Arms & Armor.pdf

Arms

Armor

v3.5

by Jim Butler, Steve Creech, and Kevin Ruesch

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Lead Design

Steven Creech, Kevin Ruesch and Jim Butler

Additional Design

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Editor-in-Chief

Jim Butler

Art Director

Todd Morasch, Hal Greenberg

Cover Artist

Jonathan Kirtz

Interior Illustrations

Adam Denton, Chris Keefe, Christopher Pickrell, James Byrd, Jason Stephens, Jeff Ward, Rick Hershey,

Thomas Galambos, and Todd Morasch

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Table of Contents

Introduction ..........................................4

How to use this book .....................................4

Honorable Mention ...........................................................4

Chapter 1: Weapons .............................5

Categories ........................................................5

Qualities .........................................................10

Weapon Descriptions ..................................11

Masterwork Weapons .................................34

Separating Double Weapons .....................34

Chapter 2: Weapon Qualities .......35

Chapter 3: Weapons of Valor .......61

Assorted Weapons .......................................61

Variant Rule: Alternate Siege Weapon Payloads .......63

Artifacts ..........................................................81

Chapter 4: Armor .............................86

Armor Qualities ............................................86

Masterwork Armor ......................................95

Armor Costs by Size ....................................95

Donning Armor ............................................95

Extras ..............................................................96

Armor as Damage Reduction .....................97

What Kind of DR? ...........................................................97

Armor Class or DR? ........................................................97

Enchanted Armor ............................................................97

Critical Hits ......................................................................99

Shield Parries ................................................99

Chapter 5: Armor Qualities .......100

Chapter 6: Armor of Gallantry 118

Masks ............................................................129

Artifacts ........................................................132

Chapter 7: New Materials ..........135

Tensile Mercury Expertise [General] ........................138

Tensile Mercury Mastery [General] ..........................138

Durability ....................................................139

Chapter 8: Artifacts & Legends 140

Divine Ranks ..............................................140

Primal Artifacts .............................................................140

Artifacts and Relics .......................................................140

Divine Items ...................................................................140

