War Chime (3.5e Equipment)

Author: Ganteka Future (talk) Date Created: 3 February 2010 Status: Version 2.0 Editing: Clarity edits only please

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War Chime

Exotic One-Handed Melee

Cost:	450 gp
Damage (Small):	1d8 plus 1 Sonic
Damage (Medium)1:	1d10 plus 1 Sonic
Critical:	×2 plus 1d8 Sonic
Weight2:	3 lbs
Type3:	Bludgeoning
HP4:	20
Hardness:	10

1. See Damage Increases by Size to calculate the damage for a weapon larger than Medium or smaller than Small.
2. Weight figures are for Medium weapons. A Small weapon weighs half as much, and a Large weapon weighs twice as much.
3. When two types are given, the weapon is both types if the entry specifies "and", either type (player's choice at time of attack) if the entry specifies "or", or each end of the double weapon is a different type if the entry specifies "/".
4. The hp value given is for Medium armor, weapons, and shields. Divide by 2 for each size category of the item smaller than Medium, or multiply it by 2 for each size category larger than Medium.

"CLONG!"

A war chime is unwieldy to use in one hand without special training. A character can use a war chime two-handed as a martial weapon.

The weapon itself is a hollow cylinder, much like a wind chime or a pipe organ's pipe, reinforced for combat. A long handle extends from one end, while the other end is open. All war chimes are masterwork weapons. The price given above reflects this.

When this weapon deals a successful critical hit or an attack with a "natural 20", it deals an additional 1d8 sonic damage.

The chime itself can be rung as a standard action to make noise or sound a warning.

Traditionally, the war chime is used in ceremonies rather than combat. Some guard outposts carry war chimes to signal warnings simply by hitting it on something hard (such as an enemy troop).

These statistics could also represent a war tuning fork.

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