SRD:Shortspear

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Shortspear

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

Description

A shortspear is small enough to wield one-handed. It may also be thrown.

Enhancements

Shortspear Material Enhancements

Material	Average	Masterwork^1	Hardness	hp	Special
Steel and Wood	1 gp	301 gp	5	5	—
Adamantine	—	3,001 gp	5	6	Bypass hardness less than 20
Deep Crystal	—	1,001 gp	10	15	Psionic
Mundane Crystal	—	301 gp	8	12	No rusting, not metal
Darkwood	—	331 gp	5	5	1/2 weight
Iron, Cold	2 gp	302 gp	5	5	Magical enchantments cost an additional 2,000 gp.
Mithral	—	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Silver, Alchemical	91 gp	391 gp	5	5	−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: Spear

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