Huge Great Axe?


Rules Questions


What are the stats on a huge great axe? Thanks


Either 3d8 or 4d6 depending on how you work it out, i'd go with 3d8 since it gives a broader range of results and makes more swingy damage.

Liberty's Edge

I would say use the table for scaling natural attacks.

prd wrote:


Improved Natural Attack

Attacks made by one of this creature's natural attacks leave vicious wounds.

Prerequisite: Natural weapon, base attack bonus +4.

Benefit: Choose one of the creature's natural attack forms (not an unarmed strike). The damage for this natural attack increases by one step on the following list, as if the creature's size had increased by one category. Damage dice increase as follows: 1d2, 1d3, 1d4, 1d6, 1d8, 2d6, 3d6, 4d6, 6d6, 8d6, 12d6.

A weapon or attack that deals 1d10 points of damage increases as follows: 1d10, 2d8, 3d8, 4d8, 6d8, 8d8, 12d8.

So the 4d6 would be the huge, with 2d6 being closest to greataxe

Liberty's Edge

Egoish wrote:
Either 3d8 or 4d6 depending on how you work it out, i'd go with 3d8 since it gives a broader range of results and makes more swingy damage.

This is correct (on both counts.)


Greataxe base die is 1d12, not 1d10.
Therefore it is unlikely that a Huge Greataxe would do 3d8, it's morelikely it deals 4d6 damage.


Medium Damage: 1d12
Large Damage: 3d6
Huge Damage: 4d6

Determined using a combination of the Tiny and Large Weapon Damage Table and the progression stated for the Improved Natural Attack feat.

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