medium	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Weight	Group	Traits
Club	—	1d6 B	x2	3 lbs.	Club	Thrown 10 ft.
Mace	12 gol	1d8 B	x2	8 lbs.	Club	Shove
Morningstar	8 gol	1d8 B	x2	6 lbs.	Club	Fatal 1d10, versatile P
Large	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Weight	Group	Traits
Kumade	1 gol	1d6 P	x3	4 lbs.	Polearm	Grapple
Quarterstaff	—	1d6 B	x2	4 lbs.	Club	Double 1d6 B, monk
Spear	2 gol	1d8 P	x3	6 lbs	Spear	Double 1d6 B, thrown 20 ft.

Table: Simple Ranged Weapons

Tiny	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Range	Weight	Group	Traits
Dart	5 sil	1d4 P	x2	20 ft.	1/2 lb.	Dart	Thrown
Small	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Range	Weight	Group	Traits
Crossbow, hand	50 gol	1d4	19-20/x2	60 ft.	2 lbs.	Bow	—
Medium	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Range	Weight	Group	Traits
Blowgun	1 gol	1d2	x2	20 ft.	1 lb.	Dart	Nonlethal
Javelin	1 gol	1d6 P	x2	30 ft.	2lbs.	Dart	Thrown
Sling	—	1d4	x2	50 ft.	—	Sling	Propulsive
Large	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Range	Weight	Group	Traits
Crossbow	35 gol	1d10	19-20/x2	120 ft.	8 lbs.	Bow	—
Crossbow, repeating	70 gol	1d8	x2	60 ft.	12 lbs.	Bow	—
Stonebow	35 gol	1d6	x3	90 ft.	4 lbs.	Bow	—

Table: Simple Ammunition

	Cost	Dmg	Weight	Traits
Bolt, crossbow (10)	1 sil	P	1 lb.	—
Bolt, blunt crossbow (10)	1 sil	B	1 lb.	—
Bullet, sling (10)	5 cop	B	5 lb.	—
Bullet, smoke (10)	1 gol	B	5 lb.	—

Martial Weapons

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Table: Martial Melee Weapons

