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Introduction

Masterwork weapons represent the inely crafted

version of normal weapons. e master smiths

that create these weapons often craft them to

speciic requirements or give them some

signature feature. e following system

of masterwork qualities allows you or

your players to add special features to the

masterwork weapons in your campaign. ese

qualities adjust the cost, and diiculty

to craft masterwork weapons.

e cost adjustment listed

below each quality is added to

the normal cost for crafting

a masterwork weapon. e

DC adjustment is added to the

normal masterwork Craft DC of

20.

ere is no set limit to

the number of masterwork

qualities that can be

applied to one weapon.

Players crafting weapons

with these qualities

should remember any

adjustment to the Craft DC

will impact the amount of

time required to craft such a

weapon. However, as with any

optional rules the GM

is the inal arbiter.

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Melee Weapon Masterwork Qualities

e following qualities can be applied to masterwork

melee weapons.

Cost: 40gp.

DC Adjustment: +5.

Perfect Balance

is melee weapon’s weight is balanced perfectly for

the character. When he uses the weapon in combat, he

gains a +1 enhancement bonus to his initiative total. All

other characters using the weapon sufer a –2 penalty to

their initiative total.

Cost: 15gp.

DC Adjustment: +2.

Custom Hilt

is hilt of this melee weapon has been made speciically

to it the hands of one wielder. A character using a

melee weapon with this quality gains a +1 circumstance

bonus to resist disarm attempts. Characters who use a

melee weapon with a custom hilt that was not designed

for them, sufer a –2 circumstance penalty to resist

disarm attempts.

Cost: 15gp.

DC Adjustment: +2.

Perfect Edge

is quality might represent a sword’s razor-sharp edge,

folded hundreds if not thousands of times. It might also

represent a spear’s custom-built tip, or even the extra

spikes and barbs of a war hammer. Regardless, it grants

a +1 enhancement bonus on damage rolls.

Cost: 20gp.

DC Adjustment: +7.

Flexible

Bladed weapons can be made to be lexible, allowing

such a weapon to wrap around an opponent’s defenses.

Any AC bonus an opponent gains from ighting

defensively is halved against attacks made with a

lexible weapon.

Cost: 40gp.

DC Adjustment: +4.

Reinforced

is melee weapon can withstand more punishment

than similar weapons of its kind. e weapon’s hardness

is increased by +2.

Cost: 10gp.

DC Adjustment: +1.

Guard

Melee weapons with this quality are designed for

defense as much as they are for ofense. When

wielding this weapon while using the total defense or

ighting defensively options, the character gains a +1

circumstance bonus to AC against any incoming melee

attacks.

Cost: 10gp.

DC Adjustment: +1.

Serrated

is melee weapon’s blade is serrated to increase its

cutting power. is quality can only be applied to

slashing weapons. A serrated weapon has its critical

threat range increased by +1.

Cost: 20gp.

DC Adjustment: +4.

Hook

Melee weapons with this quality have a large open hook

to ensnare a limb, making it easy to pull an ensnared

target of balance. e wielder of a hooked weapon

gains a +1 circumstance bonus to all trip attempts.

Cost: 10gp.

DC Adjustment: +1.

Tassel

Many eastern weapons incorporate a long, colored tassel

which darts about as the weapons is used. is is highly

distracting and characters using a tasseled weapon gain

a +1 circumstance bonus to all Bluf checks made while

feinting in combat.

Cost: 10gp.

DC Adjustment: +1.

Multi-part

Melee weapons with this quality can be broken down

into two or more smaller parts, usually allowing it to be

concealed. Breaking the item down takes a full round

action and reduces the weapon’s size (as if it were an

object) by 1 step (small to tiny, for example).

Trap

A weapon with this quality includes a slot or notch

used to catch an opponent’s weapon and yank it out of

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his hands. Characters using a melee weapon with the

trap quality gain a +1 circumstance bonus to all disarm

actions made with that weapon.

Cost: 10gp.

DC Adjustment: +3.

armor’s plates are jointed to allow for greater ease of

movement. e armor’s Maximum Dex Bonus is raised

by +1.

Cost: 30gp.

DC Adjustment: +5.

Ranged Weapon Masterwork Qualities

e following qualities can be applied to masterwork

ranged weapons.

Fortiied

is quality can only be applied to medium or heavy

armor. Armor covering vital areas is further reinforced

to protect against lethal attacks. Subtract 2 points

from any damage resulting from a critical hit or sneak

attack.

Cost: 15gp.

DC Adjustment: +3.

Balanced

is quality can be applied to ammunition or thrown

weapons. It increases the weapon’s range increment by

5 feet for thrown weapons, and 10 feet for arrows and

bolts.

Cost: 5gp.

DC Adjustment: +3.

