SRD:Short Sword

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Short Sword

Martial Light Melee Critical: 19–20/×2 Range Increment: — Type: Piercing Hardness: 10
Size	Cost^1	Damage	Weight^1	hp
Fine	*	1	*	1
Diminutive	*	1d2	*	1
Tiny	*	1d3	*	1
Small	10 gp	1d4	1 lb.	1
Medium	10 gp	1d6	2 lb.	2
Large	20 gp	1d8	4 lb.	4
Huge	*	2d6	*	8
Gargantuan	*	3d6	*	16
Colossal	*	4d6	*	32
For values marked with an asterisk, the SRD gives neither this value directly nor a means to determine it.

Enhancements

Short Sword Material Enhancements

Material	Average	Masterwork^1	Hardness	hp	Special
Steel	10 gp	310 gp	10	2	—
Adamantine	—	3,010 gp	20	2	Bypass hardness less than 20
Deep Crystal	—	1,010 gp	10	2	Psionic
Mundane Crystal	—	310 gp	8	1	No rusting, not metal
Darkwood	—	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Iron, Cold	20 gp	320 gp	10	2	Magical enchantments cost an additional 2,000 gp.
Mithral	—	1,010 gp	15	2	1/2 weight
Silver, Alchemical	30 gp	330 gp	8	1	−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: Short Sword

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