Tiny	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Weight	Group	Traits
Kerambit	5 sil	1d3 S	x3	—	Knife	Backstabber, concealable
Wushu dart (5)	1 gol	1d3 P	x2	—	Dart	Monk, thrown 10 ft.
Small	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Weight	Group	Traits
Axe, throwing	8 gol	1d6 S	x2	2 lbs.	Axe	Thrown 10 ft.
Butterfly sword	20 gol	1d4	19-20/x2	1 lb.	Sword	Monk
Jutte	8 gol	1d6 B	x2	1 lb.	Club	Disarm, monk
Kama	2 gol	1d6 S	x2	2 lbs.	Knife	Monk, trip, versatile P
Kukri	8 gol	1d4 S	18-20/x2	2 lbs.	Knife	Twin
Lungchuan tamo	5 gol	1d4 P	x2	1 lb.	Knife	Concealable, monk, throwing 10 ft., twin, versatile S
Shang gou	6 gol	1d4 S	x2	1 lb.	Sword	Disarm, monk, trip, twin
Tonfa	1 gol	1d6 B	x2	1 lb.	Club	Blocking, grapple, monk
Wakizashi	35 gol	1d6 S	18-20/x2	2 lbs.	Sword	Deadly
Medium	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Weight	Group	Traits
Battleaxe	10 gol	1d8 S	x3	6 lbs.	Axe	Sweep
Broadsword, nine ring	15 gol	1d8 S	x3	4 lbs.	Sword	Forceful, monk
Double chicken saber	12 gol	1d6 S	19-20/x2	3 lbs.	Sword	Disarm, monk, twin
Flail	8 gol	1d8 B	x2	5 lbs.	Flail	Disarm, sweep, trip
Gandasa	15 gol	1d8 S	x3	4 lbs.	Axe	Versatile P
Katana	50 gol	1d8 S	19-20/x2	6 lbs.	Sword	Deadly, two-hand 2d4 S, versatile P
Rapier	20 gol	1d6 P	18-20/x2	2 lbs.	Sword	Disarm, finesse
Scimitar	15 gol	1d6 S	18-20/x2	4 lbs.	Sword	Forceful, sweep
Sibat	2 gol	1d6 P	x3	2 lbs.	Spear	Grapple, thrown 10 ft., versatile S
Sword, bastard	35 gol	1d8 S	19-20/x2	6 lbs.	Sword	Two-hand 2d4 S, versatile P
Sword, double-edged straight	15 gol	1d8 S	19-20/x2	4 lbs.	Sword	Versatile P
Trident	15 gol	1d8 P	x2	4 lbs.	Spear	Brace, thrown 20 ft.
Warhammer	12 gol	1d8 B	x3	5 lbs.	Hammer	Shove
Warpick	8 gol	1d6 P	x4	6 lbs.	Pick	Drag, versatile B
Large	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Weight	Group	Traits
Bardiche	13 gol	1d10 S	19-20/x2	14 lbs.	Axe	Forceful, reach
Glaive	8 gol	1d10 S	x3	10 lbs.	Polearm	Deadly, double 1d6 B, forceful, reach
Guisarme	9 gol	2d4 S	x3	12 lbs.	Polearm	Double 1d6 B, reach, reposition, trip
Halberd	10 gol	1d10 S	x3	12 lbs.	Polearm	Brace, double 1d6 B, trip, reach, versatile P
Hooked lance	3 gol	1d8 P	x4	10 lbs.	Polearm	Reach, trip
Lance	10 gol	1d8 P	x3	10 lbs.	Spear	Charge, reach
Monk's spade	20 gp	1d6 B	x2	12 lbs.	Polearm	Double 1d6 B, monk, versatile P, versatile S
Naginata	35 gol	1d8 S	x4	9 lbs.	Polearm	Reach
Sansetsukon	8 gol	1d10 B	19-20/x2	3 lbs.	Club	Blocking, disarm, monk
Scythe	18 gol	2d4 S	x4	10 lbs.	Polearm	Sweep, trip, versatile P
Tiger fork	5 gol	1d8 P	x2	8 lbs.	Polearm	Brace, monk
Tri-point double-edged sword	12 gol	1d10 P	x3	14 lbs.	Sword	Reach

Table: Martial Ranged Weapons

Small Weapons	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Range	Weight	Group	Traits
Chakram	1 gol	1d8 S	x2	30 ft.	1 lb.	Knife	Thrown
Mambele	4 gol	1d6 P	x3	15 ft.	1 lb.	Knife	Thrown
Tube arrow shooter	1 gol	1d4 P	x2	40 ft.	1/2 lb.	Dart	Concealable
Medium Weapons	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Range	Weight	Group	Traits
Atlatl	1 gp	1d8 P	x3	30 ft.	1 lb.	Spear	Propulsive
Large Weapons	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Range	Weight	Group	Traits
Bow	30 gol	1d8	x3	120 ft.	3 lbs.	Bow	—
Bow, composite	100 gol	1d8	x3	150 ft.	3 lbs.	Bow	Propulsive
Spear-sling	40 gol	1d8	x3	30 ft.	2 lbs.	Spear	Propulsive

Table: Martial Ammunition

	Cost	Dmg	Weight	Traits
Arrow (20)	1 sil	P	3 lbs.	—
Arrow, blunt (20)	2 sil	B	3 lbs.	—
Arrow, iron-tipped distance (20)	1 gol	P	4 lbs.	Increase bow’s range increment by 10 ft. but take a -1 penalty on damage dealt per range increment (minimum 1 point of damage).
Arrow, smoke (20)			3 lbs.	—
Arrow, tanglefoot (20)			3 lbs.	—
Arrow, trip (20)			3 lbs.	—
Arrow, tube (10)	1 gol	P	1/2 lb.	As an improvised melee weapon, they deal damage equivalent to a spiked gauntlet.
Arrow, whistling (20)	2 gol	P	3 lb.	The sound is audible within 500 feet of the flight path.

