Weapons and Armor
Note: All explanations for the different properties and additional options will be listed at the end. You can find the special abilities for Martial Weapons known as “Weapon Arts” here
Simple Weapons
Melee
Club - 1d4 Bludgeoning
Heavy Club - 1d6 Bludgeoning, Versatile
Seax - 1d6 Slashing; Light
Light Spear - 1d4 Piercing; Thrown 10m/40m, Balanced, Versatile
Hammer - 1d8 Bludgeoning; Light, Thrown 4m/16m
Handaxe - 1d8 Slashing; Light, Thrown 8m/24m
Sickle - 1d4 Slashing, Balanced, Light
Quarterstaff - 1d8 Bludgeoning, Large, Balanced
Ranged
Dart - 1d4 Piercing, Thrown 20m/60m, Small
Lightbow - 1d6 Piercing; Ranged 20m/100m, Reload 1
Light Crossbow - 1d8 Piercing; Ranged 20m/100m, Reload 1
Crossbow - 1d10 Piercing; Ranged 40m/80m, Reload 2
Sling - 1d4 Bludgeoning, Light, Small, Ranged 20m/100m
Martial Weapons
Melee Weapons
Hammers
Flail - 1d6 Bludgeoning, Balanced
Weapon Art - Graze
Warhammer - 1d10 Bludgeoning; Penetration 1
Weapon Art - Push
Mace - 1d12; Versatile, Heavy, Penetration 2
Weapon Art - Opportune
Greathammer - 2d8 Bludgeoning; Heavy, Large, Penetration 1
Weapon Art - Rancor
Axes
War Pick - 1d10 Piercing, Versatile, Penetration 1
Weapon Art - Trip
Battle Ax - 1d12; Heavy, Versatile, Thrown 4m/12m
Weapon Art - Sap
Great Ax - 2d8; Heavy, Large
Weapon Art - Graze
Executioner's Ax, 2d8 Slashing, Heavy, Large
Weapon Art - Cleave
Swords
Dagger - 1d4 Piercing; Thrown (10m/40m), Light, Small, Deadly, Finesse
Weapon Art - Nick
Shortsword - 1d6 Piercing; Deadly, Finesse, Light
Weapon Art - Rapid
War Sickle - 1d8 Slashing, Light, Balanced
Weapon Art - Dart
Arming Sword - 1d10 Slashing/Piercing; Balanced
Weapon Art - Vex
Scimitar - 1d6 Slashing; Light, Finesse
Weapon Art - Cutter
Estoc - 1d8 Piercing; Finesse
Weapon Art - Counter
Saber - 1d10 Slashing; Balanced
Weapon Art - Defend
Bastard Sword - 1d12 Slashing/Piercing; Versatile, Large
Weapon Art - Rancor
Longsword - 2d8 Slashing/Piercing; Heavy, Large
Weapon Art - Graze
Greatsword - 2d12 Slashing/Piercing; Heavy, Large
Weapon Art - Cleave
Polearms
Javelin - 1d6 Piercing; Balanced, Light, Thrown 20m/40m
Weapon Art - Launch
Spear - 1d8 Piercing; Balanced, Thrown 4m/12m, Large, Reach
Weapon Art - Distract
Halberd - d10 Slashing/Bludgeoning; Balanced, Large, Heavy, Reach
Weapon Art -
Glaive - d10 Slashing; Finesse, Large, Reach
Weapon Art - Cleave
Lance - 1d12 Piercing; Large, Heavy, Reach, Deadly, Penetration 2, Charge
Rush
Pollax - 2d6 Slashing/Piercing; Heavy, Large, Loud, Penetration 1
Weapon Art - Defend
Ranged Weapons
Hand Crossbow - 1d8 Piercing, Ranged 20m/60m, Reload 1, Small, Deadly
Weapon Art - Rush
Recurve Bow - 1d8 Piercing; Ranged 40m/150m, Reload 1
Weapon Art - Slow
Heavy Crossbow - 2d8 Piercing; Ranged 40m/150m, Reload 3, Large, Penetration 2
Weapon Art - Kick
Warbow - 1d10 Piercing; Ranged 50m/200m, Reload 1, Large, Penetration 2
Weapon Art - Slow
Siege Crossbow - 4d8 Piercing; Ranged 50m/200m, Reload 6, Large, Heavy, Penetration 3
Weapon Art - Kick
Sniper’s Bow - 1d12 Piercing; Ranged 100m/400m, Reload 2, Large, Penetration 2
Weapon Art - Slow
Dragon Powder Weapons
Dragon Cricket - 2d4; Dangerous (5/20), Ranged 10m/20m, Reload 5, Light, Small
Powder Pistol - 3d6; Dangerous (4/20), Penetration 1, Ranged 40m/80m, Reload 6, Light
Powder Rifle - 3d12; Dangerous (4/20), Penetration 2, Ranged 50m/100m, Reload 8, Large, Heavy
Breath Cannon - 3d4; Dangerous (5/20), 10m Cone, Dexterity Save DC12, Reload 6, Large, Heavy
Improvised Weapons
