Elven Branchblade

[omegatiger121]

I've reworked the elven thornblade into the elven branchblade.

Improved damage (1 DP) wrote:

Increase the weapon's damage dice by one step (1d3 to 1d4, 1d4 to 1d6, 1d6 to 1d8 or 2d4, 1d8 to 1d10, or 1d10 to 2d6 or 1d12). This quality can be selected three times for light weapons, four times for one-handed weapons and ranged weapons, and five times for two-handed weapons. Among weapons sized for Medium characters, the maximum damage is 1d6 for light weapons, 1d8 for one-handed weapons (1d10 if exotic), 1d12 or 2d6 for two-handed weapons, and 1d10 for ranged weapons (1d6 if used or thrown one-handed).

Considering the damage from the information below is, effectively, equivalent to 1d6, would it be legal?

Elven branchblade
Constructed out of greenwood by dryads, this weapon was then enhanced with ironwood by elvish druids so it would be as durable as a metal elven curve blade while being light enough to wield one-handed without much effort.
Price: 850 gp; Type: light; Proficiency: exotic; Damage: (S) 1d4/(M) 2d3; Critical: 19-20 ×2; Weapon Group: light blades; Weight: 1 lb.
Qualities: Improved critical threat range (3); improved damage (2); traditional (elf) (1); strong (1); weapon damage (slashing); weapon feature (trip) (1)

[JoeElf]

From this site, light weapons can only get 1 extra design point for just the 15 gp cost one time.
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/equipment---final/weapons#TOC-Creating-New-Weapons

Additional Design Points (0 DP): Increase the weapon's available Design Points by 1 and its gp price by 15. This quality can be selected twice for one-handed weapons and ranged weapons, or three times for two-handed weapons.

Consequently, you can't really build a weapon at 850 gp using these rules.

[Weirdo]

The cost is for special materials - greenwood plus it seems a bit extra for the ironwood effect? Note this includes the price for a masterwork weapon.

You do seem to have an extra design point, though. I'm counting 8, but an exotic light weapon can only have up to 7 (selecting "additional design point" once). I'm presuming this is because the thornblade was originally a one-handed weapon which allowed it to select "additional design point" twice.

There is no such thing as 2d3, and if there were it wouldn't be equivalent to d6 but slightly better (damage range 2-6, average 4, compared to 1-6, average 3.5).

[My Self]

Small Estocs deal 2d3. They're a strange minority.

[omegatiger121]

Apparently, I was multiplying the eight base design points by 15 gp (additional dp cost), not the 1 gp for the base cost, and continuing to use the one-handed weapon build. I'll make a house rule that ironwood has been made permanent to avoid constant travel to someone who knows the spell. Does the information below look correct?

Elven branchblade
Constructed out of greenwood by dryads, this weapon was then enhanced with ironwood by elvish druids so it would be as durable as a metal elven curve blade while being light enough to wield one-handed without much effort.
Price: 737 gp; Type: light; Proficiency: exotic; Damage: (S) 1d4/(M) 1d6; Critical: 19-20 ×2; Weapon Group: light blades; Weight: 1 lb.
Qualities: Improved critical threat range (3); improved damage (2); traditional (elf) (1); strong (1); weapon damage (slashing)

[Weirdo]

Looks good to me!