Weapons (5A)

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Weapons

Weapons	Type	Use	Cost	Damage	Damage Type	Range	Weight	Souce	Properties
#Aspergillum	Simple	Melee	25 gp	1d4	Special	Melee	1 lb.	5A	Ammunition (5), special (ammunition)
#Axe, hand	Simple	Melee	5 gp	1d6	slashing	20/60	2 lb.	PH	light, thrown
#Brass Knuckles	Simple	Melee	1 gp	1d4	bludgeoning	Melee	0.2 lb.	PH	light
#Club	Simple	Melee	1 sp	1d4	bludgeoning	Melee	2 lb.	PH	light
#Club, great	Simple	Melee	2 sp	1d8	bludgeoning	Melee	10 lb.	PH	two-handed
#Cudgel	Simple	Melee	3sp	1d4	bludgeoning	Melee	2 lb.	5A	Versatile (d8)
#Dagger	Simple	Melee	2 gp	1d4	piercing	20/60	1 lb.	PH	finesse, light, thrown
#Javelin	Simple	Melee	5 sp	1d6	piercing	30/120	2 lb.	PH	thrown
#Light hammer	Simple	Melee	2 gp	1d4	bludgeoning	20/60	2 lb.	PH	light, thrown
#Mace	Simple	Melee	5 gp	1d6	bludgeoning	Melee	4 lb.	PH	—
#Morningstar	Simple	Melee	5 gp	1d6	piercing	Melee	4 lb.	Revised	heavy, versatile (d8)
#Quarterstaff	Simple	Melee	2 sp	1d8	bludgeoning	Melee	4 lb.	Revised	finesse, two-handed
#Sickle	Simple	Melee	1 gp	1d4	slashing	Melee	2 lb.	PH	light
#Spear	Simple	Melee	1 gp	1d6	piercing	20/60	3 lb.	PH	thrown, versatile (1d8)
#Tiger Claws	Simple	Melee	3 gp	1d4	slashing	Melee	1 lb.	PH	light, special (climb)
#Bow, short	Simple	Ranged	25 gp	1d6	piercing	80/320	2 lb.	PH	ammunition, two-handed
#Crossbow, light	Simple	Ranged	25 gp	1d8	piercing	80/320	5 lb.	PH	ammunition, loading, two-handed
#Dart	Simple	Ranged	5 cp	1d4	piercing	20/60	0.2 lb.	PH	finesse, thrown
#Rock	Simple	Ranged	-	1d4	bludgeoning	20/60	0.3 lb.	5A	finesse, racial (halfling), thrown
#Sling	Simple	Ranged	1 sp	1d4	bludgeoning	30/120	—	PH	ammunition
#Throw Stick	Simple	Ranged	1 gp	1d4	bludgeoning	30/90	1 lb.	5A	special, thrown (returns)
#Axe, battle	Martial	Melee	10 gp	1d8	slashing	Melee	4 lb.	PH	versatile (1d10)
#Axe, great	Martial	Melee	30 gp	1d12	slashing	Melee	7 lb.	PH	heavy, two-handed
#Bardishe	Martial	Melee	12 gp	1d10	slashing	Melee	4 lb.	5A	Heavy, reach, two-handed, special (reach)
#Cestus	Martial	Melee	4 gp	1d6	bludgeoning	Melee	3 lb.	5A	light, racial (orc), special
#Chain Ball	Martial	Melee	25 gp	1d8	bludgeoning	Reach	12 lb.	PH	heavy, racial (dwarf), reach, special (opportunity), two-handed
#Chain Whip	Martial	Melee	5 gp	1d6	bludgeoning	Reach	5 lb.	5A	light, reach, special (light or reach)
#Elfblade	Martial	Melee	80 gp	1d8	slashing	Melee	7 lb.	5A	finesse, heavy, racial (elf), versatile (d10)
#Flail	Martial	Melee	10 gp	1d8	bludgeoning	Melee	2 lb.	PH	—
#Halberd	Martial	Melee	20 gp	1d10	slashing	Reach	6 lb.	PH	heavy, reach, two-handed
#Hook	Martial	Melee	4 gp	1d4	slashing	Melee	5 lb.	5A	light, racial (ogre), special (grapple)