These items are not meant to be Weapons but things like a wooden chair can of course be utilized as such. In some cases an improvised weapon can be quite similar to a listed weapon, such as a wooden chair leg mimicking a club and should utilize the same statistics. However, some things such as a pot or broken bottle do not fit in a reasonable way, garnering a basic statistic of using only the Creature’s Strength for its Attack Rolls and doing damage equivalent to that value for the Damage.
Weapons such as a carving knife or a camping ax, common items that are similar to weapons utilize a 1d4 as well but a GM could decide that weapon is less deadly and so give it 1d2 damage instead. These weapons if they are thrown have a range of 5m.
Requirements - While most Improvised Weapons wouldn’t have any a GM can denote a larger one (such as a complete door) have a Strength Requirement around 14
Armor: Requires the following to equip or unequip (Light - 1 Minute, Medium - 10 Minutes, Heavy - 30 Minutes [with help]; or half this time to unequip). Shields require an Action for either while Bucklers require a Bonus Action or an Action for either
Light Armor - (Increases AC slightly while allowing free movement so no MAX Dexterity Bonus) - Requires a Strength Score of at least 8 to equip without difficulty, and the Armor described (besides the helmet) assumes you have no helmet
Helmet - Base AC 11
Gambeson - Base AC 11
Hardened Hide Armor - Base AC 11
Grants +5 to Stealth Rolls while in Nature
Leather Armor - Base AC 12
Grants +5 to Sleight of Hand Rolls to wear armor without notice, requires an actual Investigation Check (DC = 15 + your Sleight of Hand bonus) to discover on your person if you’re wearing more than thin clothes
Thickened Gambeson - Base AC 13
Medium Armor - (Increases AC while limiting some Movement, MAX Dexterity Bonus of +2) - You reduce your Swimming and Climbing Speed by half and it Requires a Strength Score of 12 to Wear without difficulty. Finally, this Armor type is assumed to be using a Helmet for the sake of imagery
Great Helm - Grants you Immunity to Critical Hits but garners Disadvantage on all Perception Rolls. However, most can only survive 3 Critical Hits before being Damaged.
Light Chain Shirt - Base AC 13
Full Chain Hauberk - Base AC 14
Light Scale Mail - Base AC 15, Loud
Light Coat of Plates - Base AC 16, Loud
Heavy Armor - Dexterity does not increase AC, causes -2 to all Perception Checks and Passive Perception (due to your heavy helmet), you have your Swimming and Climbing Speed reduced by half, and you have Disadvantage on any Ability Checks or Saves related to Climbing or Swimming. All are assumed to have large sets of chain (such as a coif and aventail) under all the outer armor. It requires a Strength Score of 14 to equip without difficulty, and grants you Resistance to non-magical Slashing Damage
Heavy Chainmail - Base AC 16, Loud
Scale Mail - Base AC 17, Loud
Heavy Coat of Plates - Base AC 18, Loud
Lamellar Armor - Base AC 19, Loud
Great Coat of Plates - Base AC 20, Loud
Breastplate - Base AC 21, Loud
Shields - Increases your AC and Reflex Saves by 2, requires 10 Strength to equip
Reaction: Hunker - While you're equipped with a Shield you can use your Reaction to activate this Ability. You can do so when an Attack Roll is made against you with a Ranged or Thrown weapon. This grants you a bonus +2AC against that Attack and any other Ranged or Thrown Attacks until the start of your next turn
Bucklers - Increases your AC and your Reflex Saves by 1, requires Strength 8 to equip. The Buckler can be held in the off-hand easily, allowing you to hold Weapons with the Small Property in the same hand or the Large Property in both hand while having this shield equipped. However you cannot utilize it in this way if your Weapon has the Heavy Property.
