Special Materials

Any item made from these materials is considered masterwork. As such, you must pay the masterwork price in addition to the costs listed below (+300 gp for weapons, +150 for armor). Weapons get a +1 to attack (unless an enhancement bonus is listed below) and armor gets a reduction to armor check penalty of 1 (unless a greater armor check penalty reduction is listed below).

To work out the cost of the item, multiply the normal weight of the item by the cost increase listed for the special material.

Adamantine

The rarest (and therefore most expensive) material.
Weapons: masterwork bonus, 1d4 and 1d6 weapons get a +1 enhancement bonus, 1d8 and over weapons get a +2
Armor: masterwork bonus, light armor gets +1 armor enhancement, medium +2, heavy +3, shields +1
Cost: +700 gp/pound
Hardness: 20
HP/inch: 40
Weight: same as steel

Darkwood

Weapons: masterwork bonus, greater mighty bows are possible:
  • mighty shortbow +3: 450 gp
  • mighty longbow +5: 800 gp
  • mighty longbow +6: 1000 gp
    Armor: masterwork bonus, armor check penalties for shields decreases by 2
    Cost: +30 gp/pound
    Hardness: 7
    HP/inch: 15
    Weight: 1/2 normal

    Gold Steel

    Weapons: masterwork bonus, +2 to damage
    Armor: masterwork bonus, armor check penalty decreases by 4, max dex bonus increases by 3, armor is considered two categories lighter
    Cost: +400 gp/pound
    Hardness: 20
    HP/inch: 35
    Weight: 1/5 of steel

    Ironwood

    A strange combination of wood, iron, and magic. Ironwood is twice as hard as other woods.
    Weapons: masterwork bonus, +1 to damage
    Armor: masterwork bonus, Ironwood does not burn or even heat up giving a fire resistance of 5
    Cost: +50 gp/pound
    Hardness: 10
    HP/inch: 20
    Weight: same as wood

    Mithral

    Weapons: masterwork bonus
    Armor: masterwork bonus, spell chance failure 10% less than normal, max dex bonus increases by 2, armor check penalty decreases by 3, armor is considered one category lighter
    Cost: +100 gp/pound
    Hardness: 15
    HP/inch: 30
    Weight: 1/2 steel