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Damascus steel is a hot-forged steel used in Middle Eastern swordmaking.
Damascus swords are of legendary for sharpness and strength, and are claimed to be able to cut through lesser quality swords and even rock. The technique used to create Damascus steel is a very secretive with rare raw materials and secret metalsmiths’ recipes. True Damascus patterns are formed when elements form visible swirls in the steel mix. These elements change properties when the steel is forged, creating the patterns.
Armor made of Damascus Steel grants a +1 deflection bonus to AC if it’s light armor, +2 if it’s medium armor, and +3 if it’s heavy armor. Weapons made of Damascus Steel deal double damage on a successful Sunder attack, and ignore damage reduction on a critical hit. In addition, they give an additional +1 to damage rolls against other targets, but this bonus is replaced by (and does not stack with) magical enhancement. Damascus Steel is such a rare compound that weapons made of it are always masterwork quality; the cost of the masterwork property is included in the prices given below. Thus, Damascus Steel weapons and ammunition have a +1 enhancement bonus on attack rolls, and the armor check penalty of Damascus Steel armor is lessened by 1 compared to ordinary armor of its type. Items without metal parts cannot be made from Damascus Steel. An arrow could be made of Damascus Steel, but a quarterstaff could not.
Only weapons, armor, and shields normally made of metal can be fashioned from Damascus Steel. Weapons, armor and shields normally made of steel that are made of Damascus Steel have the same amount of hit points as normal. Damascus Steel has 30 hit points per inch of thickness and hardness 20.
| Type of Damascus Steel Item | Item Cost Modifier |
| Ammunition | +60 gp |
| Light armor | +5,000 gp |
| Medium armor | +10,000 gp |
| Heavy armor | +15,000 gp |
| Shield | +2,000 gp |
| Weapon | +4,000 gp |