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== Chainsaw Weapons ==

'''Cost:''' 1,000 gp

Bad news first, in addition to the cost of the item template, adding a chainsaw to the weapon increases the weight of the weapon by 50%, and any attempt to deal precision damage with a chainsaw weapon takes a -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls. Active chainsaw weapons are not quiet, and while wielded impose a -5 penalty to any stealth-related check. If you wield multiple chainsaw weapons, each additional weapon bestows a cumulative -2 penalty to such checks. Lastly, simple weapons with this item template become martial weapons for the purposes of proficiency.

The good news! A chainsaw weapon deals more damage than normal weapons of the same kind, dealing damage as though it were one size larger. 

Additionally, a chainsaw weapon sized for a medium creature ignores up to 5 points of hardness and damage reduction (this is not affected by the previously mentioned increase in damage). For every size above medium, a chainsaw weapon ignores an additional 2 points of hardness/ DR, and for every size below medium, the DR ignored decreases by 1. 

Lastly, by making a melee attack as a standard action, the wielder of a chainsaw weapon can bestow 1d3 points of bleed on a successful attack in addition to the normal damage. By making an attack as a full-round action, the wielder of a chainsaw weapon can grind the weapon into their opponent, dealing double normal damage and inflicting 1d6 points of bleed on a successful attack.


By default, the chainsaw is made of steel. However, other metals and materials can be used instead for an additional cost equal to a light weapon to gain the benefit of that material.

[[Cost::1000 gp | ]]
 

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Author	Spanambula +
Cost	1000 gp +
Identifier	3.5e Equipment +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Summary	Why fight with a melee weapon instead of a melee weapon WITH A CHAINSAW? +
Title	Chainsaw Weapon +