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.

Equipment: Stage Weapon

Sir Jasp uses this. How should a poor actor do with fake duels on stage without these devices?

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Stage Weapon

Cost 5-100 gp; Weight 2 lbs.

A stage weapon is normally a scenic tool with a blunt edge that can only do nonlethal damage when used in combat. A hidden button on its grip allows the wielder to retract the blade in the handle as a free action, doing no damage at all in a round. Any regular weapon can be made into a stage weapon (as if it were an additional weapon quality) by adding 100 gp to its cost.

New Cybertech

If I have to stat one of my favorite heroes, these are missing.

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New Cybertech

Commlink Price 5,000 gp

Slot brain; Weight 2 lbs.

Install DC 30; Implantation 1

A commlink is a commset that is implanted directly in the brain. It can usually transmit on one crypted frequency only and is mainly used by the military. A commlink doesn’t include a built-in recording camera. It can be recharged via a port on the side of the skull.

Construction Requirements

Craft DC 25; Cost 2,500 gp

Craft Cybernetics, cybernetics lab

Emergency Self-Destruct Device Price 7,200 gp

Slot body; Weight 2 lb S.

Install DC 30; Implantation 2

This is a powerful cylex bomb that can be implanted into a creature as a form of coercition, for suicide attacks, or as the last resource for an agent fallen in the hands of enemies. The detonator can be given to the creature bearing the implant, or to another creature. When activated, or when the bearer dies or is destroyed, it does the same damage as a cylex charge to the bearer and everything else within 40 feet. Since the bomb is constructed to be safe and secret, there’s no risk of accidentally activating it through electricity damage.

Construction Requirements

Craft DC 25; Cost 5,000 gp (special)

Craft Cybernetics, cybernetics lab, cylex

Implanted Weaponry, Chest Price 20,000 gp (special)

Slot body; Weight 20 lbs. (special)

Install DC 30; Implantation 4

A single two-handed firearm or heavy weapon can be implanted within a creature’s body slot. Such a weapon fires as a standard action through the creature’s mouth or a port on the chest. The creature activates the weapon via mental impulses or hidden triggers on its palms or upper palate. An implanted two-handed firearm or heavy weapon is much easier to notice, only requiring a DC 15 Perception check. Each weapon has statistics identical to its normal form. Weapons that need ammunition reload through a breach in the chest or back, increasing the reloading time of the weapon to a full-round action, or doubling reloading times that already take a full round or longer. Implanted weaponry can be damaged or destroyed by sundering, but cannot be disarmed. The cost, price, and weight of the weapon to be implanted are added to the cost, price, and weight listed in this stat block.

Construction Requirements

Craft DC 25; Cost 5,000 gp (special)

Craft Cybernetics, cybernetics lab, weapon to be implanted

Implanted Weaponry, Leg Price 20,000 gp (special)

Slot leg; Weight 10 lbs. (special)

Install DC 30; Implantation 4

A single heavy weapon can be implanted in a cybernetic leg. Such a weapon is fired as a standard action by kneeling and opening the leg, thus revealing the weapon’s muzzle at the knee’s height. The weapon still needs to be operated with both hands. An implanted heavy weapon is much easier to notice, only requiring a DC 15 Perception check. Each weapon has statistics identical to its normal form. Weapons that need ammunition reload through a breach in the leg, increasing the reloading time of the weapon to a full-round action, or doubling reloading times that already take a full round or longer. Implanted weaponry can be damaged or destroyed by sundering, but cannot be disarmed. Weaponry installed in a cybernetic leg does not count against a creature’s implantation limit. The cost, price, and weight of the weapon to be implanted are added to the cost, price, and weight listed in this stat block.

Construction Requirements

Craft DC 25; Cost 5,000 gp (special)

Craft Cybernetics, cybernetics lab, weapon to be implanted

Advanced Ammunition

Advanced modern firearms were created for Pathfinder, but there were no descriptions or prices for their ammunition. Now there are.

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Rifle Stripper Clip Price 2 gp

Type ammunition; Proficiency exotic

Weight ½ lb. (full)

Stripper clips for Mosin-Nagant rifles are usually sold full-charged. When empty, their weight is negligible. A clip’s price and weight is added to the price of the metal cartridges inside it.

Round Belt Price 25 gp

Type ammunition; Proficiency exotic

Weight 10 lb. (full)

These belts accommodate 250 metal cartridges, and are used to reload heavy automatic modern firearms as a heavy machine gun. They are usually sold full-charged. An empty round belt weighs roughly 2 lbs. Its price and weight is added to the price of the metal cartridges inside it.

Round Magazine Price 6, 9, or 12 gp (according to capacity)

Type ammunition; Proficiency exotic

Weight 1 lb. (full)

These magazines can contain 20, 30, or 40 metal cartridges, and are used to reload automatic modern firearms as a light machine gun. They are usually sold full-charged. When empty, their weight is negligible. A magazine’s price and weight is added to the price of the metal cartridges inside it.

New Character Equipment Kits: Omdura, Valkyrie, Vampire Hunter

For two “minor” classes by Paizo that didn’t have a dedicated equipment kit yet, and my favorite 3PP class.

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Omdura’s Kit

Price 15 gp; Weight 44 lbs.

Category Kits

This kit includes a backpack, a bedroll, a belt pouch, candles (10), a flint and steel, an iron pot, a mess kit, rope, soap, a spell component pouch, torches (10), trail rations (5 days), a waterskin, and a wooden holy symbol.

Valkyrie’s Kit

Price 10 gp; Weight 30 lbs.

Category Kits

This kit includes a backpack, a belt pouch, a blanket, a flint and steel, an iron pot, a mess kit, rope, soap, torches (10), trail rations (5 days), a waterskin, and a wooden holy symbol.

Vampire Hunter’s Kit

Price 45 gp; Weight 33 lbs.

Category Kits

This kit includes a backpack, a bedroll, a belt pouch, a flint and steel, garlic (1 lb.), an iron pot, a mess kit, a mirror, rope, soap, torches (10), trail rations (5 days), a vial of holy water, a waterskin, a wooden holy symbol, and four wooden stakes.

New Weapon: Bident

The bident (like a trident but with just two prongs) is Hades’ iconic weapon and deserved stats of its own for Pathfinder.

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Bident

Statistics

Cost 12 gp Weight 4 lbs.

Damage 1d6 (small), 1d8 (medium); Critical x2; Range 10 ft.; Type P; Special brace, disarm

Category One-Handed; Proficiency Martial

Weapon Groups Spears; Thrown

Martial Weapons

One-Handed Melee Weapons	Cost	Dmg (S)	Dmg (M)	Critical	Range	Weight	Type	Special
Bident	12 gp	1d6	1d8	x2	10 ft.	4 lbs.	P	brace, disarm

A bident is like a trident but with only two curved prongs at the end, that can be used to catch an opponent’s weapon. Like the trident, it was originally an agricultural tool.