Exotic Weapons

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Table: Exotic Melee Weapons

Small	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Weight	Group	Traits
Bichuwa	5 gol	1d4 S	19-20/x2	2 lbs.	Knife	Disarm, monk, versatile P
Dan bong	1 sil	1d3 B	19-20/x2	—	Club	Blocking, monk
Emei piercer	1 gol	1d3 P	19-20/x2	—	Knife	Distracting
Fighting Fan	5 gol	1d4 S	x2	—	Knife	Distracting, monk, versatile P
Gnome Hooked Hammer		1d6 B	x4	3 lbs.	Hammer	Racial (gnome), trip, two-hand 1d10 B, versatile P
Nunchucku	2 gol	1d6 B	x2	2 lbs.	Club	Backswing, disarm, finesse, monk
Sai	1 gol	1d4 B	x2	1 lb.	Knife	Disarm, finesse, monk, twin
Medium	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Weight	Group	Traits
Dwarven Waraxe	30 gol	1d8 S	x3	12 lbs.	Axe	Racial (dwarf), two-hand 1d10 S
Elven Courtblade	50 gol	1d6 P	18-20/x2	6 lbs.	Sword	Disarm, distracting, finesse, racial (elf), versatile S
Gnome Piston Maul		1d8 B	x2	8 lbs.	Hammer	Racial (gnome), sunder
Large	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Weight	Group	Traits
Dwarven Longaxe	50 gol	1d12 S	x3	14 lbs.	Axe	Racial (dwarf), reach, sweep
Dwarven Longhammer	70 gol	1d12 B	x3	20 lbs.	Hammer	Knockdown, racial (dwarf), reach, sunder
Elven Branched Spear	20 gol	1d8 P	x3	10 lbs.	Spear	Disarm, double 1d6 B, finesse, racial (elf), thrown 10 ft.
Elven Curveblade	80 gol	1d10 S	18-20/x2	7 lbs.	Sword	Finesse, forceful, racial (elf)
Kusarigama	12 gol	1d6 S	x2	3 lbs	Flail	Double 1d4 B, grapple, monk, reach, trip
Meteor Hammer	10 gol	1d8 B	x2	10 lbs.	Flail	Blocking, double 1d8 B, drag, reach, trip
Orc Skull Ram	15 gol	1d10 B	x3	20 lbs.	Club	Knockdown, racial (orc), reach

Firearms

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Table: Simple Firearms

Small	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Range	Misfire	Capacity	Weight	Traits
Pistol, coat	75 gol	1d4 P	x3	10 ft.	1 (5 ft.)	1	1 lb.	Concealable, versatile B
Medium	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Range	Misfire	Capacity	Weight	Traits
Buckler gun	75 gol	1d6 P	x4	10 ft.	1 (5 ft.)	2	6 lbs.	Versatile B
Pepperbox	300 gol	1d8 P	x4	20 ft.	1-2 (5 ft.)	6	5 lbs.	Versatile B
Pistol, dagger	74 gol							Versatile P, S
Pistol, double-barrelled	175 gol	1d8 P	x4	20 ft.	1-2 (5 ft.)	2	5 lbs.	Versatile B
Pistol, dragon	100 gol	1d6 P	x4	20 ft.	1-2 (5 ft.)	1	3 lbs.	Scatter, versatile B
Pistol, flintlock	100 gol	1d8 P	x4	20 ft.	1 (5 ft.)	1	4 lbs.	Versatile B
Pistol, sword cane	775 gol							Concealable, versatile B
Large	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Range	Misfire	Capacity	Weight	Traits
Blunderbuss	200 gol	1d8 P	x2	15 ft.	1-2 (10 ft.)	1	8 lbs.	Scatter, versatile P
Culverin	400 gol
Double hackbut	400 gol
Fire lance	25 cop	1d6 P	x4	10 ft.	1-4 (5 ft.)	1	4 lbs.
Musket, axe	160 gol
Musket, double-barrelled	250 gol	1d12 P	x4	40 ft.	1-3 (5 ft.)	2	11 lbs.	Versatile B
Musket, flintlock	150 gol	1d12 P	x4	40 ft.	1-2 (5 ft.)	1	9 lbs.	Versatile B
Musket, warhammer	160 gol

