Thugorp
2013-05-10, 06:42 PM
Edit2: O.k. I think I enjoy this, so I am going to keep doing more different types of brooms, even beyond the Three I originally prommised. HOWEVER, I think I would also like to do more weapons based on other household and cleaning products. SO, PLEASE SUGGEST SOME. This is now a cervice thread. You tell me a household or cleaning item you would like to see weapon stats for and I will stat it up for you so PLEASE POSET! :-D
Edit: O.k. so I have listened to everyone so far and I think I am going to do this by making three versions of the broom which can each be used in three different ways depending on if you have simple weapon proficiency, martial weapon proficiency, or if you take the exotic weapon proficiency feat for it.
I could use some help with making a broom exotic weapon. I will give it a go myself if no one wants to take a crack at it. But if you do your help would be wanted. :-)
I will start off here with the Straw Broom:
Brooms:
Brooms are pretty much the definition of an improvised weapon, and yet in the right hands they can be deadly. But why would anyone bother? Well the answer to that is simpler than it appears at first glance. Brooms are useful tools, that's why everyone owns one, and why some people decide to pack one even in lue of a sward or staff.
Brooms can be used for a wide array of tasks, they can be used as walking sticks, they can prop a door, they can be used to knock things down from on-high, and hey, they can clean a room. How good a broom is in a fight primarily depends on how good at fighting the welder is, but in all cases, unless the bearer of the broom takes the exotic weapon proficiency feat for the implement or it is selected as a commoners one proficient weapon, it will be counted as an improvised weapon.
Additionally, a broom of any sort is capable of preforming a mass Bull Rush against all creatures of fine size or smaller within any particular five foot square threatened by the wielder of the broom. The broom wielder makes a single strength check and then applies that check to each defender individually, any defender that beats the strength checked is not moved, the rest are. The broom wielder is considered to have the, Improved Bull Rush, feat for this attack. Additionally Broom wielders with the exotic weapon proficiency(Broom) feat, may take a full round action to become immune to the swarm attack of any swarms made of fine sized non-flying creatures during the following round.
Straw Broom:
Brooms are handy pieces of equipment and none more useful for general use than a straw broom. Straw brooms are the pinnacle of non-magical house cleaning technology, and any check made to clean an area will get a +5 if you have a straw broom about. Further adventurers some times carry straw brooms with them because they offer a +2 bonus to skill checks made to hide a trail from those who may be trying to track them by following the trail.
In a fight a Straw Broom is fairly versatile though it should still probably be your last choice when it comes to cleaning implement based defense. If you are a person who is only proficient with simple weapons then the Straw Broom, or really any Broom might not be for you. In the hands of a character with only simple weapon proficiency treat the Straw Broom as an improvised short spear that only deals subdule bludgeoning damage.
If you are a bit more skilled you begin to unlock some of the brilliance that is the straw broom, in the hands of a person with Martial weapons proficiency the Straw Broom becomes an improvised double weapon that deals 1d4bludgeoning damage crit: x2 with one end and dazzles with the other(straw) end. If a critical hit is scored with the dazzling straw end, enough dust is shook off into the enemy's face that he sneezes, dazing him for one round as well as dazzling him.
Finally if you have taken the, Exotic Weapon Proficiency(Broom), feat you may remove the -4 improvised weapon penalty when using the Straw Broom in either of the above modes additionally, if you have the exotic weapon proficiency(broom) feat,once after each time you clean at least one room with the straw broom, or each round you are in a particularly dusty, dry sandy, or powdery snowy, environment you gain the ability to use the fog cloud spell as an extraordinary ability, as a full round action.
Straw Broom: Medium Simple Weapon(improvised); 4c.p.; Dmg. 1d6; Critical X2; Range --; 5lb.; Bludgeoning(subdual only) or Medium Martial Weapon(improvised); 4c.p.; Dmg. 1d4/dazzle; Critical X2/Daze; Range --; 5lb.; Bludgeoning/special or Medium Exotic Weapon; 4c.p.; Dmg. 1d4/dazzle; Critical X2/Daze; Range --; 5lb.; Bludgeoning/special; Special: Wielder may use the Fog Cloud spell as an extraordinary ability, as a full round action, given certain conditions.
Twig Broom:
Brooms are handy pieces of equipment and none more useful for general use than a straw broom. However, it is an unfortunate fact that some peasants can't afford even one these simple tools. These unfortunate people have to make due with Twig brooms. Some call the twig broom, the poor man's broom, most just forget they exist. Do to the inferior quality of a twig broom checks made to clean an area get only a +3 bonus with a twig broom. Further twig brooms offer no bonus to skill checks made to hide trails.
Additionally, Twig Brooms, may be used to make a Bull Rush attempt against both fine and diminutive creatures in a threatened square, as opposed to just diminutive ones. Further Twig Broom wielders with the exotic weapon proficiency(Broom) feat, may take a full round action to become immune to the swarm attack of any swarms made of diminutive or smaller sized non-flying creatures during the following round.
