What is a Battering Axe?

[killem2]

In a sourcebook by Bastion Press called:Arms & Armor Revised, it listed a weapon called Battering Axe.

Axe, battering|200 gp|3d6 (M) |x3|40 lb|P and S

It only has damage for medium listed, so I assume it a big weapon, but it doesn't really say WHAT it is. You know those fancy paragraphs they give to each weapon in the PHB, they do that for these weapons, but not all of them.

Is this based off a real weapon?

Just curious, google is kind of failing at finding anything. :smalleek:

[Cespenar]

Some googling got this (http://therafimrpg.wikidot.com/arms-and-armour), don't know if it's what you were searching for or not:


Battering Axe: A battering axe is a massive doublebladed battleaxe that is too large for a Medium-size creature to use with two hands without special training; thus, it is an exotic weapon. Medium creatures cannot use a battering axe one-handed at all. A large creature can use the axe with two hands as a martial weapon weapon, or it could use the battering axe with one hand, but would be assessed the standard –4 non-proficiency penalty to its attack rolls. A Large creature with the Exotic Weapon Proficiency feat can use the battering axe in one hand without penalty. The weapon gets its name from its ability to rend structures as easily as people.

[umbergod]

Some googling got this (http://therafimrpg.wikidot.com/arms-and-armour), don't know if it's what you were searching for or not:

sounds like an axe version of a fullblade

[Socratov]

also, don't forget, it's always adamantine... else it wouldn't survive it's regular meetings with structures