Cleaver
| Agile | Finesse | Goblin | Sweep | Thrown 10 ft. |
Price 2 sp; Damage 1d4 S; Bulk L
Hands 1
Type Melee; Category Simple; Group Axe
A common tool found in goblin kitches everywhere, this rectangular hatchet has a heavy, broad blade and a short, sturdy handle. Its thick spine and sharp edge are designed for powerful chopping motions, capable of cleaving through bone and sinew with ease.
| Traits | |
| Agile | The multiple attack penalty you take with this weapon on the second attack on your turn is –4 instead of –5, and –8 instead of –10 on the third and subsequent attacks in the turn. |
| Finesse | You can use your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier on attack rolls using this melee weapon. You still use your Strength modifier when calculating damage. |
| Goblin | A creature with this trait can be one of several kinds of creature, including goblins, hobgoblins, and bugbears. Goblins tend to have darkvision. An ability with this trait can be used or chosen only by goblins. A weapon with this trait is created and used by goblins. |
| Sweep | This weapon makes wide sweeping or spinning attacks, making it easier to attack multiple enemies. When you attack with this weapon, you gain a +1 circumstance bonus to your attack roll if you already attempted to attack a different target this turn using this weapon. |
| Thrown 10 ft. | You can throw this weapon as a ranged attack, and it is a ranged weapon when thrown. A thrown weapon adds your Strength modifier to damage just like a melee weapon does. When this trait appears on a melee weapon, it also includes the range increment. Ranged weapons with this trait use the range increment specified in the weapon’s Range entry. |
| Critical Specialization Effects |
| Axe: Choose one creature adjacent to the initial target and within reach. If its AC is lower than your attack roll result for the critical hit, you deal damage to that creature equal to the result of the weapon damage die you rolled (including extra dice for its striking rune, if any). This amount isn’t doubled, and no bonuses or other additional dice apply to this damage. |
