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	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	2d4 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	1 cop	1d6	x3	100 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	2d4	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 (20)	1 sil	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	2d4 S	x3	6 lbs.	Axe	Sweep
Broadsword, nine ring	15 gol	2d4 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	2d4 B	x2	5 lbs.	Flail	Disarm, sweep, trip
Gandasa	15 gol	2d4 S	x3	4 lbs.	Axe	Versatile P
Katana	50 gol	2d4 S	19-20/x2	6 lbs.	Sword	Deadly, two-hand, versatile P
Rapier	20 gol	1d6 P	18-20/x2	2 lbs.	Sword	Disarm
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	2d4 S	19-20/x2	6 lbs.	Sword	Two-hand, versatile P
Sword, double-edged straight	15 gol	2d4 S	19-20/x2	4 lbs.	Sword	Versatile P
Trident	15 gol	2d4 P	x2	4 lbs.	Spear	Brace, thrown 20 ft.
Warhammer	12 gol	2d4 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	3d4 S	19-20/x2	14 lbs.	Axe	Forceful, reach
Glaive	8 gol	2d4 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	2d4 S	x3	12 lbs.	Polearm	Brace, double 1d6 B, trip, reach, versatile P
Hooked lance	3 gol	2d4 P	x4	10 lbs.	Polearm	Reach, trip
Lance	10 gol	3d4 P	x3	10 lbs.	Spear	Charge, reach
Monk's spade	20 gol	1d6 B	x2	12 lbs.	Polearm	Double 1d6 B, monk, versatile P, versatile S
Naginata	35 gol	3d4 S	x4	9 lbs.	Polearm	Reach
Sansetsukon	8 gol	2d4 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	2d4 P	x2	8 lbs.	Polearm	Brace, monk
Tri-point double-edged sword	12 gol	3d4 P	x3	14 lbs.	Sword	Reach

Table: Martial Ranged Weapons

Small Weapons	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Range	Weight	Group	Traits
Chakram	1 gol	2d4 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 gol	2d4 P	x3	30 ft.	1 lb.	Spear	Propulsive
Large Weapons	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Range	Weight	Group	Traits
Bow	30 gol	2d4	x3	120 ft.	3 lbs.	Bow	—
Bow, composite	100 gol	2d4	x3	150 ft.	3 lbs.	Bow	Propulsive
Spear-sling	40 gol	2d4	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, versatile P
Nunchucku	2 gol	1d6 B	x2	2 lbs.	Club	Backswing, disarm, monk
Sai	1 gol	1d4 B	x2	1 lb.	Knife	Disarm, monk, twin
Medium	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Weight	Group	Traits
Dwarven Waraxe	30 gol	2d4 S	x3	12 lbs.	Axe	Racial (dwarf), two-hand
Elven Courtblade	50 gol	1d6 P	18-20/x2	6 lbs.	Sword	Disarm, distracting, 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	3d4 S	x3	14 lbs.	Axe	Racial (dwarf), reach, sweep
Dwarven Longhammer	70 gol	3d4 B	x3	20 lbs.	Hammer	Knockdown, racial (dwarf), reach, sunder
Elven Branched Spear	20 gol	2d4 P	x3	10 lbs.	Spear	Disarm, double 1d6 B, racial (elf), thrown 10 ft.
Elven Curveblade	80 gol	2d4 S	18-20/x2	7 lbs.	Sword	Forceful, racial (elf)
Kusarigama	12 gol	1d6 S	x2	3 lbs	Flail	Double 1d4 B, grapple, monk, reach, trip
Meteor Hammer	10 gol	2d4 B	x2	10 lbs.	Flail	Blocking, double 1d8 B, drag, reach, trip
Orc Skull Ram	15 gol	2d4 B	x3	20 lbs.	Club	Knockdown, racial (orc), reach

Table: Exotic Ranged Weapons

Large Weapons	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Range	Weight	Group	Traits
Halfling slingstaff	20 gol	2d4	x3	120 ft.	3 lbs.	Sling	Melee 1d6 B, propulsive