In battle the Twig Broom represents the mid point, between the Straw Broom and the War Broom, and is in fact the direct precursor to the War Broom. The Twig Broom could well be described as the Bard of cleaning product based defense as it is serviceable in many areas but doesn't truly stand out in any. If you are a person who is only proficient with simple weapons then the Twig Broom, or really any Broom might not be for you. In the hands of a character with only simple weapon proficiency treat the Twig Broom as an improvised short spear that only deals subdule bludgeoning damage.
If you are a bit more skilled you begin to unlock some of the potential that the Twig Broom might have, in the hands of a person with Martial weapons proficiency the Twig Broom becomes an improvised double weapon that deals 1d4bludgeoning damage crit: x2 with one end and dazzles with the other(twig) end. If a critical hit is scored with the dazzling twig end, you poke out one of your opponents eyes decreasing his visual range by half the current distance, if the opponent runs out of eyes he is blinded.
Finally if you have taken the, Exotic Weapon Proficiency(Broom), feat you may remove the -4 improvised weapon penalty when using the Twig Broom in either of the above modes additionally, if you have the exotic weapon proficiency(broom) feat, you gain the ability to use the Breeze spell as an extraordinary ability, 1/round, as a full round action.
Twig Broom: Medium Simple Weapon(improvised); 2c.p.; Dmg. 1d6; Critical X2; Range --; 8lb.; Bludgeoning(subdual only) or Medium Martial Weapon(improvised); 2c.p.; Dmg. 1d4/dazzle; Critical X2/See Text; Range --; 8lb.; Bludgeoning/special or Medium Exotic Weapon; 2c.p.; Dmg. 1d4/dazzle; Critical X2/See Text; Range --; 8lb.; Bludgeoning/special; Special: Wielder may use the Breeze spell as an extraordinary ability, at will, as a full round action.
Breeze
Conjuration
Level: Clr 0, Drd 0, Sor/Wiz 0
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Duration: Concentration + 1 minute
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
You conjure up a cool breeze within a Close range of yourself that moves as you move, up to 5 MPH in intensity, limiting it to fanning flames, repelling smoke, cooling the overheated or stirring up ground fog. The breeze sweeps over an area up to Close range in all directions from you, and can blow outwards from you, inwards towards you, in any compass direction, upwards, downwards or in a sweeping circle around you, as directed.
O.K. GUYS! How do you like it so far? More to come, I still have two (edit: lots) more versions of the Broom to come! What do you guys think?!?!?!
Edit: O.k. so I have listened to everyone so far and I think I am going to do this by making three versions of the broom which can each be used in three different ways depending on if you have simple weapon proficiency, martial weapon proficiency, or if you take the exotic weapon proficiency feat for it.
I could use some help with making a broom exotic weapon. I will give it a go myself if no one wants to take a crack at it. But if you do your help would be wanted. :-)
I will start off here with the Straw Broom:
Brooms:
Brooms are pretty much the definition of an improvised weapon, and yet in the right hands they can be deadly. But why would anyone bother? Well the answer to that is simpler than it appears at first glance. Brooms are useful tools, that's why everyone owns one, and why some people decide to pack one even in lue of a sward or staff.
Brooms can be used for a wide array of tasks, they can be used as walking sticks, they can prop a door, they can be used to knock things down from on-high, and hey, they can clean a room. How good a broom is in a fight primarily depends on how good at fighting the welder is, but in all cases, unless the bearer of the broom takes the exotic weapon proficiency feat for the implement or it is selected as a commoners one proficient weapon, it will be counted as an improvised weapon.
Additionally, a broom of any sort is capable of preforming a mass Bull Rush against all creatures of fine size or smaller within any particular five foot square threatened by the wielder of the broom. The broom wielder makes a single strength check and then applies that check to each defender individually, any defender that beats the strength checked is not moved, the rest are. The broom wielder is considered to have the, Improved Bull Rush, feat for this attack. Additionally Broom wielders with the exotic weapon proficiency(Broom) feat, may take a full round action to become immune to the swarm attack of any swarms made of fine sized non-flying creatures during the following round.
Straw Broom:
Brooms are handy pieces of equipment and none more useful for general use than a straw broom. Straw brooms are the pinnacle of non-magical house cleaning technology, and any check made to clean an area will get a +5 if you have a straw broom about. Further adventurers some times carry straw brooms with them because they offer a +2 bonus to skill checks made to hide a trail from those who may be trying to track them by following the trail.
In a fight a Straw Broom is fairly versatile though it should still probably be your last choice when it comes to cleaning implement based defense. If you are a person who is only proficient with simple weapons then the Straw Broom, or really any Broom might not be for you. In the hands of a character with only simple weapon proficiency treat the Straw Broom as an improvised short spear that only deals subdule bludgeoning damage.