#Katar	Martial	Melee	12 gp	1d6	piercing	Melee	2 lb.	5A	light, racial (orc), special
#Lance	Martial	Melee	10 gp	1d12	piercing	Reach	6 lb.	PH	reach, special
#Mancatcher	Martial	Melee	15 gp	1d4	slashing	Reach	10 lb.	5A	racial (human), reach, special (grapple)
#Maul	Martial	Melee	10 gp	2d6	bludgeoning	Melee	10 lb.	PH	heavy, two-handed
#Pike	Martial	Melee	5 gp	1d10	piercing	Reach	18 lb.	Revised	heavy, racial (human), revised, reach, special (reach), two-handed
#Poi	Martial	Melee	5 gp	1d4	fire	Melee	1 lb.	5A	finesse, light, racial (gnome), reach, special (light or reach)
#Ram Helm	Martial	Melee	30 gp	1d6	bludgeoning	Melee	12 lb.	5A	heavy, racial (dwarf), special (shove)
#Rapier	Martial	Melee	25 gp	1d8	piercing	Melee	2 lb.	PH	finesse
#Sabre	Martial	Melee	25 gp	1d8	slashing	Melee	3 lb.	5A	finesse
#Scimitar	Martial	Melee	25 gp	1d6	slashing	Melee	3 lb.	PH	finesse, light
#Spear, flower	Martial	Melee	10 gp	1d8	piercing	Reach	4 lb.	5A	finesse, racial (elf), reach, two-handed
#Spear, long	Martial	Melee	2 gp	1d10	piercing	Reach	6 lb.	5A	Heavy, reach, two-handed
#Sword, arming	Martial	Melee	12 gp	1d8	slashing	Melee	2 lb.	5A	—
#Sword, great	Martial	Melee	50 gp	2d6	slashing	Melee	6 lb.	PH	heavy, two-handed
#Sword, long	Martial	Melee	15 gp	1d8	slashing	Melee	3 lb.	PH	versatile (1d10)
#Sword, short	Martial	Melee	10 gp	1d6	piercing	Melee	2 lb.	PH	finesse, light
#Thrower	Martial	Melee	2 gp	1d6	bludgeoning	60/180	3 lb.	5A	ammunition, finesse, loading, racial (halfling), special (ammunition)
#Trident	Martial	Melee	5 gp	1d8	piercing	20/60	4 lb.	Revised	thrown, versatile (1d10)
#War pick	Martial	Melee	5 gp	1d8	piercing	Melee	2 lb.	PH	—
#Warhammer	Martial	Melee	15 gp	1d8	bludgeoning	Melee	2 lb.	PH	versatile (1d10)
#Blowgun	Martial	Ranged	10 gp	1	piercing	25/100	1 lb.	PH	ammunition, loading
#Blowgun, long	Martial	Ranged	25 gp	1d4	piercing	50/200	5 lb.	5A	ammunition, loading, special (stealth), two-handed
#Bow, composite	Martial	Ranged	125 gp	1d8	piercing	150/300	3 lb.	PH	ammunition, two-handed
#Bow, long	Martial	Ranged	50 gp	1d8	piercing	150/600	2 lb.	PH	ammunition, heavy, two-handed
#Crossbow, hand	Martial	Ranged	75 gp	1d6	piercing	30/120	3 lb.	PH	ammunition, light, loading
#Crossbow, heavy	Martial	Ranged	50 gp	1d10	piercing	100/400	18 lb.	PH	ammunition, heavy, loading, two-handed
#Crossbow, repeating	Martial	Ranged	120 gp	1d6	piercing	40/80	10 lb.	PH	ammunition (5), loading, racial (gnome), two-handed
#Net	Martial	Ranged	1 gp	—	—	5/15	3 lb.	PH	thrown, special
#Scorpion	Martial	Ranged	60 gp	1d8	bludgeoning	80/160	4 lb.	5A	ammunition, loading, racial (gnome), special (ammunition), two-handed
#Shakram	Martial	Ranged	4 gp	1d8	slashing	30/90	3 lb.	5A	thrown
#Whip	Martial	Melee	2 gp	1d4	slashing	Reach	3 lb.	PH	finesse, reach

