06-03-2016, 04:46 PM
"Ineffective Weapons: The DM may
determine that certain weapons just can’t effectively deal damage to certain objects. For example, you may have a hard time chopping down a door by shooting arrows at it or cutting a robe
with a club."
"Vulnerability to Certain Attacks: The DM may rule that certain attacks are especially successful against some objects. For example, it’s easy to light a curtain on fire, chop down a tree with an ax, or rip up a scroll. In such cases, attacks deal double their normal damage
and may (at the DM’s discretion) ignore the object’s hardness." pg. 165 PHB
I think you mean sledgehammer and not mallet. The sledgehammer has a metal head and the mallet is all wood, which is great for pounding in stakes Van Helsing style or tent stakes without bending them. The miner's pick, which has a wooden shaft, is effective because it concentrates force at the tip. The Morning star should do the same with all it's protruding spikes, which help makes it less difficult to use in combat. Personally, I have had a sledge hammer and an axe break on me, they both had wooden handles, but they were also several years old. The advantage to midievel weapons with wooden hafts was that they were easy to repair though. Lastly, a master work/magical wooden hafted weapon would probably have metal reinforcements along the haft to strengthen it against blows and from breaking. I could see Torin beating the stone with his Morningstar but doing half damage with each hit because it's not designed for it even though it is a strong weapon. An Axe would probably be better at hacking stone though, maybe 3/4 damage.
I agree with your armor assessment. Effective armor dissipates force. Adamantine armor would let shock waves pass right through to the fleshy stuff behind it. Thats why War-hammers/picks became popular. DR in DnD doesn't make sense but its an okay system.
determine that certain weapons just can’t effectively deal damage to certain objects. For example, you may have a hard time chopping down a door by shooting arrows at it or cutting a robe
with a club."
"Vulnerability to Certain Attacks: The DM may rule that certain attacks are especially successful against some objects. For example, it’s easy to light a curtain on fire, chop down a tree with an ax, or rip up a scroll. In such cases, attacks deal double their normal damage
and may (at the DM’s discretion) ignore the object’s hardness." pg. 165 PHB
I think you mean sledgehammer and not mallet. The sledgehammer has a metal head and the mallet is all wood, which is great for pounding in stakes Van Helsing style or tent stakes without bending them. The miner's pick, which has a wooden shaft, is effective because it concentrates force at the tip. The Morning star should do the same with all it's protruding spikes, which help makes it less difficult to use in combat. Personally, I have had a sledge hammer and an axe break on me, they both had wooden handles, but they were also several years old. The advantage to midievel weapons with wooden hafts was that they were easy to repair though. Lastly, a master work/magical wooden hafted weapon would probably have metal reinforcements along the haft to strengthen it against blows and from breaking. I could see Torin beating the stone with his Morningstar but doing half damage with each hit because it's not designed for it even though it is a strong weapon. An Axe would probably be better at hacking stone though, maybe 3/4 damage.
I agree with your armor assessment. Effective armor dissipates force. Adamantine armor would let shock waves pass right through to the fleshy stuff behind it. Thats why War-hammers/picks became popular. DR in DnD doesn't make sense but its an okay system.