Table: Simple Firearm Ammunition

Simple Firearm Ammunition	Cost	Dmg	Weight	Traits
Black Powder	1 gol
Blast Powder	10 gol
Bullet, Firearm (10)	1 gol
Entangling Shot Cartridge, Black	4 gol
Entangling Shot Cartridge, Blast	40 gol
Flare Cartridge, Black	2 gol
Flare Cartridge, Blast	20 gol
Pellets (10)	1 gol
Rubber bullet, Firearm (10)	2 gol
Paper Cartridge, Black (10)	12 gol
Paper Cartridge, Blast (10)	120 gol
Rubber paper Cartridge, Black (10)	24 gol
Rubber paper Cartridge, Blast (10)	240 gol
Salt Shot Cartridge, Black (10)	12 gol
Salt Shot Cartridge, Blast (10)	120 gol

Table: Complex Firearms

Small	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Range	Misfire	Capacity	Weight	Traits
Revolver, pocket	750 gol	1d6 P	x2	10 ft.	1	4	2 lbs.	Concealable, versatile B
Medium	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Range	Misfire	Capacity	Weight	Traits
Revolver	1,000 gol	1d8 P	x4	20 ft.	1	6	4 lbs.	Versatile B
Shotgun, sawed-off	1,150 gol	1d6 P	x2	10 ft.	1-3	1	10 lbs.	Knockdown, scatter, versatile B
Shotgun, double-barreled sawed-off	1,500 gol	1d6 P	x2	10 ft.	1-3	2	12 lbs.	Knockdown, scatter, versatile B
Large	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Range	Misfire	Capacity	Weight	Traits
Rifle	1,250 gp	1d10 P	x4	80 ft.	1	1	12 lbs.	Versatile B
Rifle, pepperbox	1,750 gol	1d10 P	x4	80 ft.	1-2	4	15 lbs.	Versatile B
Shotgun	1,250 gol	1d8 P	x2	20 ft.	1-2	1	12 lbs.	Knockdown, scatter, versatile B
Shotgun, double-barreled	1,750 gol	1d8 P	x2	20 ft.	1-2	2	15 lbs.	Knockdown, scatter, versatile B

Table: Complex Firearm Ammunition

Complex Firearm Ammunition	Cost	Dmg	Weight	Traits
Entangling shot metal cartridge, black	20 gol
Entangling shot metal cartridge, blast	200 gol
Flare metal cartridge, black	10 gol
Flare metal cartridge, blast	100 gol
Metal cartridge, black	5 gol
Metal cartridge, blast	50 gol
Rubber metal cartridge, black	10 gol
Rubber metal cartridge, blast	100 gol
Salt shot metal cartridge, black (10)	60 gol
Salt shot metal cartridge, blast (10)	600 gol

Ammunition (Firearm): Bullet, Rubber

These bullets consist of a small, metal core covered in natural or alchemical rubber.
Weapon Feature(s): nonlethal

Firearms

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Misfire

If the natural result of your attack roll falls within a firearm’s misfire value, that shot misses, even if you would have otherwise hit the target. When a firearm misfires, it gains the broken condition. While it has the broken condition, it suffers the normal disadvantages that broken weapons do, and its misfire value increases by 4 unless the wielder has gun training in the particular type of firearm (see Gunslinger). In that case, the misfire value increases by 2 instead of 4. You cannot misfire on a critical hit confirmation roll. If you roll a misfire when attempting to confirm a critical hit, just treat it as a normal result of the die (which might confirm the crit or fail to do so).