Firebrands

Weapons	Type	Use	Cost	Damage	Damage Type	Range	Weight	Properties
#Arquebus	Simple	Ranged	30 gp	1d12	Piercing	60/180	25 lb.	Ammunition, firebrand, special (static), two-handed
#Musket	Simple	Ranged	50 gp	1d12	Piercing	40/120	10 lb.	Ammunition, firebrand, two-handed
#Rifled Musket	Simple	Ranged	1,000 gp	1d10	Piercing	120/360	15 lb.	Ammunition, firebrand, heavy, two-handed
#Pistol	Simple	Ranged	25 gp	1d10	Piercing	30/90	3 lb.	Ammunition, firebrand, light
#Cavalry Pistol	Martial	Ranged	40 gp	1d12	Piercing	20/40	5 lb.	Ammunition, firebrand, heavy
#Dueling Pistol	Simple	Ranged	200 gp	1d10	Piercing	50/100	1 lb.	Ammunition, firebrand
#Blunderbuss	Simple	Ranged	40 gp	1d10	Piercing	20/40	8 lb.	Ammunition, firebrand, special (cone), two-handed
#Dragon	Martial	Ranged	30 gp	1d8	Piercing	15/30	5 lb.	Ammunition, firebrand, special (cone)
#Snuff Gun	Simple	Ranged	50 gp	1d8	Piercing	20/40	0.5 lb.	Ammunition, firebrand, light
#Pepperbox	Martial	Ranged	500 gp	1d8	Piercing	20/40	4 lb.	Ammunition, firebrand (8 barrels)
#Grenade	Martial	Ranged	100 gp	1d10	Piercing	20/40	1 lb.	Firebrand, special (sphere)

Weapon Properties

Finesse: When making an attack with a finesse weapon, you use your choice of your Strength or Dexterity modifier for the attack and damage rolls. You must use the same modifier for both rolls.

Firebrand An early firearm. The weapon makes a loud sound when fired, clearly audible at a distance of 300 ft. and potentially much further downwind or on a still day. A firebrand takes an action to reload. Certain weapons have multiple barrels; each barrel must be reloaded separately. If you have some effect that reduces loading time, this turns into the normal loading property.

Heavy: Small creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls with heavy weapons. A heavy weapon’s size and bulk make it too large for a Small creature to use effectively.

Light: A light weapon is small and easy to handle, making it ideal for use when fighting with two weapons.

Loading: Because of the time required to load this weapon, you can fire only one piece of ammunition from it when you use an action, bonus action, or reaction to fire it, regardless of the number of attacks you can normally make.

Racial A racial weapon is mainly used by the indicated race and must be bought and serviced by them. Other races can use it, but friendly relations are needed to buy one and other races may doubt your sanity. Simple racial weapons are considered martial weapons for outsiders.

Reach: This weapon adds 5 feet to your reach when you attack with it, as well as when determining your reach for opportunity attacks with it.

Revised An existing weapon that has been modified.

Special: A weapon with the special property has unusual rules governing its use, explained in the weapon’s description (see “Special Weapons” later in this section).

Thrown: If a weapon has the thrown property, you can throw the weapon to make a ranged attack. You use the same ability modifier for that attack roll and damage roll that you would use for a melee attack with the weapon. For example, if you throw a handaxe, you use your Strength, but if you throw a dagger, you can use either your Strength or your Dexterity, since the dagger has the finesse property.

Two-Handed: This weapon requires two hands when you attack with it.

Versatile: This weapon can be used with one or two hands. A damage value in parentheses appears with the property—the damage when the weapon is used with two hands to make a melee attack.

Weapon Descriptions

Descriptions of all weapons. Pure descriptive text is in italics, rules in plain text.

Aspergillum

Also called a holy water sprinkler, an aspergillum is a perforated ball at the end of a stout stick. Strike a target with the ball, and some liquid will sprinkle on the target. The aspergillum does no damage unless it is loaded. It can be loaded with substances such as alchemist's fire, acid, contact poison, or holy water. A hit spills some of that substance on the target, which takes the appropriate type of damage. How much damage is done is determined normally using the aspergillum's damage value. It is an action to load an aspergillum using a bottle of the appropriate type, and one load is enough for five attacks, hit or miss.