Reaction: Hunker - While you're equipped with a Buckler you can use your Reaction to activate this Ability. You can do so when an Attack Roll is made against you with a Ranged or Thrown weapon. This grants you a bonus +1AC against that Attack and any others like it until the start of your next turn
Proficiency
Untrained - The Damage Die for the Weapon is reduced by 1 (d4 Weapons deal 1 Damage
Proficiency - You can add your Proficiency Modifier to your Attack Rolls and can utilize additional Properties (such as Cleave or Push) of that Weapon
Expertise - You can add your 2x Proficiency Modifier to your Attack Rolls
Mastery - You can add your 3x Proficiency Modifier to your Attack Rolls
Basic Weapon Properties:
Balanced
Weapons with this property can utilize the wielder’s choice of Strength or Dexterity
Charge - Weapons with this Property are difficult to use while moving on foot. They have Disadvantage on Attack and Damage Rolls and gain no benefits from other Properties
When a Weapon with this Property it is utilized by a Creature riding a Mount that has moved 10m on that turn the user rolls an additional Damage Die and has Advantage on the first Attack Roll you make on this turn
Dangerous - Dragonpowder weapons have yet to gain complete control of this volatile substance and are prone to dangerous combustion
Whenever you make an Attack Roll using a Weapon with this property and the result on the d20 is equal to or lower than the Dangerous Property value the weapon Misfires. If the roll’s total would still hit you deal the Damage appropriately before processing the Misfire
Deadly
Weapons with this Property are vicious in moments of surprise and as so they Critically Strike on a 19 or 20 and Critical Strikes deal 1 additional Damage Die. Additionally, when being used while Grappling an enemy all Attacks with these Weapons are done at Advantage
Finesse
Melee Weapons with this Property use Dexterity instead of Strength as it is only generally useful when used in a precise faction
Heavy
Weapons with this Property require a Strength of 15 to wield, creatures without this requirement have Disadvantage on Attacks Rolls and Damage Rolls with this Weapon.
Weapons of a size Larger (such as those carried by Giants) than Medium have an “Extra Heavy” Property that functions in the same way but with a Strength of Requirement of 18 and with Giant Weapon having another increase to 21
Large
Weapons with this Property are quite unwieldy for untrained people and in addition cause large problems to wield while within enclosed spaces such as caves, buildings, or thick forests due to their two-handed nature
Light - Weapons with this Property don’t cause difficulty in use while being used in certain situations
If you take the Attack Action using a Weapon with this Property and have another Weapon with this Property in your off-hand you can make an Attack Roll using that Weapon as a Bonus Action. You cannot add your Ability Modifier to the Damage Roll on a hit with this Weapon
You can add your Ability Modifier by gaining the Two-Weapon Fighting Style
You can utilize this extra Attack with all Weapon by taking the Dual Wielder Feats
You can utilize this extra Attack as part of the original Action instead of your Bonus Action by acquiring a Weapon with the Nick Weapon Art
Loud
Items with this Property give a -10 to all Stealth Rolls when equipped by a character
Penetration (X) - This Property allows weapons to bypass armor due to their precise nature
The value of this Property grants a Bonus to any Attack Rolls using this Weapon against a Creature wearing Heavy Armor, Medium Armor, or strong Natural Armor. Weapons with the Ranged Property don't benefit from this if outside their Standard Range
Ranged/Thrown - The Thrown property represents the ability for a Melee Weapon to be used outside of Melee while the Ranged Property represents a missile which cannot be used in Melee
This is represented by (X/Y), with X being your Range and Y being Long Range. Attacks can be made against Creatures up to the Long Range value, but Attacks against a Creature between the Range and Long Range grant Disadvantage on the Attack Roll
