Concise Weapons (5e Variant Rule)

This replaces the default weapon options. Noise is removed. That's about it.

Weight is ignored.
Damage type is ignored.
All costs are in silver. Cost is standardized for melee weapons.
Some weapons have been made stronger: club, light hammer, sickle, mace, greatclub, flail, and war pick.
Trident is changed to simple instead of martial.
The "Heavy" property is removed.
The "Ammo" property omits ammo-tracking, replacing the Ammunition property.
Blowgun has a new special property.
Net is removed, as it works more like acid or alchemist's fire anyway.

Simple Melee Weapons	Cost	Damage	Properties
Dagger	10 sp	d4	finesse, light, thrown (20/60)
Javelin	10 sp	d6	thrown (range 30/120)
Club, Hammer, Handaxe, Sickle	10 sp	d6	light, thrown (range 20/60)
Greatclub, Mace, Quarterstaff	10 sp	d6	versatile (1d8)
Spear, Trident	10 sp	d6	thrown (range 20/60), versatile (1d8)

Simple Ranged Weapons	Cost	Damage	Properties
Dart, Shuriken	0.5 sp	d4	finesse, thrown (range 20/60)
Sling	1 sp	d4	ammo (range 30/120)
Light Crossbow	250 sp	d8	ammo (range 30/120), loading
Shortbow	250 sp	d6	ammo (range 80/320), two-handed

Martial Melee Weapons	Cost	Damage	Properties
Whip	20 sp	d4	finesse, reach
Scimitar, Shortsword	100 sp	d6	finesse, light
Battleaxe, Flail, Longsword, War Pick, Warhammer	100 sp	d8	versatile (1d10)
Rapier, Saber, Cutlass	250 sp	d8	finesse
Glaive, Halberd, Pike	100 sp	d10	reach, two-handed
Lance	100 sp	d12	reach, special
Greataxe	100 sp	d12	two-handed
Greatsword, Maul	100 sp	2d6	two-handed

Martial Ranged Weapons	Cost	Damage	Properties
Blowgun	100 sp	1	ammo (range 25/100), loading, special
Hand Crossbow	750 sp	d6	ammo (range 30/120), light, loading
Longbow	500 sp	d8	ammo (range 150/600), two-handed
Heavy Crossbow	500 sp	d10	ammo (range 100/400), loading, two-handed

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