ExoTic WEAPONS Apprrionat WEAPON OpTions Taking a calming, centered breath, a young half- elf raises his slender katana, adjusts his stance, and eyes the wooden training mannequin across the courtyard. In a blink of an eye he lunges, strikes, and the lean, agile blade easily finds its mark, Allithe elf bedecked in leather and sears raises her empty hands to her adversaries in a display of apparent vulnerability. In a flash, she protrudes a blade from the toe of her boot and strikes at her foes, going in for a surprisingly sharp kick. A young female htiman, her mind filled with burning secrets and eldritch power, reaches out to grasp a spiked chain from the depths of Hell itself. She feels its searing conjured links smol- dering pleasantly between her fingers, and can feel in them the dread approval of her dark lord. Every land and every group of people have their own unique ways of fighting and dealing death, strange and foreign to the rest of the world. Even within one’s own country, strange ‘weapons often exist seldom used and rarely mas- tered. These exotic weapons are typically not better or worse outright than their more tradi tional counterparts, but confer cal advantages that a seasoned warrior can ap. preciate. onal tacti Exotic WEAPON PROFIC! IENCY Whenever you gain proficiency with a listed ‘weapon, you may choose to trade your proficiency with two weapons in the same category (two Martial Ranged Weapons or two Simple Melee Weapons, for example) for proficiency in one exotic weapon of your choice. When an ability, class feature, or benefit allows you to gain proficiency with any weapon of your choice, you may weapon, choose it to be an exoticExotic WEAPONS Name Cost Damage Exotic Melee Weapons Bladed Fan Sep 146 slashing Chain, spiked 30gp 244 piercing Chakram gp —_1d6 slashing Claw Sep 146 slashing Dagger, boot-toe 15gp 144 piercing Dagger, wrist 1Sgp 144 piercing Gauntlet ep 144 bludgeoning Hammer, Dwarven throwing 2gp ‘14 bludgeoning Jian 1Sgp 106 slashing Katana 25 gp ‘148 slashing Khopesh 10 gp 2d4 slashing kukri Bgp 144 slashing KusariGama 1Sgp 148 slashing Nunehaku 1Ogp 148 bludgeoning Punching Dagger 7ep 146 piercing Sap 2ep 146 bludgeoning Scythe Tgp 1d8 slashing Sword, cane 20gp 146 slashing Sword, two-bladed 25 gp 246 slashing Tomahawk 2gp 14 slashing Exotic Ranged Weapons Bola 1 gp 144 bludgeoning Boomerang 3gp 146 bludgeoning Shuriken ep 146 piercing Properties 1/2Ib Concealed, finesse, light 10lb Double weapon (146/146), grappling, heavy, reach, two-handed 2b Finesse, light, returning, thrown (range 15/30) 2b Disarm immune, finesse, light 1lb Concealed, finesse, special 1lb Concealed, finesse, light 2b Disarm immune, light 4b Heavy, thrown (eange 20/60) 3b Finesse, light, versatile (148) 3b Finesse, special, versatile (1d10) 2ib Light 1b Finesse, light, special 3b Double weapon (146/1d4 reach), finesse, grappling 3b Finesse 2b Disarm immune, finesse, light 1b Finesse, light 6b Reach, two-handed 3b Concealed, finesse 8b Double weapon (146/1d6), heavy, two-handed 1lb Finesse, light, thrown (range 20/60) 2b Grappling, light, thrown (20/40) 2b Finesse, light, returning, thrown (range 30/80) 1/4 lb Finesse, light, thrown (range 40/100) gp NEw WEAPON PROPERTIES Many exotic weapons have new properties related to their use, detailed here, Concealed. This weapon is not initially obvi- ous, and may be easily hidden or disguised as something else. A person attempting to locate the presence of this weapon must succeed on an Intelligence (Investigation) check opposed by a Dexterity (Stealth) on the part of the character with the weapon equipped. Attacks with this weapon against creatures aware of you yet un- aware of the weapon's presence are made with advantage. Disarm Immune. Any weapon that carries this property may not unwillingly be removed from your grasp while you remain conscious, Double Weapon. \ weapon with this property may be wielded as one weapon, or as two sepa rate weapons both considered to be light. When wielded as one weapon, the weapon may still be one or two-handed, depending on its other prop: erties. A weapon with this property lists two sets damage dice with it, the first for the main hand of this weapon, the second for the off-hand, and damage on both sides of a double weapon is the same as were it wielded as a single weapon. Held as a double weapon, one hand or the other may have additional properties, listed alongsidetheir respective damage dice. Properties on the weapon (aside from two-handed) apply to both halves of the double weapon, as well. Grappling. If a weapon has this property, attack made with this weapon against an enemy in range of the weapon or within the weapon's reach may be instead made asa grapple. If the weapon carries the finesse property as well, th grapple may be made and maintained with a Dexterity check rather than a Strength (Athletics) check. If the weapon is ranged, the target's Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) checks to escape the grapple are made against the number set by the wielder initial check, instead of a contested roll. Returning, When a thrown weapon also carrying the returning property is thrown as part of an attack, it returns to its wielder at the end of their turn. The character must use their object interaction to catch the returning weapon, or it returns to the ground at the character's fe When throwing a returning weapon, you can choose not to have it return in order to add 5 feet to its short range and 10 feet to its long range. SPECIAL Exotic WEAPONS Dagger, boot toe. You wield this weapon with. out the use of a hand, instead using the foot the dagger is affixed to. You may only make one attack on your turn when attacking with this, weapon, Katana. You may not benefit from the rogue’s Sneak Attack feature while using this weapon. two-handed. Kukri. This weapon deals 1d8 slashing damage to environmental objects and creatures with the Plant type CREDITS: Photoshop & design by /u/the_singular_anyone. 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