Firearms

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Table: Muzzle Firearms

Small	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Range	Misfire	Capacity	Weight	Traits
Pistol, coat	150 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	300 gol	1d6 P	x4	10 ft.	1 (5 ft.)	2	6 lbs.	Versatile B
Pepperbox	600 gol	2d4 P	x4	20 ft.	1-2 (5 ft.)	6	5 lbs.	Versatile B
Pistol, dagger	150 gol							Versatile P, S
Pistol, double-barrelled	350 gol	1d8 P	x4	20 ft.	1-2 (5 ft.)	2	5 lbs.	Versatile B
Pistol, dragon	200 gol	1d6 P	x4	20 ft.	1-2 (5 ft.)	1	3 lbs.	Scatter, versatile B
Pistol, flintlock	200 gol	2d4 P	x4	20 ft.	1 (5 ft.)	1	4 lbs.	Versatile B
Pistol, sword cane	250 gol							Concealable, versatile B
Large	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Range	Misfire	Capacity	Weight	Traits
Blunderbuss	400 gol	2d4 P	x2	15 ft.	1-2 (10 ft.)	1	8 lbs.	Scatter, versatile P
Culverin	800 gol
Double hackbut	800 gol
Fire lance	25 cop	1d6 P	x4	10 ft.	1-4 (5 ft.)	1	4 lbs.
Musket, axe	450 gol
Musket, double-barrelled	750 gol	3d4 P	x4	40 ft.	1-3 (5 ft.)	2	11 lbs.	Versatile B
Musket, flintlock	400 gol	3d4 P	x4	40 ft.	1-2 (5 ft.)	1	9 lbs.	Versatile B
Musket, warhammer	450 gol

Table: Muzzle 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: Breech Firearms

Small	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Range	Misfire	Capacity	Weight	Traits
Revolver, pocket	1,500 gol	1d6 P	x2	10 ft.	1	4	2 lbs.	Concealable, versatile B
Medium	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Range	Misfire	Capacity	Weight	Traits
Revolver	2,000 gol	2d4 P	x4	20 ft.	1	6	4 lbs.	Versatile B
Shotgun, sawed-off	3,500 gol	2d4 P	x2	10 ft.	1-3	1	10 lbs.	Knockdown, scatter, versatile B
Shotgun, double-barreled sawed-off	6,000 gol	2d4 P	x2	10 ft.	1-3	2	12 lbs.	Knockdown, scatter, versatile B
Large	Cost	Dmg	Critical	Range	Misfire	Capacity	Weight	Traits
Rifle	4,000 gol	3d4 P	x4	80 ft.	1	1	12 lbs.	Versatile B
Rifle, pepperbox	7,000 gol	3d4 P	x4	80 ft.	1-2	4	15 lbs.	Versatile B
Shotgun	4,000 gol	3d4 P	x2	20 ft.	1-2	1	12 lbs.	Knockdown, scatter, versatile B
Shotgun, double-barreled	7,000 gol	3d4 P	x2	20 ft.	1-2	2	15 lbs.	Knockdown, scatter, versatile B

Table: Breech Firearm Ammunition

Breech 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 revolver	5 gol
Metal cartridge, black rifle	10 gol
Metal cartridge, black shotgun pellet	10 gol
Metal cartridge, black shotgun slug	10 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

Weapon Rules

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Alchemical Items as Weapons

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Many alchemical items are often thrown or hurled, and then break to make “splash” attacks. If the item has a DC, the DC increases by 2 for every +4 base attack bonus of the thrower. For every 10 the attack roll beats the target DV, the item's damage and splash damage are applied again. Unless otherwise described, alchemical items have a range increment of 10 feet.

Instead of targeting a creature, you can make a ranged attack with a splash weapon against a 5 by 5 foot square area (DV 5 plus range penalties.)

If you hit: The target is dealt by the item's damage, and creatures in all adjacent squares are dealt splash damage. No creatures take direct hit damage if you target a square area.

If you miss: First, roll 1d8 to determine the misdirection of the throw.

• 1: Falls short (straight line towards the thrower.)
• 2 through 8: Count around the target creature or grid intersection in a clockwise direction.
• Then, count a number of squares in the indicated direction equal to the number of range increments thrown. The thrown object lands that number of spaces away from the target.
• Finally, the item deals splash damage (if any) to all creatures in the square it lands in and in all adjacent squares.

Damage

Melee Weapons: You add your Strength modifier and Dexterity modifier to your damage roll. When you wield a weapon of the same size category as you or larger with two hands, add 1.5 times your Strength bonus and 1.5 times your Dexterity to the damage rolls on melee attacks (in addition to the increased damage die from the Two-Hand weapon trait if present). Negative Strength or Dexterity modifiers are never multiplied.

A weapon wielded in your off-hand gains only half of your Strength bonus and half of your Dexterity bonus to the damage rolls on melee attacks. Negative Strength or Dexterity modifiers are not halved, and are fully applied. Using two hands to wield a light weapon gives no advantage on damage; the Strength and Dexterity bonuses apply as though the weapon were held in your primary hand only.

