Serrated

Game Mechanics: A serrated weapon must be slashing, as only slashing weapons have much of an edge to make serrated. A serrated weapon has its critical multiplier increased by one, but has its critical range decreased by one (minimum 20). Furthermore, its hardness is reduced by 5, representing the ease one can destroy a serrated weapon with - making a serrated weapon particularly vulnerable to the Sunder feat.

Cost: If the weaponsmith is willing to make a serrated weapon, it will double the base cost. If the weapon is to be of masterwork quality, then that cost is also doubled.

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Game Mechanics: two-handed (exotic), damage d10, critical x4, weight 15 lb., piercing.

Cost: 40 gp - when it is available at all.

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History: Though the Hammer was the possession of the Stronginthearm clan of Thorbarkel for almost 200 years, the history of the Hammer goes much longer than that. Its exact origin is difficult to pinpoint, but various dwarven master smiths have been known to forge wondrous armor and weaponry with this hammer for the better part of 3 000 years.

Legend has it that the Hammer of the Maker was originally made by the Maker himself, he who forged the dwarves in his image. Though this may be something of an overstatement, it is very old - and very, very powerful. Nevertheless, the name - the Hammer of the Maker - stuck with the Hammer itself, and if it ever had any other name, it is not known in this age.

The Hammer was 'liberated' by duergar forces more than a thousand years ago, and has thereafter been a hotly contested piece of equipment ever since. Many duergar master smiths has forged powerful weaponry for use both against duergar, dwarf and other races, but the magnificent arms and armor of legend that the dwarves forged with this Hammer has so far been out of reach for the duergar master smiths.

How the Stronginthearm clan came to be in possession of this unique item is difficult to say. It was probably stolen in the raid that followed the declaration of Blood Hunt made against the then-powerful family of Rubyheart. Though the Stronginthearm clan never had anything to do with that Blood Hunt - not officially at least - the Hammer turned up in the hands of a Stronginthearm master smith some three years later.

Game mechanics: The Hammer will grant a +2 circumstance bonus for exceptional tools when forging any sort of weaponry or armor. That is, however, not its major power.

In theory, a master smith can forge any kind of weapon or armor with this hammer, as long as he has the raw materials available, and that the item in question is composed mostly of metal. By infusing the item with the master smith's personal life force, the master smith is able to will the enchantment into the unfinished item.

• The smith must first decide the total bonuses for the item he wishes to create - the bonus shift, so to speak. For instance, a +1 keen longsword is a +2 bonus shift - +1 for the +1 enchantment, and +1 for the keen property. The smith is not able to add any daily uses of spells or any such thing through this power - only the powers listed with a bonus shift in the DMG can be chosen.
• The smith then sacrifices a number of hit points equal to the bonus of the weapon, squared. For instance, the +1 keen longsword would mean that the smith would sacrifice 4 hit points, permanently.
• The smith must last make a Craft (Arms or Armor) at a DC equal to 20 + the bonus shift of the item (the +1 keen longsword would be a DC 22 check, for instance). If this fails, the item is ruined, the materials are lost, as are the hit points.
• This hit point loss is permanent. No method exists for regaining those hit points, barring direct divine intervention, of course.