Some possible customizations for weapons

 o *Back Hammer* a flat striking surface protruding from the back of a swung weapon.  It allows crushing attacks instead of normal cut or imp damage.  Axes, Picks, Polearms.  Weight: 0.5 lb., cost + 25%

 o *Back Spike* a substationl spike mounted on the back of a swung weapon.  Allows for an imp attack based on cut damage -1.  Axes, Halberds.  Weight: 0.5 lb., cost + 50%

 o *Barbs* are just what they sound like.  No special effect going in, but requires a ST roll to pull out, and causes half the weapon's damage going in as it comes out.  Spears (harpoons always have this), polearms with spear points.  Weight negligable, cost +150%

 o *Butt Spike* comes in two versions  The first is a metal shoe used to help plant the weapon in the ground.  Can be used for a bits strike:  treat the weapon as a quarterstaff.  Gives +1 damage to thrust.  Spears, polearms with spear points, cost +25%.  Other version is a small speak point, allows a butt strike at -1 imp damage.  Spears.  Cost + 50%.  Weight for both is neglegable.

 o *Falchion* means that the weapon has been redesigned for cutting and chopping, named after the sword of this type.  Start with any blunt-tipped cutting sword, -1 damage from thrust and thrust is cr, +1 damage to swing, and give the weapon +1 to it's breakage rating (harder to break).  Knives, swords.  Weight + 50% (this means broadswords of larger become unballanced), cost + 25%.

 o *Flanges* appear on maces or flails, and add +1 cr damage and 40% to the cost.  Unflanged versions of typically flanged weapons cost 30% less and cause 1 less cr damage.

 o *Hook* a personal favorite, can be used to catch or tug on an opponent.  A quick contest of skill v. DX teels whether or not the opponent is hooked--if he is, a constest of ST to see who is pulled off his feel/horse.  If the target continues to strugle, the hood deals thrust damage -1 for 2 handed, -2 for 1 handed weapon, min one damage, max 1d.  Polearms, swords.  Cost +25%.

 o *Point*, a full-sized spear point mounted on a shaft and used to thrust.  Casues imp damage at +1 from the cr damage the shaft would have caused (if not specified, treat as quartestaff).  Polearms.  Weight: 0.5 lb., cost + 100%.

 o *Short Handle*  Polearms with 3-yard hafts can be shortened.  This gives -1 swing damage, -1 reach, -1 turn to ready.  All require 2 hands, can parry with the haft without readying.



Also see the weapon construction rules from Gulliver Book X: http://www.io.com/~tbone/gurps/GULLIVER/BXouttakes.htm


Or, contact Jesse Cox:  I've got a spreadsheet that does the number juggling for you in MS Excel.  Perhaps it could be changed into a calculator thing for the wiki?