Legendary Weapons .....................................................141

Scions ............................................................143

Legends in the Campaign ............................................143

Battle Scions ................................................144

Faith Scions .................................................147

Spell Scions .................................................149

Swift Scions .................................................151

Magical Ability Chains .............................153

Weapon Ability Chains ...............................................154

Armor/Shield Ability Chains .....................................154

Intelligent Weapons ..................................154

Outsider Weapons .....................................156

Chapter 9: Cursed Items .............159

Chapter 10: Martial Constructs ..163

Amulet Servitors ........................................163

Guardian Amulet Servitor ...........................................163

Killer Amulet Servitor, Lesser .....................................164

Killer Amulet Servitor, Greater ...................................164

Golem Armor ..............................................166

Golem, Amber ............................................168

Golem, Force Guardian .............................170

Silver Steeds Of Inarial .............................171

Collected Tables

Table 1.1: Weapons ...........................................................6

Table 1.2: Weapon Damage ...........................................10

Table 1.3: Alchemical Arrows .......................................12

Table 2.1: Base Enchantments .......................................35

Table 2.2: Minor Enchantments ....................................36

Table 2.3: Bane Weapons ................................................37

Table 2.4: Medium Weapon Qualities ..........................38

Table 2.5: Major Weapon Qualities ..............................39

Table 2.6: Dread Weapons .............................................44

Table 3.1: Speciﬁc Weapons ...........................................61

Table 3.2: Class-Oriented Weapons ..............................62

Table 3.3: Arrows of Slaying ..........................................64

Table 3.4: Domain Rods .................................................66

Table 3.5: Dragontooth Longspear Effects ..................69

Table 4.1: Light Armor and Shields ..............................87

Table 4.2: Medium Armor ..............................................88

Table 4.3: Heavy Armor .................................................89

Table 4.4: Shields & Extras .............................................90

Table 4.5: Armor Costs by Size .....................................95

Table 4.6: Donning Armor .............................................95

Table 4.7: DR by Armor ..................................................98

Table 4.8: Armor Class or Damage Reduction? ..........99

Table 5.1: Base Enchantments .....................................100

Table 5.2: Minor Armor Qualities ...............................101

Table 5.3: Medium Armor Qualities ...........................103

Table 5.4: Major Armor Qualities ...............................104

Table 6.1: Minor Wondrous Armor ............................118

Table 6.2: Medium Wondrous Armor ........................120

Table 6.3: Major Wondrous Armor ............................123

Table 6.4: Epic Wondrous Armors .............................127

Table 7.1: Durability .....................................................139

Table 8.1: Legendary Weapons ...................................142

Table 8.2: Battle Scion ...................................................145

Table 8.3: Abilities Granted by Dragondeath ...........146

Table 8.4: Faith Scion ....................................................147

Table 8.5: Abilities for the Hammer of Dwarven Souls 148

Table 8.6: Spell Scion ....................................................149

Table 8.7: Abilities Granted by the Hellspawn ...........151

Table 8.8: Swift Scion ....................................................152

Table 8.9: Abilities Granted by the Dreamcatcher ......153

Table 8.10: Extraordinary Special Purpose Powers ..155

B ack in the ‘Classic Age’ of slaying drag-

ons and saving the world, all it took

was a sturdy +5 sword and a suit of full

plate +5 to outﬁt the traditional adven-

turer in the latest fashion. These days,

however, it takes foresight, careful planning, and a

full coin purse to make sure that one is prepared for

the challenges that lie ahead. Charging into battle

against a red dragon? Better get that suit of full plate

with ignan properties back from the cleaners. Looking

to take out the medusa? Better polish up that tower

shield with gaze protection and bring along a bright

light. Today’s adventurer has an entire closet full of

the latest fashions and state-of-the-art defenses.

But a great defense does not save the day unless

coupled with a strong offense. Weapons of power

are a necessity for the world’s greatest heroes. That

dragon deserves to taste the heavy head of a wyrm

hammer , and that medusa could use a few chops from

a trusted jagged weapon. Such are the tales sung by

bards and penned by historians through the ages.

In 2001, Bastion Press gave you Arms & Armor for

the third edition rules. Now, we present you with

Arms and Armor v3.5 for the revised rules and with

that comes a wealth of readily useful content. Con-

taining hundreds of new types of weapons, armor,

and materials drawn from the open content of a

multitude of sources along with original and never-

before-seen material, this book offers longtime play-

ers new tools for adventure. Treasure troves never

had it so good with the addition of scores of new

magic items, ranging from useful tricks and gadgets

to powerful constructs and artifacts. Game Masters

seeking a surprise can turn to over a hundred new

magical qualities for weapons and armor or consult

a number of optional rules, each with the ability to

add a new twist to long-standing games.

We remember the excitement of our ﬁrst adven-

tures, when every new magic item or device was

something strange and new, something that both

character and player had never seen before. We

hope to rekindle that spirit of discovery within these

pages.

• Chapter 4: Armor forms the heart of any de-

fensive qualities and reinforcements. Heroes

would be wise to invest in a strong defense

(assuming they haven’t spent all their gold on

their new weapon).

• Chapter 5: Armor Qualities presents a com-

prehensive listing of magical armor and shield

qualities. Defend yourself from attack by infus-

ing your armor with unique powers and abili-

ties.

• Chapter 6: Armor of Gallantry provides a list-

ing of premade magical armors suitable for

any campaign (including epic and artifact-level

items).

• Chapter 7: New Materials gives new substanc-

es that can be added into the creation of magi-

cal weapons and armor.

• Chapter 8: Artifacts & Legends details items of

power and legend, divine weapons, and some

unique prestige classes that go along with

them.

• Chapter 9: Cursed Items shows the darker side

of magic creation.

• Chapter 10: Martial Constructs provides both

players and game masters with constructs that

are useful in any campaign world.

Everything within these pages is designed with a

single purpose, to add more depth and character to

your personal campaign world. Enjoy!

How to use this book

A rms and Armor v3.5 is divided into eleven

distinct chapters designed to make it

easier for quick reference purposes.

• Chapter 1: Weapons provides a complete list-

ing of weapons. These represent the building

blocks that can lead to great and powerful en-

chantments.

• Chapter 2: Weapon Qualities provides a com-

prehensive listing of magical weapon proper-

ties. Add these to your favored weapon to be-

come truly fearsome in combat!

• Chapter 3: Weapons of Valor contains premade

magical weapons ready for any campaign (in-

cluding epic and artifact-level items). GM Note:

Make sure to give some of these to the villains

in the campaign as well!

Honorable Mention

P roducts mentioned in Arms & Armor v3.5 are

produced by Bastion Press. All of them are

available at your favorite local gaming store

or as a PDF download at www.rpgnow.com . None

of the products referenced are required to use this

book.

To the Death!

Illustrated by Todd Morasch

I NTRODUCTION

W eapons are the iconic signa-

she incurs all the normal attack penalties associated

with two-weapon combat, just as though the charac-

ter were wielding a one-handed weapon and a light

weapon.

The character can also choose to use a double

weapon two handed, attacking with only one end of

it. A creature wielding a double weapon in one hand

can’t use it as a double weapon—only one end of the

weapon can be used in any given round.

