Weapon cost question.


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Grand Lodge

I have a Dwarven Barbarian wielding a Dwarven Waraxe (normally a one-handed weapon) made for large creature as a two-handed weapon.

How much would cost a Large Dwarven Waraxe made from Alchemical Silver? Does it count as a one-handed or two-handed weapon when determining the cost?

Silver Crusade Contributor

Well, let's see...

A dwarven waraxe is a one-handed weapon; base price 30 gp.

Large size doubles that to 60 gp.

Alchemical silver adds 90 gp, as the weapon is one-handed.

Now the question is, which order do we apply these in? I'm inclined to go with the order listed above, but others may not agree.

So, I believe it would cost 150 gp.

Hope this helps. :)


It counts as a one handed weapon for cost.

edit: Kalindra is correct.

Silver Crusade Contributor

See? :)

Silver Crusade Contributor

By the way, Wraith, is there a source that explicitly makes that clear? I'm not necessarily saying you're wrong, but if it is clear-cut, I'd like to educate myself. :)


I realized that alchemical silver unlike other special materials can be added after the weapon is made, or that is at least how it reads.


Kalindlara wrote:
By the way, Wraith, is there a source that explicitly makes that clear? I'm not necessarily saying you're wrong, but if it is clear-cut, I'd like to educate myself. :)

The book says that alchemical silvering is a bonding process that is added to steel, making it an after creation affect. Unlike mithral and adamantine it is not a masterwork component.

However it makes no sense for a larger weapon to use the same amount of silver as a smaller weapon, but I see that as hole in the rules.

Grand Lodge

Thank You for your opinion.

Silver Crusade Contributor

wraithstrike wrote:
Kalindlara wrote:
By the way, Wraith, is there a source that explicitly makes that clear? I'm not necessarily saying you're wrong, but if it is clear-cut, I'd like to educate myself. :)

The book says that alchemical silvering is a bonding process that is added to steel, making it an after creation affect. Unlike mithral and adamantine it is not a masterwork component.

However it makes no sense for a larger weapon to use the same amount of silver as a smaller weapon, but I see that as hole in the rules.

I see. I long since stopped trying to argue logic in Rules Questions. It seems futile. :)

I was thinking about that as I checked sources for the thread, though. "Does this mean that a Colossal silver longsword is still only +90 gp?" So, logically, you're probably right. :)

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