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The tables on this page list the statistics for various melee and ranged weapons that you can purchase, as well as the statistics for striking with a fist (or another basic unarmed attack). The tables present the following statistics. All weapons listed in this chapter have an item level of 0.

Selecting Weapons

Characters who focus on combat need to carefully consider their choice of weapons, evaluating whether they want to fight in melee or at range, the weapons’ damage potential, and the special features of various weapons. Characters who are primarily spellcasters usually just need to pick a backup weapon in the best category they’re trained or better in.

When selecting weapons, start by identifying the weapon types you’re trained or better in. You should then compare weapons within these types to determine which ones you will have the highest melee or ranged attack modifier with. It’s usually considered best practice to select both a melee and ranged weapon during character creation so you can contend with a broader variety of foes and situations.

Weapon Categories

Weapons fall into broad categories depending on how much damage they deal and what traits they have. Martial weapons generally deal more damage than simple weapons, and advanced weapons generally have more advantageous traits than martial weapons with the same damage. Generally, you’ll want to select weapons that deal more damage, but if you’re a highly skilled combatant, you might want to pick a weapon with interesting traits, even if it has a lower weapon damage die. You can also purchase multiple weapons within your budget, allowing you to switch between them for different situations.

Damage

This entry lists the weapon’s damage die and the type of damage it deals: B for bludgeoning, P for piercing, or S for slashing.

Damage Dice

Each weapon lists the damage die used for its damage roll. A standard weapon deals one die of damage, but a magical striking rune can increase the number of dice rolled, as can some special actions and spells. These additional dice use the same die size as the weapon or unarmed attack’s normal damage die.

Counting Damage Dice

Effects based on a weapon’s number of damage dice include only the weapon’s damage die plus any extra dice from a striking rune. They don’t count extra dice from abilities, critical specialization effects, property runes, weapon traits, or the like. 

Increasing Die Size

When an effect calls on you to increase the size of your weapon damage dice, instead of using its normal weapon damage dice, use the next larger die, as listed below (so if you were using a d4, you’d use a d6, and so on). If you are already using a d12, the size is already at its maximum. You can’t increase your weapon damage die size more than once.

1d4 ➞ 1d6 ➞ 1d8 ➞ 1d10 ➞ 1d12

Range

Ranged and thrown weapons have a range increment. Attacks with these weapons work normally up to that distance. Attack rolls beyond a weapon’s range increment take a –2 penalty for each additional multiple of that increment between you and the target. Attacks beyond the sixth range increment are impossible.

For example, a shortbow takes no penalty against a target up to 60 feet away, a –2 penalty against a target beyond 60 feet but up to 120 feet away, and a –4 penalty against a target beyond 120 feet but up to 180 feet away, and so on, up to 360 feet.

Reload

While all weapons need some amount of time to get into position, many ranged weapons also need to be loaded and reloaded. This entry indicates how many Interact actions it takes to reload such weapons. This can be 0 if drawing ammunition and firing the weapon are part of the same action. If an item takes 2 or more actions to reload, the GM determines whether they must be performed together as an activity, or you can spend some of those actions during one turn and the rest during your next turn.

An item with an entry of “—” must be drawn to be thrown, which usually takes an Interact action just like drawing any other weapon. Reloading a ranged weapon and drawing a thrown weapon both require a free hand. Switching your grip to free a hand and then to place your hands in the grip necessary to wield the weapon are both included in the actions you spend to reload a weapon.

Bulk

This entry gives the weapon’s Bulk. A weapon’s Bulk is increased or decreased if it’s sized for creatures that aren’t Small or Medium size.

Hands

Some weapons require one hand to wield, and others require two. A few items, such as a longbow, list 1+ for its Hands entry. You can hold a weapon with a 1+ entry in one hand, but the process of shooting it requires using a second to retrieve, nock, and loose an arrow. This means you can do things with your free hand while holding the bow without changing your grip, but the other hand must be free when you shoot. To properly wield a 1+ weapon, you must hold it in one hand and also have a hand free.

Weapons requiring two hands typically deal more damage. Some one-handed weapons have the two-hand trait, causing them to deal a different size of weapon damage die when used in two hands. In addition, some abilities require you to wield a weapon in two hands. You meet this requirement while holding the weapon in two hands, even if it doesn’t require two hands or have the two-hand trait.

Group

A weapon or unarmed attack’s group classifies it with similar weapons. Groups affect some abilities and what the weapon does on a critical hit if you have access to that weapon or unarmed attack’s critical specialization effects.

Weapon Traits

The traits a weapon or unarmed attack has are listed in this entry. Any trait that refers to a “weapon” can also apply to an unarmed attack that has that trait. 