Insulated

Armor with this quality is lined with insulating material,

granting the wearer resistance to cold 2. However when

wearing armor with this quality, characters sufer a –2

penalty to Fortitude saves against avoiding nonlethal

damage from hot environments and to Constitution

checks made to continue running and to avoid nonlethal

damage from a forced march.

Cost: 10gp.

DC Adjustment: +1.

Barbed

is quality can only be applied to arrows and crossbow

bolts. When dealing damage to armored targets, damage

is halved (round down). Against unarmored opponents

this quality inlicts one extra point of damage.

Cost: 1gp.

DC Adjustment: +1.

Sample Masterwork Weapons

e following weapons are designed using the

masterwork weapon qualities presented in this ebook.

GMs can use these weapons to introduce the concept

of masterwork qualities into their game.

Dire

is quality can only be applied to arrows and crossbow

bolts. Dire projectiles are larger and capable of dealing

more damage when ired accurately. Projectiles with this

quality sufer a –2 circumstance penalty to hit and have

their range increment lowered by 10 feet. However, the

projectile’s critical threat range is increased by +1.

Cost: 2gp.

DC Adjustment: +1.

e Wandering Scholar’s Sword

is masterwork longsword has a special blade that

allows it to lex easily. A long coiling snake is etched

on the blade in a style popular among elves. e leather

wrapped pommel ends in a yellow tassel that’s almost

as long as the blade itself. e guard is designed to

resemble two snakes, each holding a red gemstone in

its mouth.

History: is sword was carried by a haughty and

self-obsessed elf who after leaving the his forest home

referred to himself only as “e Scholar”. He traveled to

the east where he learned a variety of sword techniques

and garnered a reputation as a canny and merciless

ighter. Eventually, he found his way to the Black Forge

Monastery where he studied under the Black Abbot

for many years. It was there that the abbot presented

Armor Masterwork Qualities

e following qualities can be applied to masterwork

armor.

Reinforced

is armor can withstand more punishment than

normal. e armor’s hardness is increased by +2.

Cost: 20gp.

DC Adjustment: +2.

Articulated

is quality can only be applied to heavy armor. e

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him with a masterwork sword created in the style of

an eastern swordsmith. In a it of hubris, the Scholar

named the blade after himself and crafted a tassel for it

made from his own long blond hair. Nothing is known

of the fate of the Scholar, but the blade has been seen

in the hands of a hobgoblin outlaw, so it is assumed the

Scholar met with a violent end.

Value: 715gp ( 365gp for the masterwork blade, 50gp

for the snake engraving, 300gp for two garnets).

Special Traits: +1 enhancement bonus to attack

rolls (masterwork) and the masterwork qualities lexible

and tassel .

Weight: 4lb.

e dagger grew in notoriety more than Aerkon herself

– she would often show it to potential victims by way of

introduction. Eventually, she began raiding trade routes

with her band of thieves and cutthroats. She would

often use the dagger to torture captives or mete out

gruesome punishments to her men. e dagger was last

seen in the hands of a hobgoblin outlaw who took over

Aerkon’s band after a bloody coup.

Value: 1692gp (322gp for the masterwork blade,

120gp for the engraving, 1000gp for the ire opal in the

hilt, 250gp for the ivory handle).

Special Traits: +1 enhancement bonus to attack rolls

(masterwork), and the masterwork qualities serrated and

custom hilt (customized for Aerkon).

Weight: 1lb.

Palace Guard’s Broadsword

is masterwork greatsword is in a sorry state. It’s

been lying on the ocean loor for hundreds of years. It

is rusted and corroded. ere are empty sockets along

the hilt that once held gemstones. e weapon’s guard

is designed to resemble two seahorses with interlinked

tails. e pommel ends in a stylized representation of

the sun.

History: Swords of this type were carried by the

troops who guarded the palace of the Wizard-Kings of

long sunken Quall. ese elite guards were equipped

with swords that were a testament to the skill of Quall’s

swordsmiths. Both blacksmiths and historians value

these swords because they exemplify lost and ancient

techniques in sword making.

Value: 425gp (380gp for the masterwork blade, 45gp

for the historical value). In its corroded state, it is only

worth the historical value of 45gp.

Special Traits: If it were repaired, the +1 enhance-

ment bonus to attack rolls (masterwork) and the mas-

terwork qualities perfect edge and reinforced could be

restored.

Weight: 8lbs.

Aerkon’s Curved Dagger

is masterwork dagger has a curved blade with a

serrated edge on one side. Very ine engravings are

visible along the blade’s length depicting anguished

human faces. e ivory handle is carved to look like a

bone, and ends with a blood red gemstone.

History: is is the dagger of a tieling outlaw

named Aerkon. She commissioned this wicked looking

blade from a renowned dwarven blacksmith who only

agreed to make the blade after she threatened the safety

of his family. Aerkon carved the dagger’s hilt herself.

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