SRD:Short Sword

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Short Sword

Martial Light Melee Critical: 19–20/×2 Range Increment: — Type: Piercing Hardness: 10
Size	Cost1	Damage	Weight1	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

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}}{| class="d20" |+ Short Sword Material Enhancements |- ! style="text-align: left;" | Material !! Average !! Masterwork¹ || Hardness || hp !! style="text-align: left;" | Special |- | style="text-align: left;" | Steel || 10 gp || 310 gp || 10 || 2 || style="text-align: left;" | — |- class="even" | style="text-align: left;" | Adamantine || — || 3,010 gp || 20 || 2 || style="text-align: left;" | Bypass hardness less than 20 |- | style="text-align: left;" | Deep Crystal || — || 1,010 gp || 10 || 2 || style="text-align: left;" | Psionic |- class="even" | style="text-align: left;" | Mundane Crystal || — || 310 gp || 8 || 1 || style="text-align: left;" | No rusting, not metal |- | style="text-align: left;" | Darkwood || — || n/a || n/a || n/a || style="text-align: left;" | — |- class="even" | style="text-align: left;" | Iron, Cold || 20 gp || 320 gp || 10 || 2 || style="text-align: left;" | Magical enchantments cost an additional 2,000 gp. |- | style="text-align: left;" | Mithral || — || 1,010 gp || 15 || 2 || style="text-align: left;" | 1/2 weight |- class="even" | style="text-align: left;" | Silver, Alchemical || 30 gp || 330 gp || 8 || 1 || style="text-align: left;" | −1 damage |- | colspan="6" class="foot" |

1. Masterwork weapons have a +1 enhancement bonus on attack rolls.

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Magical/Psionic Weapon Enhancements

Bonus Value	Additional Cost1	Hardness Increase2	Additional hp2
+1	+2000 gp	+2	+10
+2	+8000 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: Short Sword

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