What damage type does an Improvised Weapon use?

[crashcanuck]

I'm specifically looking at using a crowbar with a character and my guess is that it would deal Bludgeoning damage but I can't seem to find this directly spelled out anywhere. Anyone know where this would be printed?

[Nefreet]

Improvised Weapons do not have stats like Weapons do. Their use is largely up to your GM, plus any special abilities you've acquired through feats, traits, class abilities, etc.

But, with a crowbar, you're in luck: bludgeoning damage.

[Lady-J]

Nefreet wrote:

Improvised Weapons do not have stats like Weapons do. Their use is largely up to your GM, plus any special abilities you've acquired through feats, traits, class abilities, etc.

But, with a crowbar, you're in luck: bludgeoning damage.

depends what end of the crowbar you are hitting the enemy with one way is bludgeoning while if you turn it the other way(rotate it 180 degrees in your hand) it would be peircing

[Gisher]

Lady-J wrote:

Nefreet wrote:

Improvised Weapons do not have stats like Weapons do. Their use is largely up to your GM, plus any special abilities you've acquired through feats, traits, class abilities, etc.

But, with a crowbar, you're in luck: bludgeoning damage.

depends what end of the crowbar you are hitting the enemy with one way is bludgeoning while if you turn it the other way(rotate it 180 degrees in your hand) it would be peircing

Where does it say that? All I see is the statement that it deals bludgeoning damage.

[Starglim]

Lady-J wrote:

Nefreet wrote:

Improvised Weapons do not have stats like Weapons do. Their use is largely up to your GM, plus any special abilities you've acquired through feats, traits, class abilities, etc.

But, with a crowbar, you're in luck: bludgeoning damage.

depends what end of the crowbar you are hitting the enemy with one way is bludgeoning while if you turn it the other way(rotate it 180 degrees in your hand) it would be peircing

I'd probably allow it with a penalty to damage, reducible by taking time and a Craft check to sharpen it. But, as Nefreet said, an improvised weapon has no standard statistics (edit: at most, it may have guidelines, as linked, for the most predictable improvised use). It's always a GM ruling what sort of weapon it best resembles.

[Lady-J]

well a crowbar is a metal stick with both ends having teeth on it like the back end of a hammer one end is bent a little to allow for different amounts of leverage when trying to pry something open the back end of the curve would do bludgeoning damage while the front end would do piercing damage.

[crashcanuck]

I'm intending to use it for PFS so I'll stick to just the Bludgeoning damage that the rules for the crowbar states.

[Isonaroc]

Honestly, talking purely for the joy of it, I'd call the wedge of a crowbar slashing before I'd call it piecing. It's pretty broad...not really any more piercing than a hand axe.

[Nefreet]

crashcanuck wrote:

I'm intending to use it for PFS so I'll stick to just the Bludgeoning damage that the rules for the crowbar states.

Even in PFS, feel free to consult with your GM on how they'd rule it. Improvised Weapons are one of the few remaining categories of "What would you do?" that is totally acceptable.

You may encounter a GM that says "Bludgeoning only", but if I was your GM I'd let you do piercing at a reduced die. Someone else may let you do slashing, even.

YMMV.