Weapons with Ranged Property used in Melee Range are treated as Improvised Weapons (such as swinging a bow at an enemy’s head)
Weapons with the Thrown Property can be Thrown in Melee Range but have Disadvantage on the Throw, but are treated as normale Melee Weapons if swung as normal
If a Weapon with the Thrown Property also has the Light or Small Properties you can draw and Throw this Weapon as a part of your Attack Roll once per turn
Reach - This property allows someone to strike from a distance, the Range of this Weapon is 4m
When a Creature enters this range you can utilize this Property to make an Opportunity Attack against that creature. Additionally, if there is a Creature between you and your target (such as an ally defending you) you can still make your Attack as normal, but cannot gain Advantage from other means as you try to precisely not hit the central Creature. Finally a Creature adjacent to you gives you Disadvantage on Attack Rolls with Weapons that have this Property
Long Reach - This variant of Reach is an extension, normally only allotted for Weapons of a substantial length such as the Pike. This grants the Opportunity Attack Advantage if it’s triggered by the Reach Property
However, now if a Creature is adjacent to you it causes even greater issues, they gain Advantage on all Attacks against you in addition to your Disadvantage against them as long as they have a Weapon without the Reach or Long Reach Properties
Reload (X) - Weapons with this property must have time taken for them to be made ready again, with the Weapon only allowed to Attack when the Reload Property equals 0.
Weapons with more complicated mechanisms or require a larger projectile will in most cases have a larger Reload Property. In addition, there are other features from either Feats or Classes that may reduce this Property as well
The Reload Property is reduced by 1 for Characters Proficient with the Weapon
The Reload Property can be reduced by 1 by using an Attack Action, and Characters with the Extra Attack Feature can utilize each Attack in that Action to reduce this Property by 1
If a Character reduces this Property to 0 either by Proficiency or Feature then this Property can be ignored by that Character, such as Rangers having Proficiency with the Warbow which has a Reload Property of 1
Small
Weapons with this Property are easily concealed and are normally Light, granting the user +5 to Sleight of Hand Checks to Conceal this Weapon. If a Target isn’t aware of you having this Weapon and you roll for Initiative that creature is treated as Surprised. This can only be applied if all hostile Creatures that Roll initiative are unaware if fighting multiple opponents
Type - Strike/Pierce/Slash
Shows if a weapon has multiple types of Damage available to the user
Versatile
Weapons with this Property have an extended handle or a large staff with a light head that allows for the use of it in either one hand or two. Switching to two increases the Damage Die for Attacks with the Weapon by 1 but appropriately disallows use of other items in your off hand
Quality
Weapon Quality
Damaged Weapon - You have Disadvantage on Damage Rolls with this Weapon (Dragonpowder Weapons with this Property cannot Fire)
Reinforced Weapon - You have Advantage on Damage Rolls with this Weapon (Dragonpowder Weapons with this Property reduce their Dangerous Property instead)
Expert Weapon - Gain +1 to all Attack and Damage Rolls with this Weapon
Masterwork Weapon - Gain +2 to Attack and Damage Rolls with this Weapon and each has 2 different Weapon Arts
Weapon Upgrades
Silvered - Weapons that have been coated in an Alchemist’s Quicksilver, granting the ability to ignore some creature Resistance
Vicious Weapon - This Weapon has been honed to a fine edge but not of the best quality. You deal an additional +2 Damage with this Weapon but a Critical Failure causes the Weapon to be Damaged
Ziran Weapons - Gain +2 to Damage Rolls
Balanced Ziran - Gain +2 to Attack Rolls as well
Brutal Ziran - Gain +4 to Damage Rolls if they are not wearing Armor and do not have Natural Armor
