Magical Weapons
Magical weapons are iconic and often held as the most important aspect of many a hero's arsenal. Many people dream of having their flaming sword or holy avenger. All magical weapons must be masterwork before they can be enhanced or imbued. Weapon enhancements cost (Bonus2 x 400), to a limit of +5. Ammo can be enhanced as well, which is done in groupings. For arrows/bolts the costs are for a quiver of 20. For thrown weapons costs are for a set of 5.
| Cost in Gold | Enhancement Modifier |
|---|---|
| 400 | +1 |
| 1,600 | +2 |
| 3,600 | +3 |
| 6,400 | +4 |
| 10,000 | +5 |
Minor Weapon Imbuements
Imbuements offer some flexibility and new options for those who rely on their weaponry. Many of these imbuements are universal. Some will only apply to ammunition. Below are the lists of imbuements and their respective costs. Imbuements are applied to ammo in groups just like enhancements are.
| Minor Imbuement | Cost |
|---|---|
| Unbreakinga | 15 gp |
| Dulling | 25 gp |
| Bright | 40 gp |
| Sheathing | 40 gp |
Dulling: With a command word you can tell your weapon to deal non-lethal damage without any penalties.
Sheathing: Allows the weapon to attach to a belt hoop and be hidden from sight until drawn. This adds +5 to the Spot DC for others to see it.
Unbreaking: Ammo does not break from being fired or thrown. They can still be deliberately broken, or broken from misuse.
Lesser Weapon Imbuements
Lesser imbuements should range from 201 gp to 1,599 gp in price. They are meant to be helpful but not world-shattering or legend worthy. A flaming sword is amazing, but it isn't the kind of thing that gets named and stored in a museum.
| Lesser Imbuement | Cost (gp) |
|---|---|
| Advancing | 1,450 |
| Boomeranga | 900 |
| Catching | 1,100 |
| Detonatinga | 400 |
| Energy Aura | 800 |
| Hardened | 800 |
| Shattering | 1,100 |
| Sweeping | 1,100 |
| Toxic | 1,000 |
a Applies to ammo only.
tr Applies to throwing weapons only.
r Only useful on ranged weapons.
tr Applies to throwing weapons only.
r Only useful on ranged weapons.
Boomerang: Ammunition or a thrown weapon returns to its quiver, hoop, or hand by the beginning of your next turn.
Catching: Grants a +4 circumstance bonus to disarm attacks and defenses. The weapon becomes a disarming weapon if it was not previously.
Detonating: Ammo detonates on a hit, dealing 2d4 force damage. On a critical hit, it deals an extra 1d10 force damage. Detonated ammo always breaks, even with Unbreaking.
Energy Aura: Gain +1d6 damage of a specified energy type. Applicable energy types are Cold, Corrosive, Desiccation, Electric, Heat, and Sonic. The energy type of the imbuement is selected at creation and cannot be changed.
Hardened: Shatter resistance gained from enhancement is tripled with this weapon. It also gains an extra 20 HP.
Shattering: A shattering weapon gains 1d8 damage on successful shatter attempts and a +2 circumstance bonus to shattering attacks/defenses.
Sweeping: Grants the weapon's enhancement bonus to trip attacks and defenses. The weapon becomes a tripping weapon if it was not previously.
Toxic: The weapon sickens foes on the first strike. A Fortitude save negates the effect; DC (10 + 1/2 HD + Weapon Enhancement). This only works the first time it deals damage to a foe.
Moderate Weapon Imbuements
| Moderate Imbuement | Cost (gp) |
|---|---|
| Endlessr | 1,800 |
| Fanningtr | 2,000 |
| Phased | 1,800 |
| Seekingr | 2,000 |
| Shifting | 3,400 |
| Strikingr | 1,800 |
a Applies to ammo only.
tr Applies to throwing weapons only.
r Only useful on ranged weapons.
tr Applies to throwing weapons only.
r Only useful on ranged weapons.
Fanning: A fanning weapon will split into a quantity equal to the number of attacks the user has per round. Once the final one is thrown, the weapon will reappear in the user's hand at the beginning of their next turn.
Phased: Attacks have a 100% hit chance against incorporeal or plane-shifting creatures. This does not grant a 100% hit chance on creatures with total concealment.
Shifting: This weapon can switch between three chosen forms. These forms can be any non-throwing weapon. Once the three forms are chosen, they cannot be changed.
Seeking: Ammo fired out of these weapons ignores all types of standard cover, so long as the wielder knows which square their target is in.
Striking: This allows the ranged weapon to be used in melee. The melee strike will use the same attack and damage rolls as the ranged damage and attack, sans any ranged feats such as Forceful Shot. As a result of this, the weapon now threatens squares in melee.
Greater Weapon Imbuements
| Greater Imbuement | Cost (gp) |
|---|---|
| Cleaving | 8,000 |
| Dawn Strike | 9,500 |
| Energy Detonating | 8,000 |
| Expanded | 9,800 |
| Honed | 6,500 |
| Rupturing | 8,800 |
a Applies to ammo only.
tr Applies to throwing weapons only.
r Only useful on ranged weapons.
tr Applies to throwing weapons only.
r Only useful on ranged weapons.
Dawn Strike: Charged at dawn, this imbuement will make the weapon's business end glow brightly out to 40 ft. and dimly out to 80 ft. It will gain a pool of 2d12 + 1d12 per enhancement bonus of damage dice. Any number of these dice can be applied once per round after rolling normal damage for the weapon. The heat damage from this weapon deals double damage to undead. These dice are not multiplied during a critical hit and deal heat damage.
Energy Detonating: The weapon will deal +1d6 of the specified energy damage. This stacks with Energy Aura, and on a critical hit will deal an extra 1d8 of the specified energy damage, 2d8 if it is a x3 critical weapon, and 3d8 if it is a x4. The energy type of the imbuement is selected at creation and cannot be changed.
Expanded: This weapon gains 5 ft. of reach, greatly increasing its threatened squares.
Honed: Increase the critical threat range of this weapon by 1. This stacks with the feat Deadly Accuracy but is applied after the threat range is doubled.
Rupturing: Gain a flat +7 base damage to the weapon.