SRD:Bolas

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Bolas

Exotic One-Handed Thrown Melee Critical: ×2 Range Increment: 10 ft. Type: Bludgeoning Hardness: *
Size	Cost^1	Damage	Weight^1	hp^1
Fine	*	—	*	*
Diminutive	*	1	*	*
Tiny	*	1d2	*	*
Small	5 gp	1d3	1 lb.	*
Medium	5 gp	1d4	2 lb.	*
Large	10 gp	1d6	4 lb.	*
Huge	*	1d8	*	*
Gargantuan	*	2d6	*	*
Colossal	*	3d6	*	*
For values marked with an asterisk, the SRD gives neither this value directly nor a means to determine it.

Description

You can use this weapon to make a ranged trip attack against an opponent. You can’t be tripped during your own trip attempt when using a set of bolas.

Bolas deal nonlethal damage rather than lethal damage.

Enhancements

Bolas Material Enhancements

Material	Average	Masterwork^1	Hardness	hp^2	Special
Wood	5 gp	305 gp	*^2	*	—
Adamantine	—	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Deep Crystal	—	1,005 gp	10	*	Psionic
Mundane Crystal	—	305 gp	8	*	No rusting, not metal
Darkwood	—	325 gp	*^2	*	1/2 weight
Iron, Cold	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Mithral	—	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Silver, Alchemical	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Masterwork weapons have a +1 enhancement bonus on attack rolls. For values marked with an asterisk, the SRD gives neither this value nor a means to determine it.

Magical/Psionic Weapon Enhancements

Bonus Value	Additional Cost^1	Hardness Increase^2	Additional hp^2
+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 gp^3	+12	+60
+7	+98,000 gp^3	+14	+70
+8	+128,000 gp^3	+16	+80
+9	+162,000 gp^3	+18	+90
+10	+200,000 gp^3	+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: Bola

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