Dragonpowder Quality - Modified via Tinker’s Tools but only can apply 2 of the options below per Weapon. However increases in a bonus, such as a Refined Pistol gaining the Advanced Property, instead replaces the Refined Pistol with the Advanced Pistol
Refined - Decrease Dangerous Property by 1
Advanced - Decrease Dangerous Property by 2
Precise - Double the Ranges of the Weapon
Expert Crafted - Increase Attack Rolls by 1
Masterwork - Increase Attack Rolls by 2
Overpowdered - Increase Damage Die by 1, Increase Dangerous Property by 1
Superpowdered - Increase Damage Die by 2, Increase Dangerous Property by 3
Extrapacked - Increase DC of Dexterity Saves by 2
Large Pellets - Increase DC of Dexterity Saves by 4
Spreader - Increase the Cone of Effect of a Weapon by Double
Powder Packs - Decrease Reload Property by 1
Quicklocks - Decrease Reload Property 2
Speedloaded - Decrease Reload Property 3
Damaged - It cannot Fire and requires a DC10 Repair Check to fix
Broken - It is worse than Damaged, requires DC20 Repair Check, 1 Hour at a Workbench, and 25GP of materials to fix
Weapon Arts
Cleave - When you deal Damage with this Weapon you can target an additional Creature adjacent to you with a Weapon Attack as a part of that Attack Action
Counter - When a Creature misses you to make an Attack Roll you can use your Reaction to deal Damage equal to your current Weapon’s Ability Modifier
Cutter - When you deal Damage to a Creature with the Bloodied Condition you deal additional Damage equal to your Proficiency Bonus
Dart - When you are targeted by an Opportunity Attack you can use your Reaction to make a Weapon Attack against that Creature
Defend - When a Creature targets you with an Attack Roll you can use your Reaction to increase your AC by 2 against just that Attack
Distract - After dealing Damage to a Creature with this Weapon you reduce their ability to fight, causing their next Attack Roll to be at Disadvantage. This lasts for up to 1 minute
Endure - After dealing Damage to a Creature with this Weapon you increase your ability to survive, granting yourself Advantage on your next Physical [Constitution/Dexterity/Strength] Saving Throw. This lasts for up to 1 minute
Graze - You deal Damage equal to the Ability Modifier you utilize for your Weapon after missing a Weapon Attack
Kick - When an enemy enters an adjacent square you can use your Reaction to kick them, dealing [1d4+your Strength Modifier] Bludgeoning Damage and knocking them back 2m
Launch - When you make an Attack Roll you deal additional Damage equal to your Proficiency Bonus
Nick - When you are wielding a Weapon with this Property in your Off-Hand you can use the Off-Hand Attack Bonus Action as a part of your Attack Action instead
Opportune - When you take an Opportunity Attack with this Weapon you have Advantage on the Roll
Push - After dealing Damage with this Weapon to a Creature of a Large size or smaller you can push them back 4m
Rancor - If you have Disadvantage on an Attack Roll you can use this ability before rolling to grant yourself Advantage instead. In exchange your target has Advantage on their next Attack Roll against you
Rapid - When you take the Attack Action with this Weapon you can make an additional Rapid Attack as a part of that Action. The Damage from this Attack does not use your Ability Modifier
Rush - After making an Attack Roll you can move 4m as a part of this Attack Action
Sap - After dealing Damage to a Creature with this Weapon you reduce their ability to survive, granting them Disadvantage on their next Physical [Constitution/Dexterity/Strength] Saving Throw. This lasts for up to 1 minute
Slow - After dealing Damage to a Creature with this Weapon you reduce their Movement Speed on their next turn by 2m
Trip - After hitting with this Weapon to a Creature of a Large size or smaller you can knock them prone, in exchange for only dealing Minimum Damage
Vex - After dealing Damage to a Creature with this Weapon you grant yourself Advantage on your next Attack Roll against them with a Weapon of this Type. This lasts until the end of your next turn