Ammunition

Some entries in the ranged weapons tables are followed by an entry indicating the type of ammunition that weapon launches. The damage die is determined by the weapon, not the ammunition. Because that and other relevant statistics vary by weapon, ammunition entries list only the name, quantity, Price, and Bulk. Using ammunition destroys it.

Table 6–6: Unarmed Attacks

Unarmed Attack	Price	Damage	Bulk	Hands	Group	Weapon Traits
Fist	—	1d4 B	—	1	Brawling	Agile, finesse, nonlethal, unarmed

Table 6–7: Melee Weapons

Simple Weapons	Price	Damage	Bulk	Hands	Group	Weapon Traits
Club	0	1d6 B	1	1	Club	Thrown 10 ft.
Dagger	2 sp	1d4 P	L	1	Knife	Agile, finesse, thrown 10 ft., versatile S
Gauntlet	2 sp	1d4 B	L	1	Brawling	Agile, free-hand
Light mace	4 sp	1d4 B	L	1	Club	Agile, finesse, shove
Longspear	5 sp	1d8 P	2	2	Spear	Reach
Mace	1 gp	1d6 B	1	1	Club	Shove
Morningstar	1 gp	1d6 B	1	1	Club	Versatile P
Sickle	2 sp	1d4 S	L	1	Knife	Agile, finesse, trip
Spear	1 sp	1d6 P	1	1	Spear	Thrown 20 ft.
Spiked gauntlet	3 sp	1d4 P	L	1	Brawling	Agile, free-hand
Staff	0	1d4 B	1	1	Club	Two-hand d8
Uncommon Simple Weapons	Price	Damage	Bulk	Hands	Group	Weapon Traits
Clan dagger	2 gp	1d4 P	L	1	Knife	Agile, dwarf, parry, versatile B
Katar	3 gp	1d4 P	L	1	Knife	Agile, deadly d6, monk
Martial Weapons	Price	Damage	Bulk	Hands	Group	Weapon Traits
Bastard sword	4 gp	1d8 S	1	1	Sword	Two-hand d12
Battle axe	1 gp	1d8 S	1	1	Axe	Sweep
Bo staff	2 sp	1d8 B	2	2	Club	Monk, parry, reach, trip
Falchion	3 gp	1d10 S	2	2	Sword	Forceful, sweep
Flail	8 sp	1d6 B	1	1	Flail	Disarm, sweep, trip
Glaive	1 gp	1d8 S	2	2	Polearm	Deadly d8, forceful, reach
Greataxe	2 gp	1d12 S	2	2	Axe	Sweep
Greatclub	1 gp	1d10 B	2	2	Club	Backswing, shove
Greatpick	1 gp	1d10 P	2	2	Pick	Fatal d12
Greatsword	2 gp	1d12 S	2	2	Sword	Versatile P
Guisarme	2 gp	1d10 P	2	2	Polearm	Reach, trip
Halberd	2 gp	1d10 P	2	2	Polearm	Reach, versatile S
Hatchet	4 sp	1d6 S	L	1	Axe	Agile, sweep, thrown 10 ft.
Lance	1 gp	1d8 P	2	2	Spear	Deadly d8, jousting d6, reach
Light hammer	3 sp	1d6 B	L	1	Hammer	Agile, thrown 20 ft.
Light pick	4 sp	1d4 P	L	1	Pick	Agile, fatal d8
Longsword	1 gp	1d8 S	1	1	Sword	Versatile P
Main-gauche	5 sp	1d4 P	L	1	Knife	Agile, disarm, finesse, parry, versatile S
Maul	3 gp	1d12 B	2	2	Hammer	Shove
Pick	7 sp	1d6 P	1	1	Pick	Fatal d10
Ranseur	2 gp	1d10 P	2	2	Polearm	Disarm, reach
Rapier	2 gp	1d6 P	1	1	Sword	Deadly d8, disarm, finesse
Sap	1 sp	1d6 B	L	1	Club	Agile, nonlethal
Scimitar	1 gp	1d6 S	1	1	Sword	Forceful, sweep
Scythe	2 gp	1d10 S	2	2	Polearm	Deadly d10, trip
Shield bash	—	1d4 B	—	1	Shield	—
Shield boss	5 sp	1d6 B	—	1	Shield	Attached to shield
Shield spikes	5 sp	1d6 P	—	1	Shield	Attached to shield
Shortsword	9 sp	1d6 P	L	1	Sword	Agile, finesse, versatile S
Starknife	2 gp	1d4 P	L	1	Knife	Agile, deadly d6, finesse, thrown 20 ft., versatile S
Trident	1 gp	1d8 P	1	1	Spear	Thrown 20 ft.
War flail	2 gp	1d10 B	2	2	Flail	Disarm, sweep, trip
Warhammer	1 gp	1d8 B	1	1	Hammer	Shove
Whip	1 sp	1d4 S	1	1	Flail	Disarm, finesse, nonlethal, reach, trip
Uncommon Martial Weapons	Price	Damage	Bulk	Hands	Group	Weapon Traits
Dogslicer	1 sp	1d6 S	L	1	Sword	Agile, backstabber, finesse, goblin
Elven curve blade	4 gp	1d8 S	2	2	Sword	Elf, finesse, forceful
Filcher's fork	1 gp	1d4 P	L	1	Spear	Agile, backstabber, deadly d6, finesse, halfling, thrown 20 ft.
Gnome hooked hammer	2 gp	1d6 B	1	1	Hammer	Gnome, trip, two-hand d10, versatile P
Horsechopper	9 sp	1d8 S	2	2	Polearm	Goblin, reach, trip, versatile P
Kama	1 gp	1d6 S	L	1	Knife	Agile, monk, trip
Katana	2 gp	1d6 S	1	1	Sword	Deadly d8, two-hand d10, versatile P
Kukri	6 sp	1d6 S	L	1	Knife	Agile, finesse, trip
Nunchaku	2 sp	1d6 B	L	1	Club	Backswing, disarm, finesse, monk
Orc knuckle dagger	7 sp	1d6 P	L	1	Knife	Agile, disarm, orc
Sai	6 sp	1d4 P	L	1	Knife	Agile, disarm, finesse, monk, versatile B
Spiked chain	3 gp	1d8 S	1	2	Flail	Disarm, finesse, trip
Temple sword	2 gp	1d8 S	1	1	Sword	Monk, trip
Uncommon Advanced Weapons	Price	Damage	Bulk	Hands	Group	Weapon Traits
Dwarven waraxe	3 gp	1d8 S	2	1	Axe	Dwarf, sweep, two-hand d12
Gnome flickmace	3 gp	1d8 B	2	1	Flail	Gnome, reach
Orc necksplitter	2 gp	1d8 S	1	1	Axe	Forceful, orc, sweep
Sawtooth saber	5 gp	1d6 S	L	1	Sword	Agile, finesse, twin

