Weapons

Even the most trivial of encounters in the Realms of Terror permit one be armed, and armed well.

Weapons in The Domains of Dread

A weapon is any held equipment that deals damage when used directly or with ammunition. Every weapon species belongs both to a weapon family and type. From species the weapon inherits most of its values: base damage die, damage type(s) and weight. A weapon's family determines what weapon focus feat is required to specialize with that weapon. A character who focuses in piercing (short) will be as effective with daggers, for example, as they would spears, since they are both piercing (short) weapons. Weapon types determines whether a character is proficient in that weapon based off of their class proficiencies. Characters who attempt to wield weapons they are not proficient in suffer -2 to AB before any modifiers.

Weapon Species and Families in The Domains of Dread

Weapon	Family	Type	Weight	Handedness	Base Damage	Favored Classes	Additional Notes
Dagger	Piercing (Short)	Simple	Light	One-handed	1d4 piercing
Spear	Piercing (Short)	Simple	Medium	One-handed	1d6 piercing
Katar	Piercing (Short)	Exotic	Medium	One-handed	1d6 piercing
Pick, Hand	Piercing (Short)	Simple	Medium	One-handed	1d6 piercing	Ascetic
Rapier	Piercing (Short)	Martial	Medium	One-handed	1d6 piercing		Always has finesse as a weapon modifier.
Sword, Short	Piercing (Short)	Martial	Medium	One-handed	1d6 piercing
Pike	Piercing (Long)	Simple	Heavy	Two-handed	1d8 piercing
Trident	Piercing (Long)	Martial	Heavy	Two-handed	1d8 piercing
Pick, War	Piercing (Long)	Martial	Medium	One-handed	1d6 piercing
Halberd	Piercing (Long)	Exotic	Heavy	Two-handed	1d4 piercing, 1d4 slashing		Only the piercing weapon die is upgraded by feats or other features.
Rope Dart	Piercing (Long)	Exotic	Medium	One-handed	1d6 piercing	Ascetic
Ravensbeak	Piercing (Long)	Exotic	Heavy	Two-handed	1d8 piercing
Club	Bludgeoning (Short)	Simple	Medium	One-handed	1d6 bludgeoning
Mace	Bludgeoning (Short)	Simple	Light	One-handed	1d4 bludgeoning
Mace, War	Bludgeoning (Short)	Martial	Medium	Two-handed	1d6 bludgeoning
Flail, Light	Bludgeoning (Short)	Simple	Medium	One-handed	1d6 bludgeoning
Hammer, Light	Bludgeoning (Short)	Simple	Light	One-handed	1d4 bludgeoning
Hammer, War	Bludgeoning (Short)	Martial	Medium	One-handed	1d6 bludgeoning
Cestus	Bludgeoning (Short)	Simple	Medium	One-handed	1d6 bludgeoning	Ascetic
Greatclub	Bludgeoning (Long)	Simple	Heavy	Two-handed	1d8 bludgeoning
Quarterstaff	Bludgeoning (Long)	Simple	Medium	Two-handed	1d8 bludgeoning
Battle Staff	Bludgeoning (Long)	Exotic*	Medium	Two-handed	1d6 bludgeoning	Ascetic	Requires favored class to be proficient. Counts as dual wielding.
Flail, Heavy	Bludgeoning (Long)	Simple	Heavy	Two-handed	1d8 bludgeoning	Ascetic
Hammer, Sledge	Bludgeoning (Long)	Simple	Heavy	Two-handed	1d8 bludgeoning
Mace, Great	Bludgeoning (Long)	Martial	Heavy	Two-handed	1d8 bludgeoning
Meteor Hammer	Bludgeoning (Long)	Exotic	Medium	Two-handed	1d8 bludgeoning	Ascetic
Catchpole	Bludgeoning (Long)	Exotic	Heavy	Two-handed	1d8 subdual		Cannot deal lethal damage.
Sickle	Slashing (Short)	Simple	Medium	One-handed	1d6 slashing
Axe, Hand	Slashing (Short)	Simple	Light	One-handed	1d4 slashing
Axe, War	Slashing (Short)	Martial	Medium	One-handed	1d6 slashing
Scimitar	Slashing (Short)	Martial	Medium	One-handed	1d6 slashing
Sword, Long	Slashing (Short)	Martial	Medium	One-handed	1d6 slashing
Sword, Bastard	Slashing (Short)	Exotic	Medium	One/Two-handed	1d6/1d8 slashing		May be wielded one-handedly or two-handedly.
Whip	Slashing (Short)	Exotic	Medium	One-handed	1d6 slashing
Kukri	Slashing (Short)	Exotic	Light	One-handed	1d4 slashing
War Cleaver	Slashing (Long)	Martial	Heavy	Two-handed	1d8 slashing
Greataxe	Slashing (Long)	Martial	Heavy	Two-handed	1d8 slashing
Greatsword	Slashing (Long)	Martial	Heavy	Two-handed	1d8 slashing
Scythe	Slashing (Long)	Simple	Heavy	Two-handed	1d8 slashing	Ascetic
Glaive	Slashing (Long)	Martial	Heavy	Two-handed	1d8 slashing
Maul Axe	Slashing (Long)	Exotic	Heavy	Two-handed	1d4 slashing, 1d4 piercing		Only the slashing weapon die is upgraded by feats or other features.
Claws	Slashing (Long)	Exotic	Medium	One-handed	1d6 slashing	Ascetic
Rock	Thrown (Light)	Simple	Light	One-handed	1d4 bludgeoning
Shuriken	Thrown (Light)	Exotic	Light	One-handed	1d2 piercing	Ascetic	Adds extra attack per flurry.
Dart	Thrown (Light)	Simple	Light	One-handed	1d4 piercing
Chakram	Thrown (Light)	Martial	Light	One-handed	1d4 slashing	Ascetic
Bola	Thrown (Light)	Exotic	Light	One-handed	1d4 subdual		Slows target by 15% movement speed for 1d3 rounds. Cannot deal lethal damage.
Axe, Throwing	Thrown (Heavy)	Martial	Medium	One-handed	1d6 slashing		May be used as a melee weapon.
Javelin	Thrown (Heavy)	Martial	Medium	One-handed	1d6 piercing		May be used as a melee weapon.
Harpoon	Thrown (Heavy)	Martial	Heavy	Two-handed	1d8 piercing
Shot	Thrown (Heavy)	Exotic	Medium	One-handed	1d6 bludgeoning
Boulder	Thrown (Heavy)	Exotic*	Heavy	Two-handed	1d8 bludgeoning	Berserker	Requires favored class to be proficient.
Bow, Short	Ranged (Light)	Martial	Medium	Two-handed	1d6 piercing		Uses arrows for ammunition.
Crossbow, Light	Ranged (Light)	Martial	Medium	One-handed	1d6 piercing		Uses bolts for ammunition.
Sling	Ranged (Light)	Simple	Light	One-handed	1d4 bludgeoning		Uses sling bullets for ammunition.
Bow, Long	Ranged (Heavy)	Martial	Heavy	Two-handed	1d8 piercing		Uses arrows for ammunition. Requires quiver in off-hand. Uses Str to determine attack and damage matrixes.
Crossbow, Heavy	Ranged (Heavy)	Martial	Heavy	Two-handed	1d8 piercing		Uses bolts for ammunition.
Gonne	Ranged (Heavy)	Exotic	Heavy	Two-handed	4d4 bludgeoning, 2d4 fire	Artificer	Uses firearm bullets for ammunition.