Simple Firearms: If a simple firearm with the broken condition misfires again, it explodes. When a nonmagical firearm explodes, the weapon is destroyed. Magical firearms are wrecked, which means they can’t fire until they are fully restored (which requires either the make whole spell or the Gunsmithing feat). When a gun explodes, pick one corner of your square—the explosion creates a burst from that point of origin. Each firearm has a burst size noted in parentheses after its misfire value. Any creature within this burst (including the firearm’s wielder) takes damage as if it had been hit by the weapon—a DC 12 Reflex save halves this damage.

Mechanical Firearms: Mechanical firearms can misfire, but when they do, they only gain the broken condition. A further misfire does not cause mechanical firearms to explode.

Weapon Groups

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Each weapon group has a critical specialization effect that is applied when delivering a critical hit with a weapon belonging to that group. This is in addition to the damage multiplier.

Axe

Choose one creature adjacent to the initial target and within reach. If its AC is lower than your attack roll for the critical hit, you deal damage to that creature equal to a roll of your weapon’s damage die (including extra dice for its potency rune, if any). No bonuses or other additional dice apply to this damage.

Bow

If the target of the critical hit is adjacent to a surface, it gets stuck to that surface by the missile. The target is immobile and must spend an Interact action to attempt a DC 10 Athletics check to pull the missile free before it can move from its space. The creature doesn’t become stuck if it’s incorporeal, liquid (like a water elemental or some oozes), or could otherwise escape without effort.

Brawling

The target must succeed at a Fortitude save or be slowed 1 until the end of your next turn.

Club

You knock the target back from you 5 or 10 feet (you choose the distance).

Dart

The target takes 1d4 persistent bleed damage. The weapon's item bonus is added to this bleed damage.

Firearm

Your firearm's projectile pierces through your initial target to hit the next creature behind it. The creature must be in the same line of fire and range increment as the initial target. If its AC is lower than your attack roll for the critical hit, you deal damage to that creature equal to a roll of your weapon’s damage die (including extra dice for its potency rune, if any). No bonuses or other additional dice apply to this damage.

Flail

The target is knocked prone.

Hammer

The target is knocked prone.

Knife

The target takes 1d4 persistent bleed damage. You gain an item bonus to this bleed damage equal to the weapon’s item bonus to attack rolls.

Pick

The weapon viciously pierces the target. The target takes 1 additional damage per weapon damage die (including the extra dice from a critical hit).

Polearm

The target is moved 5 feet in a direction of your choice.

Shield

You knock the target back from you 5 feet.

Sling

The target must succeed at a Fortitude save or become slowed 1 for 1 round.

Spear

The weapon pierces the target, weakening its attacks. The target is enfeebled 1 for 1 round.

Sword

The target is made off-balance by your attack, becoming flat-footed for 1 round.

Weapon Rules

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Size

Weapons can be wielded with one hand if they are the same size category as you. If you wield a same-size weapon with two hands, apply 1-1/2 times your Strength bonus to damage rolls for melee attacks (in addition to the increased damage die from the Two-Hand weapon trait if present). Using two hands to wield a same-size range weapon gives a +2 bonus to attack rolls on range attacks with that weapon.

Weapons one size category larger than you require two hands to wield. Starting at with weapons two size categories larger than you, you take a cumulative -2 penalty to attack rolls for each larger size category. Apply 1-1/2 times your Strength bonus to damage rolls for melee attacks (in addition to the increased damage die from the Two-Hand weapon trait if present).

Weapons one size category smaller than you or smaller are considered light weapons, and can be wielded with one hand. It is easier to use in one’s off hand than a one-handed weapon is, and can be used while grappling. Add your Strength modifier to damage rolls for melee attacks with a light weapon if it’s used in the primary hand, or half your Strength bonus if it’s used in the off hand. Using two hands to wield a light weapon gives no advantage on damage; the Strength bonus applies as though the weapon were held in your primary hand only. However, using two hands to wield a light range weapon gives a +2 bonus to attack rolls on range attacks with that weapon. All light weapons are considered to have the finesse weapon feature. An unarmed strike is always considered a light weapon.

