Pilum

Statistics

Cost 5 gp Weight 4 lbs.
Damage 1d6 (small), 1d8 (medium), 2d6 (large); Critical x2; Ranged 20 ft.; Type piercing; Special shieldbreaker, thrown, see text
Category ranged; Proficiency martial
Weapon Groups spears; thrown

Description

The tip of this heavy javelin is designed to break off and embed itself into a shield once it hits. Like ammunition, a thrown pilum that hits its target is destroyed. If you hit a shieldbearing opponent with a pilum, he loses the AC bonuses from that shield until he takes a standard action to pry the remnants of the pilum from his shield.