Thrown Weapons: Daggers, clubs, short spears,

spears, darts, javelins, throwing axes, light hammers,

tridents, shuriken, and nets are thrown weapons.

The wielder applies his or her Strength 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 numeric entry in the Range Increment

column on Table: Weapons), but a character that

does so takes a -4 penalty on the attack roll. Throw-

ing a light or one-handed weapon is a standard ac-

tion, while throwing a two-handed weapon is a

full-round action. Regardless of the type of weapon,

such an attack scores a threat only on a natural roll

of 20 and deals double damage on a critical hit. Such

a weapon has a range increment of 10 feet.

Projectile Weapons : Light crossbows, slings, heavy

crossbows, shortbows, composite shortbows, long-

bows, composite longbows, hand crossbows, and

repeating crossbows are projectile weapons. Most

projectile weapons require two hands to use (see

speciﬁc weapon descriptions). A character gets no

Strength bonus on damage rolls with a projectile

weapon unless it’s a specially built composite short-

bow, specially built composite longbow, or sling. If

the character has a penalty for low Strength, apply

it to damage rolls when he or she uses a bow or a

sling.

Ammunition : Projectile weapons use ammunition:

arrows (for bows), bolts (for crossbows), or sling bul-

lets (for slings). When using a bow, a character can

draw ammunition as a free action; crossbows and

slings require an action for reloading. Generally

speaking, ammunition that hits its target is destroyed

or rendered useless, while normal ammunition that

misses has a 50% chance of being destroyed or lost.

Although they are thrown weapons, shuriken are

treated as ammunition for the purposes of drawing

them, crafting masterwork or otherwise special ver-

sions of them (see Masterwork Weapons), and what

happens to them after they are thrown.

Light, One-Handed, and Two-Handed Melee

Weapons: This designation is a measure of how

much effort it takes to wield a weapon in combat.

It indicates whether a melee weapon, when wielded

by a character of the weapon’s size category, is con-

sidered a light weapon, a one-handed weapon, or a

two-handed weapon.

Light : A light weapon is easier to use in one’s

off hand than a one-handed weapon is, and it can

be used while grappling. A light weapon is used in

one hand. Add the wielder’s Strength bonus (if any)

to damage rolls for melee attacks with a light weap-

ture of many stalwart war-

riors, sneaky rogues, and

battle-hardened barbarians.

Even the most spell-depen-

dent wizard keeps some kind of martial weapon

nearby to defend herself when spells fail and the call

to arms is sounded. Holy clerics wield weapons fa-

vored by their gods, and many unique holy weapons,

from holy avengers to maces of disruption , are highly

sought after by the faithful of many religions.

Clever players looking for more weapons for

their heroes might seek other weapons not listed in

the standard resources. From brass knuckles to the

wind and ﬁre wheel, these weapons represent ad-

ditional options for heroes looking to add some ﬂair

and personality to the mystique surrounding their

adventuring exploits.

locking sets of categories. These catego-

ries pertain to what training is needed

to become proﬁcient in a weapon’s use (simple,

martial, or exotic), the weapon’s usefulness either in

close combat (melee) or at a distance (ranged, which

includes both thrown and projectile weapons), its

relative encumbrance (light, one-handed, or two-

handed), and its size (Small, Medium, or Large).

Simple, Martial, and Exotic Weapons: Any-

body but a druid, monk, rogue, or wizard is proﬁ-

cient with all simple weapons. Barbarians, ﬁghters,

paladins, and rangers are proﬁcient with all simple

and all martial weapons. Characters of other classes

are proﬁcient with an assortment of mainly simple

weapons and possibly also some martial or even ex-

otic weapons. A character that uses a weapon with

which he or she is not proﬁcient takes a –4 penalty

on attack rolls.

Melee and Ranged Weapons: Melee weapons

are used for making melee attacks, though some of

them can be thrown as well. Ranged weapons are

thrown weapons or projectile weapons that are not

effective in melee.

Reach Weapons: Glaives, guisarmes, lances, long-

spears, ranseurs, spiked chains, and whips are reach

weapons. A reach weapon is a melee weapon that

allows its wielder to strike at targets that aren’t ad-

jacent to him or her. Most reach weapons double

the wielder’s natural reach, meaning that a typical

Small or Medium wielder of such a weapon can at-

tack a creature 10 feet away, but not a creature in an

adjacent square. A typical Large character wielding

a reach weapon of the appropriate size can attack a

creature 15 or 20 feet away, but not adjacent crea-

tures or creatures up to 10 feet away.

Double Weapons: Dire ﬂails, dwarven urgroshes,

gnome hooked hammers, orc double axes, quarter-

staffs, and two-bladed swords are double weapons.

A character can ﬁght with both ends of a double

weapon as if ﬁghting with two weapons, but he or

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