The various items listed generally have their bonus applied to both “to hit” and damage dice, whether it is +1, +2 , +3, or +4. Any miscellaneous weapon which is not totally self-explanatory is detailed in one of the special paragraphs below:
[Such arrows] which miss their target are 50% likely to be broken or otherwise rendered useless. All which hit are destroyed.
This is a +3 arrow with some unusual characteristics—a shaft of some special material, feathers of some rare creature, a head of strange design, a rune carved on the nock, etc.—which will distinguish it as fell against some creature type. If the arrow is employed against the kind of creature it has been enchanted to slay, the missile will kill it instantly if it hits the target creature. The following list comprises only a portion of the possible kinds of these arrows:
Develop your own types and modify and/or limit the foregoing as fits your campaign.
These can be thrown up to 3” with the hit probability bonus, but no damage bonus.
This is a hand axe which can be thrown up to 6” at the same hit probability as if it were swung by the character, and the standard damage bonus.
This gives + 1 “to hit” and +1 damage potential to arrows fired from it. If magic arrows are used, the bonus is the total of the bow’s and the arrows’. The type of bow found should be based on the circumstances of your campaign, i.e. composite, short, long, etc. according to the nature of the area.
This gives a +3 bonus to its missiles and all ranges are considered short. 10% of these weapons will be heavy crossbows.
[These crossbows have] double range in all categories. 10% of these weapons will be heavy crossbows. It is otherwise +1 “to hit” and for damage.
This allows its possessor to double the rate of fire normal for the weapon. If it is grasped, the crossbow of speed will automatically cock itself. In surprise situations, it is of no help, but in complete surprise situations, the held crossbow will enable its user to fire in the 2nd segment portion.
Otherwise, it allows first fire in any melee round, and end of round fire also, when applicable. 10% of these weapons are heavy crossbows. The weapon has a +1 bonus.
This appears to be a standard +1 type of dagger, but its hilt holds a hidden store of poison. Any hit on a score of 20 injects fatal poison into the opponent, unless a saving throw versus poison is successful. The dagger of venom holds 6 doses of poison, and more can be poured within when less than that amount is within the hilt. (Use of this weapon by good - particularly lawful good - characters must be carefully monitored.)
These can be hurled just as hand axes are. [see girdle of giant strength]
This appears to be a standard +2 hammer; but, if in the hands of a dwarven fighter, and a special command word is spoken, its full potential is realized. The +3 bonus is gained and the following characteristics: The hammer has a 6” range and it will return to its wielder’s hand in much the same manner as a boomerang would. It has +3 bonus “to hit” and on damage. When so hurled, the hammer does double damage against all opponents save giants (including ogres, ogre magi, trolls and ettins), against which it causes triple damage (plus bonus of 3).
This appears to be a regular hammer of largish size and extra weight. It will be too imbalanced, somehow, to wield properly in combat, unless the character has 18/01 or better Strength and a height of over 6 ft. The hammer then functions as +3 and gains double damage dice an any hit. If the wielder wears any girdle of giant strength and gauntlets of ogre power in addition, he or she may properly wield the weapon if the hammer’s true name is known. When swung or hurled, it gains a +5, double damage dice, all girdle and gauntlets bonuses, and strikes dead any giant* upon which it scores a hit. When hurled and successfully hitting, a great noise as if a clap of thunder broke overhead will resound, stunning all creatures within 3” for 1 round. Throwing range is 1” + ½” per point of Strength bonus for the gauntlets and girdle. The hammer of thunderbolts is very difficult to hurl, so only 1 throw every other round can be made, and, after 5 throws within the space of any 2 turn period, the wielder must rest for 1 turn.
* Depending on your campaign, you might wish to limit the effect to exclude storm giants and include ogres, ogre magi, trolls, ettins, and clay, flesh, and stone golems.
This appears to be a +1 mace, but it has a neutral good alignment, and any evil character touching it will take 5-20 points of damage due to the powerful enchantments laid upon the weapon. If a mace of disruption strikes any undead creature or evil creature from one of the lower planes it functions similarly to a cleric turning undead [4.5.4]. The mace causes such creatures to roll on [the table], as if the wielder were 12th level, and if the creature struck scores equal to or below the number shown, it is disrupted and slain. Thus, skeletons, zombies, ghouls, shadows, and wights are instantly blasted out of existence, as are ghasts and even wraiths; and mummies have only a 20% chance, spectres 35%, vampires 50%, ghosts 65%, liches 80%, and other affected evil creatures 95% chance of “saving”. Even if these saving throws are effective, the mace of disruption scores double damage upon opponents of this sort, i.e., 2 x bonus and 2 x dice.
This is optionally treated the same as a magic sword—especially if your campaign is Asian in flavor or the activity area borders near such a nation. The possibilities are then rolled as follows:
Then roll for unusual characteristics as usual.
This gives its user a +2 bonus for both “to hit” and damage dice, but missiles from such a weapon are only regarded as +1 with respect to determination of whether or not certain creatures are affected by the weapon, i.e. a special defense of “+2 or better weapon to hit” means the creature is impervious to normal missiles from this sling.
These can be used as hand or missile weapons. In the latter employment, they might be broken by any creature with 18/00 or greater Strength or against or by one that is massive, i.e. cave bear, hippo, rhino, etc. Intelligent creatures will be 70% likely to use the hurled spear against the hurler if struck by the weapon, 25% likely to break it (the spear must save versus Crushing blow). Unintelligent creatures will be 25% likely to break it (save as above).
This is to all tests, a magic spear with a +1 bonus (or at your option +2 or +3). Even when it is used in combat against a deadly enemy, it will possibly perform properly, but each time it is used in melee in anger against a foe, there is a 5% (1-in-20) cumulative chance that it will function against its wielder, and, once so functioning, it cannot be loosed without a remove curse spell. When functioning, the spear will curl to strike its wielder in the back, having a hit probability which negates any shield and/or Dexterity bonuses to armor class, and doing normal damage. Backbiting includes hurling, but if the wielder has hurled the spear, he or she is, of course, loosed from grasping it; the damage done to the hurler will be double, however.
This is a short-hafted weapon about 6 ft. length overall. Upon command, the middle tine of the trident will retract into the pole while the shaft of the weapon lengthens to 9 ft., thus creating a military fork with a short center spike. The changing of the form of the weapon from trident to fork or vice verso requires 1 round.