SRD:Halberd

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Halberd

Martial Two-Handed Melee Critical: ×3 Range Increment: — Type: Piercing or slashing Hardness: 5
Size	Cost^1	Damage	Weight^1	hp
Fine	*	1d3	*	1
Diminutive	*	1d4	*	1
Tiny	*	1d6	*	2
Small	10 gp	1d8	6 lb.	5
Medium	10 gp	1d10	12 lb.	10
Large	20 gp	2d8	24 lb.	20
Huge	*	3d8	*	40
Gargantuan	*	4d8	*	80
Colossal	*	6d8	*	160
For values marked with an asterisk, the SRD gives neither this value directly nor a means to determine it.

Description

If you use a ready action to set a halberd against a charge, you deal double damage on a successful hit against a charging character.

You can use a halberd to make trip attacks. If you are tripped during your own trip attempt, you can drop the halberd to avoid being tripped.

A halberd does either piercing or slashing damage (player’s choice at time of attack).

Enhancements

Halberd Material Enhancements

Material	Average	Masterwork^1	Hardness	hp	Special
Steel and Wood	10 gp	310 gp	5	10	—
Adamantine	—	3,010 gp	5	13	Bypass hardness less than 20
Deep Crystal	—	1,010 gp	10	30	Psionic
Mundane Crystal	—	310 gp	8	25	No rusting, not metal
Darkwood	—	430 gp	5	10	1/2 weight
Iron, Cold	20 gp	320 gp	5	10	Magical enchantments cost an additional 2,000 gp.
Mithral	—	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Silver, Alchemical	190 gp	490 gp	5	10	−1 damage
Masterwork weapons have a +1 enhancement bonus on attack rolls.

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: Halberd

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