Battle Broom (3.5e Equipment)

Battle Broom

Simple Two-Handed Melee Critical: ×2 Range Increment: — Type: Slashing Hardness: 5
Size	Cost1	Damage	Weight1	hp
Fine	*	1	*	1
Diminutive	*	1d2	*	1
Tiny	*	1d3	*	2
Small	25 gp	1d4	2 lb.	5
Medium	25 gp	1d6	4 lb.	10
Large	50 gp	1d8	8 lb.	20
Huge	*	2d6	*	40
Gargantuan	*	3d6	*	80
Colossal	*	4d6	*	160
The SRD only gives a means to determine costs and weights of weapons for Large and Small versions based on the Medium weapons. Any other supplied values are the author's best determination.

Simple only in that it's dead easy to learn to swing around, the battle broom is a nightmare of weapon design — the numerous concealed blades are awful to sharpen and require expensive repairs when they break, which is often. But it's picked up a bit of a following among nobles who want their staff to be armed even if they don't quite look it, and among adventurers who sometimes need to sweep nasty things away.

A battle broom, in addition to being usable as a normal broom, looks just like one. A DC 15 Spot check is necessary to identify it as a weapon from more than 5 feet away; any closer and the glint of metal is obvious to see.

A battle broom deals full damage to swarms of nonflying creatures, regardless of their size. (It damages swarms of flying creatures like any other slashing weapon would.)

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