SRD:Flail

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Flail

Martial One-Handed Melee Critical: ×2 Range Increment: — Type: Bludgeoning Hardness: 5
Size	Cost1	Damage	Weight1	hp
Fine	*	1d2	*	1
Diminutive	*	1d3	*	1
Tiny	*	1d4	*	1
Small	8 gp	1d6	2-1/2 lb.	2
Medium	8 gp	1d8	5 lb.	5
Large	16 gp	2d6	10 lb.	10
Huge	*	3d6	*	20
Gargantuan	*	4d6	*	40
Colossal	*	6d6	*	80
For values marked with an asterisk, the SRD gives neither this value directly nor a means to determine it.

Description

With a flail, you get a +2 bonus on opposed attack rolls made to disarm an enemy (including the roll to avoid being disarmed if such an attempt fails).

You can also use this weapon to make trip attacks. If you are tripped during your own trip attempt, you can drop the flail to avoid being tripped.

Enhancements

Flail Material Enhancements

Material	Average	Masterwork1	Hardness	hp	Special
Steel	8 gp	308 gp	5	5	—
Adamantine	—	3,008 gp	5	6	Bypass hardness less than 20
Deep Crystal	—	1,008 gp	10	15	Psionic
Mundane Crystal	—	308 gp	8	12	No rusting, not metal
Darkwood	—	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Iron, Cold	16 gp	316 gp	5	5	Magical enchantments cost an additional 2,000 gp.
Mithral	—	2,508 gp	5	5	1/2 weight
Silver, Alchemical	98 gp	398 gp	5	5	−1 damage
Masterwork weapons have a +1 enhancement bonus on attack rolls.

Magical/Psionic Weapon Enhancements

Bonus Value	Additional Cost1	Hardness Increase2	Additional hp2
+1	+2,000 gp	+2	+10
+2	+8,000 gp	+4	+20
+3	+18,000 gp	+6	+30
+4	+32,000 gp	+8	+40
+5	+50,000 gp	+10	+50
+6	+72,000 gp3	+12	+60
+7	+98,000 gp3	+14	+70
+8	+128,000 gp3	+16	+80
+9	+162,000 gp3	+18	+90
+10	+200,000 gp3	+20	+100
+11 or more	+ bonus squared × 20,000 gp	+ enhancement bonus × 2	+ enhancement bonus × 10
Increase total cost for magical enhancement by 2,000 gp for cold iron weapons. Unlike the additional cost, the increase the weapon's hardness and hit points are only gained from its enhancement bonus, not its special abilities. If the weapon has a magical bonus greater than +5 or a special ability worth more than +5, the weapon is epic. Multiply magic cost by 10.

See Also

• SRD:Weapon Qualities
• Magic Items: Weapons (SRD Rules)
• Wikipedia: Flail

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