Axe, battle

A medium axe with a wooden shaft and a metal head, similar to a woodsman's axe.

Axe, great

A dedicated two-handed axe, the greataxe reaches from foot to shoulder in length.

Axe, hand

A small axe with a short, often curved handle. Can also be used to make kindling.

Bardishe

Technically an oversize cleaver with a protruding metal spike, mounted on a stout wooden handle. The bardishe in the game is a catch-all for a wide variety of small pole arms and can be almost any weapon head as long as the pole it is attached to is short. These weapons look impressive and are often used by guardsmen.

Blowgun

A blowgun about as long as your underarm, firing darts, pebbles, or seeds, always with piercing damage. The blowgun is used to hunt small game like fowl. It is silent and does not give away your position if used from stealth as long as no observer is within 60 ft. (30 ft. if there are lots of distractions, like a melee).

Blowgun, long

A blowpipe longer than you, that fires dedicated darts to great effect. It is silent and does not give away your position if used from stealth as long as no observer is within 60 ft. (30 ft. if there are lots of distractions, like a melee).

Bow, composite

A small bow that packs as much punch as a longbow. Favored by mounted archers.

Bow, long

A long bow, often taller than the user and capable of powerful attacks at long range. The large bow is award when mounted, halving the range.

Bow, short

A small selfbow, generally reserved for hunting.

Brass Knuckles

A metal plate with holes for the fingers, an attack with brass knuckles superficially looks like an unarmed strike but is much more dangerous. You can't use the hand wearing brass knuckles for anything else.

Cestus

A weighted glove with a metal striking surface, the cestus is a horrifying weapon properly employed.

Chain Ball

Invented and favored by dwarves, a chain flail is a heavy iron ball on a chain, swung in wide circles in front of or around the wielder.

Chain Whip

A length of chain with a weight at the end. Known as the manrikigusari in Japan. Two chain whips can be joined together and used as two weapons, or the chain can be extended to make a reach weapon, but not both at the same time. A variant is the spiked chain that has blades at the end, doing slashing damage.

Club

A stout piece of wood makes a cheap weapon, easy to improvise.

Club, great

A large, two-handed club, powerful and easy to improvise.

Crossbow, hand

Also called the crossbow pistol, a hand crossbow is a small crossbow held in one hand.

Crossbow, heavy

A large and powerful crossbow with a metal bow. Something of a sniper weapon, heavy crossbows work best in sieges and ambushes.

Crossbow, light

A handheld crossbow operated with two hands. A lever mechanism makes loading easy, and the light crossbow is handy both mounted and on foot.

Crossbow, repeating

A gnomic light crossbow with a loading lever and 5-bolt magazine on top, the repeating crossbow allows rapid fire by cranking the lever.

Cudgel

A more elaborate club, the cudgel is used in weapon practice and as a civilian weapon. It reaches from the ground to your waist.

Dagger

A versatile fallback weapon, the dagger is of respectable size, larger than a regular knife. An ordinary knife works the same, but is considered improvised.

Dart

A harassment weapon, the dart can soften up an opponent.

Elfblade

A long double-curved sword of elven make, the elfblade is shaped like a wave.

Flail

A stout shaft with a hinged shorter rod at the top, the flail can build momentum to deliver powerful blows. Often improvised from threshing tools, this is a common peasant's weapon.

Halberd

Technically a halberd is an axe-head at the top of a long pole, with a spear point protruding up and a hood at the back of the axe. In the game, halberd is a catch-all for longer pole-arms, and can have various heads and names, such as glaive, vogue, spetum, and more.

Hook

Handheld or sometimes worn as a prosthetic, a sharpened hook can strike and also make a grapple that inflicts weapon damage.

Javelin

A powerful throwing weapon, the javelin is a shorts spear made for throwing, but it can be used in melee as well.

Katar

A metal glove with a foot of pointed blade at the end, the katar can punch straight through a man.

