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 directly gives neither this value nor a means to determine it.

Enhancements

Short Sword Material Enhancements

Material	Average	Masterwork1	Hardness	hp2	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
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. 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 Cost1	Hardness Increase2	Additional hp2
+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 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 × bonus × 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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