If you are a bit more skilled you begin to unlock some of the brilliance that is the straw broom, in the hands of a person with Martial weapons proficiency the Straw Broom becomes an improvised double weapon that deals 1d4bludgeoning damage crit: x2 with one end and dazzles with the other(straw) end. If a critical hit is scored with the dazzling straw end, enough dust is shook off into the enemy's face that he sneezes, dazing him for one round as well as dazzling him.
Finally if you have taken the, Exotic Weapon Proficiency(Broom), feat you may remove the -4 improvised weapon penalty when using the Straw Broom in either of the above modes additionally, if you have the exotic weapon proficiency(broom) feat,once after each time you clean at least one room with the straw broom, or each round you are in a particularly dusty, dry sandy, or powdery snowy, environment you gain the ability to use the fog cloud spell as an extraordinary ability, as a full round action.
Straw Broom: Medium Simple Weapon(improvised); 4c.p.; Dmg. 1d6; Critical X2; Range --; 5lb.; Bludgeoning(subdual only) or Medium Martial Weapon(improvised); 4c.p.; Dmg. 1d4/dazzle; Critical X2/Daze; Range --; 5lb.; Bludgeoning/special or Medium Exotic Weapon; 4c.p.; Dmg. 1d4/dazzle; Critical X2/Daze; Range --; 5lb.; Bludgeoning/special; Special: Wielder may use the Fog Cloud spell as an extraordinary ability, as a full round action, given certain conditions.
Twig Broom:
Brooms are handy pieces of equipment and none more useful for general use than a straw broom. However, it is an unfortunate fact that some peasants can't afford even one these simple tools. These unfortunate people have to make due with Twig brooms. Some call the twig broom, the poor man's broom, most just forget they exist. Do to the inferior quality of a twig broom checks made to clean an area get only a +3 bonus with a twig broom. Further twig brooms offer no bonus to skill checks made to hide trails.
Additionally, Twig Brooms, may be used to make a Bull Rush attempt against both fine and diminutive creatures in a threatened square, as opposed to just diminutive ones. Further Twig Broom wielders with the exotic weapon proficiency(Broom) feat, may take a full round action to become immune to the swarm attack of any swarms made of diminutive or smaller sized non-flying creatures during the following round.
In battle the Twig Broom represents the mid point, between the Straw Broom and the War Broom, and is in fact the direct precursor to the War Broom. The Twig Broom could well be described as the Bard of cleaning product based defense as it is serviceable in many areas but doesn't truly stand out in any. If you are a person who is only proficient with simple weapons then the Twig Broom, or really any Broom might not be for you. In the hands of a character with only simple weapon proficiency treat the Twig Broom as an improvised short spear that only deals subdule bludgeoning damage.
If you are a bit more skilled you begin to unlock some of the potential that the Twig Broom might have, in the hands of a person with Martial weapons proficiency the Twig Broom becomes an improvised double weapon that deals 1d4bludgeoning damage crit: x2 with one end and dazzles with the other(twig) end. If a critical hit is scored with the dazzling twig end, you poke out one of your opponents eyes decreasing his visual range by half the current distance, if the opponent runs out of eyes he is blinded.
Finally if you have taken the, Exotic Weapon Proficiency(Broom), feat you may remove the -4 improvised weapon penalty when using the Twig Broom in either of the above modes additionally, if you have the exotic weapon proficiency(broom) feat, you gain the ability to use the Breeze spell as an extraordinary ability, 1/round, as a full round action.
Twig Broom: Medium Simple Weapon(improvised); 2c.p.; Dmg. 1d6; Critical X2; Range --; 8lb.; Bludgeoning(subdual only) or Medium Martial Weapon(improvised); 2c.p.; Dmg. 1d4/dazzle; Critical X2/See Text; Range --; 8lb.; Bludgeoning/special or Medium Exotic Weapon; 2c.p.; Dmg. 1d4/dazzle; Critical X2/See Text; Range --; 8lb.; Bludgeoning/special; Special: Wielder may use the Breeze spell as an extraordinary ability, at will, as a full round action.
Breeze
Conjuration
Level: Clr 0, Drd 0, Sor/Wiz 0
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Duration: Concentration + 1 minute
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
You conjure up a cool breeze within a Close range of yourself that moves as you move, up to 5 MPH in intensity, limiting it to fanning flames, repelling smoke, cooling the overheated or stirring up ground fog. The breeze sweeps over an area up to Close range in all directions from you, and can blow outwards from you, inwards towards you, in any compass direction, upwards, downwards or in a sweeping circle around you, as directed.
O.K. GUYS! How do you like it so far? More to come, I still have two (edit: lots) more versions of the Broom to come! What do you guys think?!?!?!