Guardsword (3.5e Equipment)
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Guardsword
Exotic One-Handed Melee
| Cost: | 50 gp |
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| Damage (Small): | 1d6 |
| Damage (Medium)1: | 1d8 |
| Critical: | x3 |
| Weight2: | 7 lbs |
| Type3: | Bludgeoning or Piercing |
| HP4: | 15 |
| 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.
A weapon wielded by an order of knights who were forbidden from using a proper sword. The guardsword is a sword-shaped weapon, about the size of a bastard sword with a large and thick blunt blade. The weapon is primarily used by striking and thrusting, and the reinforced blade is designed to block incoming attacks. A guardsword is really durable, disarm and sunder attempts made with the guardsword are made with a +2 bonus, and sunder attempts made against the guard sword a –2 penalty. A guardsword may be used to deal non-lethal damage with no penalty.
A proficient wielder can use the guardsword to block incoming attacks, gaining a +1 shield bonus to AC, which stacks with any other shield bonus to AC. This bonus increases to +2 when wielding a guardsword with two-hands.
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