Knochenbrecher (3.5e Equipment)

Knochenbrecher

Exotic Two-Handed Melee Critical: x2 Range Increment: — Type: Slashing Hardness: 10
Size	Cost1	Damage	Weight1	hp
Fine	*	2d2	*	1
Diminutive	*	2d3	*	1
Tiny	*	2d4	*	2
Small	45 gp	2d6	4 lb.	5
Medium	45 gp	2d8	8 lb.	10
Large	90 gp	3d8	16 lb.	20
Huge	*	4d8	*	40
Gargantuan	*	6d8	*	80
Colossal	*	8d8	*	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.

The Knochenbrecher is basically a massive two handed “Kriegsmesser” (war knife), clearly dedicated to a brutal fencing of devastating chopping blows. Unlike the Greatsword, which features a similar length and weight, the Knochenbrecher is characterised by a wide and thick single-edged blade and is usually regarded as a non-noble weapon. It means its typical wielders are professional mercenaries: in well-trained hands, the Knochenbrecher excels in truncating pikes and lances, as well as arms, legs and heads of the enemies.

A Knochenbrecher is too large to use even in two hands without special training; thus, it is an exotic weapon. A character without the Exotic Weapon Proficiency feat can use a Knochenbrecher with two hands as a martial weapon with a -2 penalty to attack rolls when wielding it, because of its wide, thick and tip-heavy balanced blade.

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