Is there a "greathammer"?

[0-hr]

I'm playing a dwarven warrior who uses a greataxe. I'd like to use a weapon that is EXACTLY like the greataxe stat-wise except that it is a hammer (so I guess it would do bludgeoning damage). It's just the flavor text that I'm interested in - there aren't any rules or combos I'm looking to abuse (he is from clan Fellhammer).

Is there such a weapon out there already? If not, what would be the ramifications of just creating such a weapon?

I saw the Maul in complete warrior and that's close (just a little too small) but I really want to keep using my d12 - that's about the only chance it ever gets to get out of the dice bag

 

[frankthedm]

I'm playing a dwarven warrior who uses a greataxe. I'd like to use a weapon that is EXACTLY like the greataxe stat-wise except that it is a hammer (so I guess it would do bludgeoning damage). It's just the flavor text that I'm interested in - there aren't any rules or combos I'm looking to abuse (he is from clan Fellhammer).

Is there such a weapon out there already? If not, what would be the ramifications of just creating such a weapon?

I saw the Maul in complete warrior and that's close (just a little too small) but I really want to keep using my d12 - that's about the only chance it ever gets to get out of the dice bag

I allow said weapon, the great hammer, I even let it deal 2d6 which i also do for the great axe. I use the "maul" name for the 2 handed weapon, using "war sledge" for the Bastard hammer. I decided it weigh a touch more that the "large war hammer" though.

Medium martial 2 hands 2d6 x3 crit. More or less this is weapon the titan wields [the 2 handed hammer that is the blunt equivalent of a Great axe. ]

For some reason wotc did not put a 2 handed martial 1d12 or 2d6 x3 blunt weapon in the core rules. They have the martial 1 handed 1d8 x 3 war hammer and even the simple 1 handed 1d8x2 crit mace, but the only 2 handed blunt weapon is the cripplingly inefficient martial great club[1d10 x2 crit]. The only way to get a decent two handed hammer is to wield the next larger size’s war hammer, but wotc saddled that with a -2 to hit. That makes it very inefficient to wield since that – 2 to hit is the penalty one can take with power attack for +4 to damage with a 2 handed weapon.

The titan gets an ability to avoid the -2 to hit for wielding the war hammer one size too big. He wields it with both hands.

Non core ways for a jumbo hammer;

A forgotten realms accessory had an exotic hammer called the maul that was the bastard sword / dwarven war axe of hammers.

The “Goliath” hammer is a 2 handed exotic 1d12 x4 crit [+2 bonus on sunder attempts]. [those are the medium version’s stats.]

MM4 has introduced The greathorn hammer an exotic Medium 2-hand 2d6 x4 crit weapon [erroneously listed with a 19-20 crit in addition to the x4, I say erroneous because the weapon in the monster listing does not have the extended crit. Wotc promised us NO extended and multiplied crit weapons IIRC.]

 

[frankthedm]

I will note however, there a few critters that blunt weapons are better against.

Anise hags
Skeletons
Puddings
Liches
Tendriculous
Xorn

 

[0-hr]

Wow, thanks for the great reply. Where is the "Goliath" hammer from? It will be a while before I have a spare feat to spend on an Exotic Weapon, but it might be worth it (especially with Weapon of Impact, or whatever the Keen thing is for blunt, on it).

 

[Hypersmurf]

Wow, thanks for the great reply. Where is the "Goliath" hammer from? It will be a while before I have a spare feat to spend on an Exotic Weapon, but it might be worth it (especially with Weapon of Impact, or whatever the Keen thing is for blunt, on it).

It's a Goliath Greathammer, from Races of Stone... a Goliath racial weapon in the same way that an Elven Thinblade or Dwarven Buckler Axe are racial weapons (in that I don't believe (from memory) they get Familiarity with them, but they're eligible for the Improved Weapon Familiarity feat).

-Hyp.

 

[thorimar]

Greathammer

The Book of the Righteous by Green Ronin Publishing contains a Greathammer that is a 2-handed hammer, used by clerics of Korak. By the book it is 2d6 but could be 1d12 if you prefer. I wielded one with my last dwarven cleric and it beat heads left and right. Big hammers rock.

Thorimar

 

[Scharlata]

[...]Is there such a weapon out there already?[...]

There is another version of the greathammer - in MM4 (Minotaur).

See attached file for extreme comfort.

Enjoy!

 

[pawsplay]

Your best bets would be:

goliath greathammer
great maul, described as looking hammer shaped
(without using EWP) a morningstar wielded two handed

 

[Sidekick]

Not quite as good as the Goliath Hammer, but if you’re DM doesn’t allow the Races of series then I suggest you try the Maul in the FRCS.

It’s a martial 2-handed weapon that deals 1d10 damage. See page 97 (off the top of my head) in the FRCS for more details.

As a DM I’d definitely allow that without a second thought, any feats/weapons/classes/races from the ‘Races of series’ makes me look twice.

I’m a bit old fashioned like that though.

So if you’re DM isn’t sold on the Goliath super hammer – that’s a solid martial weapon that is essentially the bastard sword of the hammers (can’t be wielded 1 handed though – not even exotic)

 

[0-hr]

That's funny because while we allow the "Races books", if I asked for anything from Forgotten Realms (or Eberron), I'd be run out of the house.

I'm just going to ask if I can have a great hammer made - exactly the same as a great axe but does bludgeoning.

Seems like the easiest solution.