Tool Weapons

I referred many times to these and it’s time to present them! An all-new weapon group and many examples of weapons that can be used as tools of different trades!

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Battle Chair

Price 13 gp; Type two-handed melee; Proficiency simple; Damage (M) 1d10 (B); Damage (S) 1d8 (B); Critical x3; Weapon Group hammers; Weight 30 lbs.

Qualities fragile (-1), improved critical multiplier (3), improved damage (4), tool (chair) (0), weapon feature (blocking) (1)

A chair with steel bands around its frame that increase its weight and make it more apt to be broken down on an opponent’s head.

Battle Tome

Price 19/37 gp; Type light/two-handed melee; Proficiency simple; Damage (M) 1d6 (B) (light)/2d6 (B) (two-handed); Damage (S) 1d4 (B) (light)/1d10 (B) (two-handed); Critical x2; Weapon Group hammers, tools; Weight 8/16 lbs.

Qualities aerodynamic (1), improved damage (2/5), tool (book) (0), weapon feature (blocking) (1)

Be it a small booklet or a huge steel-studded tome, a book can not only be used as a pastime or a source of knowledge, but also to make your foes feel all the weight of the Word- even at a distance.

Combat Fishing Pole

Price 24 gp; Type two-handed melee; Proficiency exotic; Damage (M) 1d4 (B); Damage (S) 1d3 (B); Critical x2; Weapon Group flails; Weight 5 lbs.

Qualities improved damage (1), tool (fishing pole) (0), weapon feature (grapple, reach, trip) (8)

By tying a sack full of sand or a steel weight to the end of its line in place of a lure and swinging it around, this reinforced fishing pole can be used to damage enemies.

Combat Ladder

Price 8 gp; Type two-handed melee; Proficiency simple; Damage (M) 1d8/1d8 (B); Damage (S) 1d6/1d6 (B); Critical x2; Weapon Group double, polearms; Weight 20 lbs.

Qualities improved damage (6), tool (ladder) (0), weapon feature (reach) (1)

A bigger version of the gnome battle ladder, a combat ladder is difficult to conceal and heavy to carry around, but it can be used as a weapon by adventurers that become fond of this particular tool.

Combat Umbrella

Price 10 gp; Type one-handed melee; Proficiency martial; Damage (M) 1d6 (P); Damage (S) 1d4 (P); Critical x2; Weapon Group light blades; Weight 9 lbs.

Qualities additional damage type (S) (1), finesse (3), improved damage (2), tool (umbrella) (0), weapon feature (blocking) (1)

This umbrella's ferrule is a hollow-tipped blade three to four inches in length and often overlooked as decorative. Reinforced ribs enable you to parry and deflect blows with the umbrella's tear-resistant canopy. If the canopy is metallic too, you can use the open umbrella as a slashing weapon.

Fighting Oar

Price 14 gp; Type two-handed melee; Proficiency martial; Damage (M) 1d8 (B); Damage (S) 1d6 (B); Critical x2; Weapon Group polearms; Weight 30 lbs.

Qualities improved damage (3), tool (oar) (0), weapon feature (brace, reach) (4)

A reinforced boat oar that can be used as a tool or a weapon. Sailors and galley slaves created their own styles of combat with the oar.

Juggling Club

Price 7 gp; Type light melee; Proficiency simple; Damage (M) 1d4 (B); Damage (S) 1d3 (B); Critical x2; Range 10 ft.; Weapon Group hammers, thrown; Weight 2 lbs.

Qualities aerodynamic (1), concealed (1), improved damage (1), tool (0), weapon feature (performance) (1)

Expert jugglers can throw these weighted clubs to opponents or pound enemies with them in addition to their performances.

Stiletto Pen

Price 7 gp; Type light melee; Proficiency simple; Damage (M) 1d4 (P); Damage (S) 1d3 (P); Critical x3; Weapon Group light blades, tools; Weight 1-½ lb.

Qualities improved critical multiplier (3), improved damage (1), tool (pen) (0)

This weapon is a fully functional, lavish ink pen with a clip that can be attached to a pocket or bandoleer and easily retrieved as a free action. Using a move action to interact with the pen allows its wielder to disengage a stiletto blade that slides free of the upper body or reattach the previously removed blade.

War Lute

Price 23 gp; Type one-handed melee; Proficiency exotic; Damage (M) 1d10 (B); Damage (S) 1d8 (B); Critical x2; Weapon Group hammers; Weight 9 lbs.

Qualities concealed (1), ease of grip (1), improved damage (4), tool (musical instrument) (0), shield (1), weapon feature (performance) (1)

A war lute’s box and neck have been reinforced with steel and his sound has a metallic quality. It can be used as a musical instrument or a weapon.

War Mallet

Price 20 gp; Type light; Proficiency martial; Damage (M) 1d4 (B); Damage (S) 1d3 (B); Critical x2; Weapon Group hammers, tools; Weight 6 lbs.

Qualities improved damage (1), tool (musical instrument) (0), weapon features (nonlethal, performance) (4)

War mallets are military drumsticks that can be used for bardic performance or for battle. They usually come in pairs and accompany a drum. A war mallet has a padded head that deals nonlethal damage, but it can be rotated in the hand to deal lethal damage with its grip end.

War Scissors

Price 9 gp; Type two-handed melee; Proficiency exotic; Damage (M) 1d12 (S); Damage (S) 1d10 (S); Critical x2 (19-20); Weapon Group heavy blades; Weight 10 lbs.

Qualities improved critical threat range (3), improved damage (5), strong (1)

These giant scissors are more than just a tailor’s tool; they sunder flesh and bone.