Lance

You have disadvantage when you use a lance to attack a target within 5 feet of you. Also, a lance requires two hands to wield when you aren’t mounted.

Light hammer

A small hammer suitable for throwing. It can have a short wooden shaft or be made entirely of metal.

Mace

A short rod with a weighted weapon-head at one end, many maces are made entirely of metal, others are hardwood and might even use a stone head.

Mancatcher

A metal fork with flexible prongs on a long pole. Used by human city guards to capture drunks and dangerous delinquents. Can be used to a initiate a grapple with reach and without requiring a free hand. You can use it to attack a grappled target.

Maul

A huge club with a weight at one end used for devastating two-handed blows. Known as the tetsubo (iron staff) in Japan.

Morningstar

A spiked club, the morningstar is often improvised. A proper morningstar has a a metal head with integral spikes.

Net

A Large or smaller creature hit by a net is restrained until it is freed. A net has no effect on creatures that are formless, or creatures that are Huge or larger. A creature can use its action to make a DC 10 Strength check, freeing itself or another creature within its reach on a success. Dealing 5 slashing damage to the net (AC 10) also frees the creature without harming it, ending the effect and destroying the net. When you use an action, bonus action, or reaction to attack with a net, you can make only one attack regardless of the number of attacks you can normally make.

Pike

An very long spear suitable for large formations, such as only human can normally field. The pike increases your reach by 10 ft instead of 5 ft. You have disadvantage when you use a long pike to attack a target within 5 feet of you. This weapon has been modified for 5A, the original pike is now know as a #Spear, long.

Poi

A burner attached to a fine chain, the poi does fire damage. Two poi can be joined together and used as two weapons, or the chain can be extended to make a reach weapon, but not both at the same time. A poi needs a flask of oil to burn for 10 minutes. Refueling a poi is an action.

Quarterstaff

The wizard's staff can be an effective weapon in deft hands. An arcane focus that is a staff can be used as a quarterstaff.

Ram Helm

A robust helm of very heavy construction, often decorated with ram's horns, the ram helm is used to make headbutt attacks. Invented and used by dwarves. If you make a shove wearing this, you inflict weapon damage. The ram helm does not require a free hand to wield, but it is not a light weapon and a ram helm attack cannot be combined with other weapons.

Rapier

A long, thin blade made for thrusting, a rapier often has a square cross-section.

Rock

A smooth rock can be an impressive throwing weapon. Only halflings and giants favor this weapon. Apparently, size does matter! An crystal arcane focus can be sued as a rock, but few magic users would take the risk.

Sabre

Pioneered by elves, the sabre is a long, slightly curved blade with a razor's edge.

Scimitar

A heavily curved blade, the scimitar's shape is ideal for use on opponents that sweep by, such as for a whirling dervish or racing cavalryman.

Scorpion

A small torsion crossbow, the scorpion is really understood and used only by gnomes. It looks like a small crossbow with a complex metal box in the center. It can fire stones or crossbow bolts (changing the damage to piercing). It can also deliver holy water, alchemist's fire and similar missiles at half it's normal range and with proficiency bonus.

Shakram

A large metal throwing weapon. Variants can be round, a circle of radiating blades, or flanged. Popular among the Tuov.

Sickle

Originally a harvesting tool and often improvised from such, the sickle is used by druids to cut plants and branches without touching them by hand.

Sling

A string of leather or cord with a pouch for holding the missile, the sling looks like a short coil of rope when not in use and might avoid suspicion that way.

Spear

A stick about as tall as the user, a spear is a universal militia weapon, easy to make and demanding little training.

Spear, flower

A spear with a flexible shaft and a tassel near the blade, the flower spear can strike in unexpected ways. Used by elves, and in certain martial arts styles.

Spear, long

A long spear that must be used in two hands. This is known as the pike in the original rules and has been renamed because the pike is now an even longer spear.

Sword, arming

A one-handed sword worn with normal clothes, the arming sword is a smaller longsword and strictly a one-handed weapon. You can expect to be allowed to wear your arming sword in situations where other weapons would be considered rude to wear.

Sword, great

Made solely for use in two hands, the greatsword has a very long handle and a heavy but surprisingly short blade. It is wielded with the hands apart for greater leverage.