Any weapon can be scaled smaller or larger. In general, when scaling a weapon down by one size step, its cost, weight, and range increment are halved. When scaling a weapon up one size step, its cost, weight, and range increment are doubled. Weapon damage is scaled by finding its current damage die on Table: Weapon Damage Size Scale, where the previous entry is one size lower, and the following entry is one size larger. If a weapon uses 2 or more of dice for damage and is not listed on this table, decrease or increase each individual die following the table. For example, if a weapon does 2d4 damage, then it will die 2d3 damage when one step smaller, and 2d6 damage when one larger.

Table: Weapon Damage Size Scale

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1

1d2

1d3

1d4

1d6

1d8

1d10

1d12

2d8

Quality

Weapons apply their quality modifier as an enhancement bonus to attack rolls.

A poor weapon gains the broken condition if the wielder rolls a natural 1 on an attack roll with the weapon. If a poor weapon is already broken, the roll of a natural 1 destroys it instead.

Table: Weapon Quality

Quality	Price
Poor	1/2
Expert	x 10
Master	x 25
Legendary	x 100

Weapon Traits

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Backstabber

When you hit a flat-footed creature, this weapon deals 1 precision damage. The damage increases to 2 if the weapon is expert quality, 3 if it's master, or to 4 if it’s legendary.

Backswing

You can use this weapon’s momentum from a miss to lead into your next attack. After missing with this weapon on your turn, you gain a +1 circumstance bonus to your next attack with this weapon before the end of your turn.

Blocking

When you use this weapon to fight defensively, you gain a +1 shield bonus to AC.

Brace

If you use the brace weapon simple action to set a brace weapon against a charge, you deal double damage on your first successful hit against a creature charging at you until the end of your next turn.

Charge

If you moved at least 10 feet on the action before your attack, add a circumstance bonus to damage for that attack equal to the number of damage dice for the weapon.

Concealable

You gain a +2 bonus to Sleight of Hand checks to conceal this weapon on your body.

Deadly

When you use this weapon to deliver a coup de grace, it gains a +4 bonus to damage when calculating the DC of the Fortitude saving throw to see whether the target of the coup de grace dies from the attack. The bonus is not added to the actual damage of the coup de grace attack.

Disarm

When you use a disarm weapon, you get a +2 bonus on Combat Maneuver Checks to disarm an enemy.

Distracting

You gain a +2 bonus on Bluff skill checks to feint in combat while wielding this weapon.

Double

You can use a double weapon to fight as if fighting with two weapons, but if you do, you incur all the normal attack penalties associated with fighting with two weapons, just as if you were using a one-handed weapon and a light weapon. You can choose to wield one end of a double weapon two-handed, but it cannot be used as a double weapon when wielded in this way—only one end of the weapon can be used in any given round.

Drag

On a successful critical hit with a drag weapon, you can attempt a combat maneuver check to drag your opponent as a free action. This drag attempt does not provoke an attack of opportunity from your target if that creature is not threatening you.

Finesse

A finesse weapon allows its wielder to apply their Dexterity bonus to their attack roll instead of Strength. All light weapons are considered to have the finesse weapon feature. Natural weapons are considered as light weapons.

Forceful

This weapon becomes more dangerous when you build up momentum. When you attack with it more than once on your turn, the second attack adds a circumstance bonus to damage equal to the number of weapon damage dice, and each subsequent attack adds a circumstance bonus to damage equal to double the number of weapon damage dice.

Free-Hand

This weapon doesn’t take up your hand, usually because it is built into your armor. A free-hand weapon can’t be Disarmed. You can use the hand covered by your free-hand weapon to wield other items, perform manipulate actions, and so forth. You can’t attack with a free-hand weapon if you’re wielding anything in that hand or using the hand for something else. When you’re not wielding anything and not using the hand, you can use abilities that require you to have a hand free as well as those that require you to be wielding a weapon in that hand. You may cast a spell with a somatic component with a hand wielding a free-hand weapon if you make a concentration check (DC 10 + the level of the spell you’re casting). Each of your hands can have only one free-hand weapon on it.

