Two-Handed Axe

Two-Handed Axe
Item
Item Type	Axes
Weight	10 lbs.
Value	10
Combat
Combat Type	Melee
Range	2 ft.
Damage	1d10
Damage Type	Slashing
Speed Factor	9
Proficiency, IWD	Axes
Proficiency, IWD:EE	Axe
Handing	2-handed
Requirements
Min. Strength	10EE
Not Usable by	Cleric, Druid, Mage, Thief, MonkEE, SorcererEE, Beast MasterEE
Technical info
Item Code	2HAXE

A Two-Handed Axe (originally Two Handed Axe) is an exceptionally large war axe wielded in two hands. Weapon and general stores carry two-handed axes for around 11-15.

Description

“

This mighty weapon consists of a haft several feet long, topped with a heavy blade. The axe may be double-bitted, with blades on both sides of the haft, or it may only have a single blade. It is an unwieldy weapon, but a skilled warrior can strike blows of tremendous strength with it.

”

Properties

A standard two-handed axe deals a base 1d10 (1-10) slashing damage, has a speed factor of 9, and a minimum strength requirement of 10^{EE only}.

A two-handed axe is slower, heavier, and more expensive than the one handed Battle Axe, but deals slightly higher damage. In addition, while it requires two hands to wield, preventing the use of a shield, it has an extended range of 2 feet which allows the user to potentially strike foes while protected behind fellow party members.

Aside from the fact that Halberds are heavier, require a higher strength^{EE only}, and deal piercing damage instead of a two-handed axes slashing damage, both weapons have the same damage range, speed, and cost. Compared to Two-Handed Swords, two-handed axes are faster, lighter, much less expensive, and have a lower minimum strength to wield^{EE only}.

Acquisition

Sold by

• Pomab in Pomab's Emporium, Easthaven

Variants

Besides the plain Two-Handed Axe, several higher-quality, magically enchanted, or unique two-handed axes exist in the game:

Name	Enchantment	Properties	Notes
Flawless Two-Handed Axe	-	-2 bonus to THAC0
Two-Handed Fire Axe +1	1	50% chance of dealing +1d3 fire damage
Infected Two-Handed Axe +2	2	15% chance of infecting the target with disease
Two-Handed Axe +2: Life Giver	2	10% chance to heal wielder for 2d3 Hit Points
Two-Handed Axe of Greater Phasing +2	2	Two mutually exclusive chance-on-hitting abilities: 25% chance of dealing +1d4 cold damage 15% chance target is phased (takes 4 damage per second) for 5 seconds
Joril's Axe +3	3	+1 Constitution, +1 Dexterity
Lonesome Road +3	3	+1 Constitution
Foe's Fate +4	4	25% chance of dealing +1d6 electric damage, 25% chance target goes berserk for 4 rounds

External Links

• Greataxe article on the Forgotten Realms Wiki, a wiki for the Dungeons and Dragons campaign setting Forgotten Realms.