Table 6–8: Ranged Weapons

Simple Weapons	Price	Damage	Range	Reload	Bulk	Hands	Group	Weapon Traits
Blowgun	1sp	1 P	20 ft.	1	L	1	Dart	Agile, nonlethal
10 blowgun darts	5 cp	—	—	—	L	—	—	—
Crossbow	3 gp	1d8 P	120 ft.	1	1	2	Bow	—
10 bolts	1 sp	—	—	—	L	—	—	—
Dart	1 cp	1d4 P	20 ft.	—	L	1	Dart	Agile, thrown
Hand crossbow	3 gp	1d6 P	60 ft.	1	L	1	Bow	—
10 bolts	1 sp	—	—	—	L	—	—	—
Heavy crossbow	4 gp	1d10 P	120 ft.	2	2	2	Bow	—
10 bolts	1 sp	—	—	—	L	—	—	—
Javelin	1 sp	1d6 P	30 ft.	—	L	1	Dart	Thrown
Sling	0	1d6 B	50 ft.	1	L	1	Sling	Propulsive
10 sling bullets	1 cp				L
Martial Weapons	Price	Damage	Range	Reload	Bulk	Hands	Group	Weapon traits
Alchemical bomb*	Varies	Varies	20 ft.	—	L	1	Bomb	Varies
Composite longbow	20 gp	1d8 P	100 ft.	0	2	1+	Bow	Deadly d10, propulsive, volley 30 ft.
10 arrows	1 sp	—	—	—	L	—	—	—
Composite shortbow	14 gp	1d6 P	60 ft.	0	1	1+	Bow	Deadly d10, propulsive
10 arrows	1 sp	—	—	—	L	—	—	—
Longbow	6 gp	1d8 P	100 ft.	0	2	1+	Bow	Deadly d10, volley 30 ft.
10 arrows	1 sp	—	—	—	L	—	—	—
Shortbow	3 gp	1d6 P	60 ft.	0	1	1+	Bow	Deadly d10
10 arrows	1 sp	—	—	—	L	—	—	—
Uncommon Martial Weapons	Price	Damage	Range	Reload	Bulk	Hands	Group	Weapon Traits
Halfling sling staff	5 gp	1d10 B	80 ft.	1	1	2	Sling	Halfling, propulsive
10 sling bullets	1 cp	—	—	—	L	—	—	—
Shuriken	1 cp	1d4 P	20 ft.	0	—	1	Dart	Agile, monk, thrown

* Statistics for alchemical bombs can be found in Alchemical Gear.