Grapple

On a successful critical hit with a grapple weapon, you can attempt a combat maneuver check to grapple his opponent as a free action. This grapple attempt does not provoke an attack of opportunity from your target if that creature is not threatening you. While you grapple the target with a grappling weapon, you can only move or damage the creature on your turn. You are still considered grappled, though you do not have to be adjacent to the creature to continue the grapple. If you move far enough away to be out of the weapon’s reach, you end the grapple with that action.

Knockdown

When scoring a critical hit with a Knockdown weapon, the target is knock prone.

Monk

Monks can use these weapons with their abilities that normally require unarmed attacks.

Nonlethal

All attacks with this weapon are nonlethal, and are used to knock creatures unconscious instead of kill them.

Parry

This weapon can be used defensively to block attacks. While wielding this weapon, you can spend an action to position your weapon defensively, gaining a +1 circumstance bonus to AC until the start of your next turn.

Performance

When wielding this weapon, if an attack or combat maneuver made with this weapon prompts a combat performance check, you gain a +2 bonus on that check.

Propulsive

You add half your Strength modifier to damage rolls with a propulsive ranged weapon so long as your Strength modifier is not negative. If you have a negative Strength modifier, you add your full Strength modifier instead.

Racial

This trait is followed by a race in parentheses. Creatures with the weapon familiarity racial trait matching that race are automatically proficient with these weapons.

Reach

This weapon is designed to be long and increases the reach of your melee attacks by 5 feet.

Reposition

On a successful critical hit with a reposition weapon, you can attempt a combat maneuver check to reposition your opponent as a free action. This reposition attempt does not provoke an attack of opportunity from your target if that creature is not threatening you.

Scatter

A scatter weapon can shoot two different types of ammunition. It can fire normal bullets that target one creature, or it can make a scattering shot. Cannons with the scatter weapon quality only fire grapeshot, unless their descriptions state otherwise. The pellet in a scatter shot makes it easier to hit a target at close range, but reduces weapon penetration. When a scatter weapon fires pellets, its damage die changes to the indicated value against targets beyond its first range increment, but it gains a +2 bonus to attack rolls against targets in its first range increment.

Sunder

When you use a sunder weapon, you get a +2 bonus on Combat Maneuver Checks to sunder attempts.

Sweep

This weapon makes wide sweeping or spinning attacks, making it easier to attack multiple enemies. When you attack with this weapon, you gain a +1 circumstance bonus to your attack roll if you already attempted an attack this turn against a creature other than the target of this attack.

Thrown

You can throw this weapon as a ranged attack. A thrown weapon adds your Strength modifier to damage just like a melee weapon does. When this trait appears on a melee weapon, it also includes the range increment in feet. Ranged weapons with this trait use the range increment specified in the weapon’s range entry.

Trip

You can use a trip weapon to make trip attacks. If you are tripped during your own trip attempt, you can drop the weapon to avoid being tripped.

Twin

These weapons are used as a pair, each complementing the other. When you are wielding two of the same weapon with this trait and attack with one of them, if you already attacked with the other weapon this turn, you add a circumstance bonus to the damage roll equal to the weapon’s number of damage dice. For instance, if you attacked with a twin weapon in your right hand with your first action, you would gain this bonus to damage when you attack with a matching twin weapon in your left hand for your second action. On your third action, an attack with either weapon would receive this bonus, since you’d already attacked with both. The weapons must be of the same type to benefit from this trait, but they don’t need to be the same quality or have the same runes.

Two-Hand

This weapon is designed to take advantage of being optionally wielded with two hands. Doing so changes its weapon damage die to the indicated value. If this trait applies to a magic weapon , the extra weapon damage dice from it being a magic weapon also increase in size while it’s being wielded with two hands.

Versatile

A versatile weapon can be used to deal a different type of damage than the type listed in the damage entry. This trait indicates the alternate damage type. For instance, a piercing weapon that has versatile S can be used to deal piercing or slashing damage. You choose the damage type each time you make an attack.