Thrown Weapons: You apply your Strength modifier and Dexterity modifier to damage dealt by thrown weapons (except for splash weapons). It is possible to throw a weapon that isn’t designed to be thrown (that is, a melee weapon that doesn’t have a Thrown weapon trait), and when you do so, you incur disadvantage on the attack roll. Throwing a light or one-handed weapon is a standard action, while throwing a two-handed weapon is a full action. Regardless of the type of weapon, such an attack scores a threat only on a natural 20 and deals double damage on a critical hit. Such a weapon has a range increment of 10 feet.

Projectile Weapons: When you fire a projectile weapon from one hand, you add your Dexterity modifier to the damage rolls on range attacks. When you wield a projectile weapon with two hands, you add 1.5 times your Dexterity bonus to the damage rolls. A negative Dexterity modifier is never multiplied. You get no Strength bonus on damage rolls with a projectile weapon unless it has the Propulsive trait, in which case you add only half of your Strength bonus. However, if you have a penalty for low Strength, apply the full penalty to damage rolls when you use a propulsive projectile weapon.

If you have an ability to substitute an ability score with a different one for damage, you may choose which ability score (either Strength or Dexterity) to replace.

Firearms

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.

Natural Attacks

Most monsters and certain races have natural attacks. A creature can only use each of his natural attacks once per turn, but can treat each natural attack as it was a weapon wielded in two hands. If a natural attack is prefaced with a number, such as "2 claws", the creature can use that same natural attack that number of times during their turn. The only exception to this is Unarmed Strike, which is treated as being wielded in one hand, but can be used multiple times during a creature's turn. Natural attacks are part of the Brawling weapon group.

You can use any natural attack to make an attack of opportunity even if you already used that same attack during your turn. Using a natural attack for an attack of opportunity also does not count as its single use for your following turn.

Natural attacks can be used with the Two-Weapon Fighting feat, and count as light weapons to determine the attack roll penalties. You can use a combination of a weapon and a natural attack, or a combination of two different natural attacks. Determine which attack or weapon is the primary attack before making your two-weapon attack. A natural attack selected as the main hand attack adds Strength and Dexterity bonus damage as a weapon wielded in one hand instead of two, and one-half Strength and Dexterity bonus damage when selected as the off-hand attack. A natural attack used as part of a two-weapon attack, either as the primary or off-hand attack, counts as being used for that turn.

Table: Natural Attacks

Natural Attack	Base Damage for Medium Creature	Damage Type
Bite	1d6	B, P, and S
Claw	1d4	B and S
Gore	1d6	P
Hoof, Tentacle, Wing	1d4	B
Pincers, Tail Slap	1d6	B
Slam	1d4	B
Sting	1d4	P
Talons	1d4	S
Other	1d4	B, P, or S

Weapon Groups

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. Unless a DC is listed, the DC for any save that is called for is equal to the confirmation roll used to score the critical hit (after all modifiers have been applied).

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. Bows always require two hands to operate, regardless of size.

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.

Special Weapon Groups

In addition to the standard weapon groups, there are special weapon groups that do not have a critical specialization effect, but exist to group certain weapons around a common theme for the purposes of Weapon Focus, discipline weapons, and other similar considerations. It is possible for a weapon to belong to both a standard weapon group and one of these special weapon groups.

Monk

This group encompasses all weapons with the Monk trait.. These are weapons that are commonly used by monks.

Thrown

This group encompasses all weapons with the Thrown trait.

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

Size

Weapons can be wielded with one hand if they are the same size category as you. 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. Your reach with a melee weapon two size categories larger than you increases increases by 5 ft., and an additional 5 ft. every two size catgories larger.

Light Weapons

Weapons one size category smaller than you or smaller are considered to be 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. However, using two hands to wield a light range weapon gives a +2 bonus to attack rolls on range attacks with that weapon. An unarmed strike is always considered a light weapon.

Weapon Size Scaling

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. When a weapon's damage dice becomes 2d4, it scales up by adding another 1d4 to the damage dice.

Table: Weapon Damage Size Scale

0

1

1d2

1d3

1d4

1d6

2d4

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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. The second part of the weapon deals damage listed with the trait. 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.

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.

Melee

This ranged weapon can be used as a melee weapon, dealing the damage listed with the trait. If the weapon uses ammunition, it must be reloaded as normal after the ranged weapon has been used in a melee attack as the act knocks any loaded ammunition out of the weapon.

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.

Shove

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

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 increases its weapon damage die by one step larger. 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.