How would a 2 handed giant hammer be in stats to you guys? And how would a "bastard" hammer be?
PF lacks the love for bludgeoning weapons, shame on you! ;)
For a maul, I'd just go one die step up from warhammer. Half a step for a bastard hammer. So, they'd look something like this:
Maul: Martial two-handed weapon, 2d6 20/x3, 10 lb
Bastard Hammer: Exotic one-handed weapon (versatile), 1d10 20/x3, 8 lb
what you want is the "earthbreaker" from just about any of the AP player's guides... most of them are free to download too.
two handed 2d6 20/x3
Thanks folks.
what you want is the "earthbreaker" from just about any of the AP player's guides... most of them are free to download too.
two handed 2d6 20/x3
Just what I was going to say.
Earthbreaker is great weapon. Recently, my party was attacked by thieving 5-year-olds in Korvosa. Friend Gallatin and I defended ourselves, he with Earthbreaker, me with greataxe. Both of us had what you call "critical hits". Was prepubescent blood and grey matter all over the alleyways. Was beautiful.
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Around the time 3rd Edition came out, we were all poring over the rulebooks, and one of my friends asked, "A 'maul'? What's a maul?"
I held my hands about three feet apart, and then five feet apart and said, "If you've seen one mace, you've seen a maul."
I'd been waiting, literally, a decade to use that joke. Timing is everything.
How would a 2 handed giant hammer be in stats to you guys? And how would a "bastard" hammer be?
In 3.5, Complete Warrior, a maul had the following stats: 1d10/x3, 20 lb and could be used in one hand using Exotic Weapon Proficiency or one-handed as a martial weapon. The cost was 15 gp.
So, I guess there you have both your weapons in one package.
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Around the time 3rd Edition came out, we were all poring over the rulebooks, and one of my friends asked, "A 'maul'? What's a maul?"
I held my hands about three feet apart, and then five feet apart and said, "If you've seen one mace, you've seen a maul."
I'd been waiting, literally, a decade to use that joke. Timing is everything.
In the immortal words of Lightning McQueen...Ha..haha ha...ha...
Mauls are included in the new gear presented in Paths of Power from 4 Winds Fantasy Gaming.
We wrote it up as Simple, 2-Handed, 2d6, x3, B, 20 lbs, +2 on attempts to sunder vs shields.
We have a few other bludgeoning weapons there, as well, and more coming up in Luven Lightfinger's Gear & Treasure.
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Mauls are included in the new gear presented in Paths of Power from 4 Winds Fantasy Gaming.
We wrote it up as Simple, 2-Handed, 2d6, x3, B, 20 lbs, +2 on attempts to sunder vs shields.
We have a few other bludgeoning weapons there, as well, and more coming up in Luven Lightfinger's Gear & Treasure.
Wow...that's comparable to a greatsword, and it gives a neat little situational bonus...on a simple weapon? What's the price on that sucker?
Wow...that's comparable to a greatsword, and it gives a neat little situational bonus...on a simple weapon? What's the price on that sucker?Mauls are included in the new gear presented in Paths of Power from 4 Winds Fantasy Gaming.
We wrote it up as Simple, 2-Handed, 2d6, x3, B, 20 lbs, +2 on attempts to sunder vs shields.
We have a few other bludgeoning weapons there, as well, and more coming up in Luven Lightfinger's Gear & Treasure.
And it's better than the Greatclub too...
And it's better than the Greatclub too...
Greatclub should be a simple weapon anyway. Ahem...IMHO.
Should be martial.
We're basing the maul on the sledgehammer carried by the archers of Henry V of England - they used them to pound in stakes and tentpegs and split logs, other various uses in the field, but were also a handy weapon against dismounted or stalled cavalry. Mauls are a simple weapon because they're a common tool able to be used effectively by people only trained in a few weapons - ie not a fighter or dedicated armsman.
For a martial, 2handed hammer, I would mimic how they handled the warhammer and match it to the axe. I never really liked this, but it works. So, 1d12 and x3 critical.
For a martial, 2handed hammer, I would mimic how they handled the warhammer and match it to the axe. I never really liked this, but it works. So, 1d12 and x3 critical.
Nah, I think even similar weapons should have different stats. ALthough the type of damage is different already, I think I would go with the 2d6 x3, it seems like the comom evolution from the warhammer.
There are a *bunch* of new weapons coming in Adventurer's Armory. I don't think I statted it, but I would be surprised if there weren't a maul in there.
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There are a *bunch* of new weapons coming in Adventurer's Armory. I don't think I statted it, but I would be surprised if there weren't a maul in there.
Ooh, you guys absolutely ROCK! :)
How would a 2 handed giant hammer be in stats to you guys? And how would a "bastard" hammer be?
PF lacks the love for bludgeoning weapons, shame on you! ;)
Note: James Jacobs replied to a similar thread I started some time ago and confirmed the following:
The earthbreaker is very much the maul, but with a fancier name. We chose to call it an earthbreaker to give it a Pathfinder spin.