Statistics
Cost +50 gp Weight special
Damage 1d4 (small), 1d6 (medium), 1d8 (large); Critical x2; Ranged —; Type piercing; Special attached
Category light; Proficiency martial
Weapon Groups close; performance
Description
You can outfit your armor with spikes, which can deal damage in a grapple or as a separate attack. If you are not proficient with them, you take a –4 penalty on grapple checks when you try to use them. You can also make a regular melee attack (or off-hand attack) with the spikes, and they count as a light weapon in this case. (You can’t also make an attack with armor spikes if you have already made an attack with another off-hand weapon, and vice versa.) An enhancement bonus to a suit of armor does not improve the spikes’ effectiveness, but the spikes can be made into magic weapons in their own right. The wielder does not take a –2 penalty on precision-based tasks due to armor spikes.
