Thrudstone (3.5e Equipment)

Thrudstone
Summary::Thrudstone is a powerful and dense rock which is highly durable and extremely heavy. It is a potent defense against fire and lightning, as well as physical attacks.  It looks fairly mundane, appearing to be little more than a dark basalt, but its weight is intense. It is said to have been stolen from the gods of the earth by the dwarf Alvis. Though the story ends poorly for Alvis, the stone remained in the material world in great hidden slabs scattered around the world. Only the strongest stonecrafters can work and use this material. Dwarves refer to the material as Throothstone.

Thrudstone weapons have their weight doubled, and they require Exotic Weapon Proficiency to use. The weapon gains a +2 bonus on sunder checks, and staggers creatures on a critical hit. When making a confirmed critical hit the creature becomes staggered for 1 round if a x2 critical, 2 rounds if a x3 critical, and 3 rounds if a x4 critical. Successive critical hits have their duration overlap, they do not stack. Weapons made of thrudstone gain a 10% discount on the Collision, ImpactMIC, Sundering, and TerranMIC enhancements.

Thrudstone armor also has its weight doubled, as well as doubling its armor check penalty and reducing its maximum dexterity bonus by 1 (minimum 0). The category of the armor goes up by 1 (light to medium, medium to heavy, heavy requires Exotic Armor ProficiencyRoS). Heavy armor reduces speed by half instead of 3/4th if you do not have the Exotic Armor Proficiency feat. In return, however, are amazing defensive benefits. Light armor and bucklers gain DR 2/- and energy resistance to fire, lightning, and cold 5 which stacks with pre-existing DR/- and resistances gained by class level or other permanent sources (but not magical sources). They also gain a +2 stability bonus on ability checks made to resist being bull rushed or tripped when standing on the ground (but not when climbing, flying, riding, or otherwise not standing firmly on the ground). This stacks with the dwarven ability. Medium armor, and light and heavy shields gain DR 4/- and energy resistance to fire, lightning, and cold 10, and a +4 stability bonus. Heavy armor and tower shields gain DR 6/- and energy resistance to fire, lightning, and cold 15, and a +6 stability bonus. Thrudstone armor and shields stack. If you have the Exotic Armor Proficiency feat, you are immune to stunning and staggering while wearing heavy armor or using a tower shield. Armor made from thrudstone gain a 10% discount on the Bashing, Fortification, Reflecting, and any Spell Resistance related enhancements.

Thrudstone needs special preparation so all weapons and armor made from it are always of masterwork quality; the masterwork cost is included in the prices given below. Thus, thrudstone weapons and ammunition have a +1 enhancement bonus on attack rolls.

Thrudstone has 50 hit points per inch of thickness and hardness 20. Thrudstone quarters all fire, electric, and cold damage, takes half damage from acid and force, and full damage from sonic.