Sword, long

The longsword is a big sword with a long hilt that allows it to be used in one or two hand. More of a military weapon than the similar arming sword.

Sword, short

Mainly a thrusting weapon, the shortword is not that much smaller than an arming sword.

Throw Stick

A wood or bone stick or stone disc carved to be perfect to throw. A throw stick returns to you at the end of your turn.

Thrower

Halflings don't give their weapons fancy names. A thrower is a staff with a cup or pouch at the end, used to throw stones or darts (changing the damage to piercing) with impressive range and power. It can also deliver holy water, alchemist's fire and similar missiles at it's full range and with proficiency bonus. It can be used as an agile bludgeon in melee, without ammunition.

Tiger Claws

A metal claw, tiger claws leave cutting wounds reminiscent of a wildcat's claws. A pair of tiger claws help climbing, giving advantage when climbing on wood and similar surfaces where the claws can catch and won't tear. You can only use a hand with tiger claws to attack or climb.

Trident

A three-pronged spear associated with the sea and gladiatorial games.

War pick

A sharply pointed head like that of a pick axe, the war pick is an armor-piercing weapon and can be improvised from wuch tools.

Warhammer

A big hammer used in war.

Whip

A long cord of braided leather.

Firearms Descriptions

Arqebus

This overlong smoothbore weapon is a precursor to the musket, and more common than the musket at this time. It must be fired braced on a fork support (included). Using a fork means you cannot move in a turn you fire. If you have an assistant that coordinates their movement with you and does nothing except handle the fork, you can move and fire.

Musket

A musket is a high caliber smooth bore weapon made to produce a high volume of fire against big targets, such as massed infantry.

Rifled Musket

An expensive hunting weapon of comparatively fine caliber. The barrel is rifled, which stabilizes the bullet through rotation.

Pistol

A scaled-down musket, the pistol is still a large weapon. It will become common in civilian use.

Cavalry Pistol

Really a short carbine, the cavalry pistol is made to be as dangerous as a single-hand firearm can be.

Dueling Pistol

A high-quality, fine-calibre wheelock pistol made for precision. Slow to reload and fragile, they seldom saw use on the battlefield, but these weapons were quite popular in duels.

Blunderbuss

A primitive precursor of the shotgun, a blunderbuss is a short, high-caliber musket firing shot; in an emergency it can be loaded with gravel, or whatever junk is available when loading it. The trademark flared muzzle assists in loading, but was not generally very pronounced. It is mainly a weapon for city fighting and shipboard defense. The blunderbuss attacks all targets in a cone out to its range.

Dragon

The pistol version of the blunderbuss, itself a primitive precursor of the shotgun, this is is a high-caliber pistol firing shot. It is a cavalry or ship boarding weapon. The dragon attacks all targets in a cone out to its range.

Snuff Gun

The snuff gun is a small caliber, short barrel weapon concealed in some everyday item - a snuff box is the most popular, but everything from cutlery to holy symbols can have guns fitted in them. Any close inspection will reveal the weapon for what it is.

Grenade

A grenade is an iron casing containing a powder charge. Each grenade is a one-use item. You prime the alchemical fuse and throw the grenade at a target in range. If it hits, it causes damage to the target. Hit or miss, the original target and all other targets within 10 ft. must make a Dexterity saving throw against DC 8 + your attack bonus or take 1d10 damage.

Pepperbox

Multiple snuff gun barrels rotated to face the hammer one after the other, the pepper-box allows multiple shots without reloading.

Accessories

Double Barrels

All firebrands except the blunderbus, dragon, and pepperbox can be made in double-barreled versions at five times the cost. This allows 2 shots before reloading.

Shot and Powder

All firearms use powder and shot that are similar enough not to make any difference, and cannot be recovered after use. Powder is very expensive, costing 5 sp per shot. Powder is carried separately until loaded in the rifle, usually in a water-tight powder horn. Shot is cheap, at 1 gp per 100 shots and lead can often be looted from pipes and roofs. The powder is the same for all firearms, while shot is made for a specific type of firearm but easily molded at any campfire. Weight is 1 lb. for 20 shots.