SRD:Javelin

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Javelin

Simple One-Handed Thrown Critical: ×2 Range Increment: 30 ft. Type: Piercing Hardness: 5
Size	Cost1	Damage	Weight1	hp
Fine	*	1	*	1
Diminutive	*	1d2	*	1
Tiny	*	1d3	*	1
Small	1 gp	1d4	1 lb.	2
Medium	1 gp	1d6	2 lb.	5
Large	2 gp	1d8	4 lb.	10
Huge	*	2d6	*	20
Gargantuan	*	3d6	*	40
Colossal	*	4d6	*	80
For values marked with an asterisk, the SRD directly gives neither this value nor a means to determine it.

Description

Since it is not designed for melee, you are treated as nonproficient with it and take a –4 penalty on attack rolls if you use a javelin as a melee weapon.

Enhancements

Javelin Material Enhancements

Material	Average	Masterwork1	Hardness	hp2	Special
Steel and Wood	1 gp	301 gp	5	5	—
Adamantine	—	3,001 gp	5	6	Bypass hardness less than 20
Deep Crystal	—	1,001 gp	10	15	Psionic
Mundane Crystal	—	301 gp	8	12	No rusting
Darkwood	—	321 gp	5	5	1/2 weight
Iron, Cold	2 gp	302 gp	5	5	Magical enchantments cost an additional 2,000 gp.
Mithral	—	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Silver, Alchemical	91 gp	391 gp	5	5	−1 damage
Masterwork weapons have a +1 enhancement bonus on attack rolls. For values marked with an asterisk, the SRD gives neither this value nor a means to determine it.

Magical/Psionic Weapon Enhancements

Bonus Value	Additional Cost1	Hardness Increase2	Additional hp2
+1	+2,000 gp	+2	+10
+2	+8,000 gp	+4	+20
+3	+18,000 gp	+6	+30
+4	+32,000 gp	+8	+40
+5	+50,000 gp	+10	+50
+6	+72,000 gp3	+12	+60
+7	+98,000 gp3	+14	+70
+8	+128,000 gp3	+16	+80
+9	+162,000 gp3	+18	+90
+10	+200,000 gp3	+20	+100
+11 or more	+ bonus × bonus × 20,000 gp	+ enhancement bonus × 2	+ enhancement bonus × 10
Increase total cost for magical enhancement by 2,000 gp for cold iron weapons. Unlike the additional cost, the increase the weapon's hardness and hit points are only gained from its enhancement bonus, not its special abilities. If the weapon has a magical bonus greater than +5 or a special ability worth more than +5, the weapon is epic. Multiply magic cost by 10.

See Also

• SRD:Weapon Qualities
• Magic Items: Weapons (SRD Rules)
• Wikipedia: Javelin

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