Warhammer Musket
At a Glance
- Weapon: Warhammer Musket
- Campaign status: Rare specialist combination weapon
- 5.5e / 2024: Campaign conversion combining Musket and Warhammer
- 5e / 2014: Campaign conversion
- Pathfinder 1e: Early combination firearm
- D&D 3.5e: Campaign conversion combining Renaissance Musket and Warhammer
The warhammer musket mounts a hammer head on the end of a musket barrel. It gives a gunner a brutal close-combat option once the firearm is empty, at the cost of extra weight and complexity.
Warhammer Musket Rules by Edition
Warhammer Musket — D&D 5.5e / 2024
Campaign conversion. Musket mode: 1d12 Piercing, 40/120 ft., Loading, Two-Handed, Slow. Hammer mode: 1d8 Bludgeoning, Versatile (1d10), Push. Choose the mode for each attack.
Warhammer Musket — D&D 5e / 2014
Campaign conversion. Musket mode uses the 2014 Musket; hammer mode uses the Warhammer. No Weapon Mastery.
Warhammer Musket — Pathfinder 1e
| Cost | 1,600 gp | Firearm Dmg (S/M) | 1d6 / 1d8 | Critical | ×4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range | 30 ft. | Misfire | 1–2 (5 ft.) | Capacity | 1 |
The weapon functions as both a firearm and warhammer. It is treated as a double weapon for masterwork and magical construction. If the firearm gains the broken condition, both components are broken.
Warhammer Musket — D&D 3.5e
Campaign conversion. Musket mode uses the Renaissance Musket: 1d10 Small / 1d12 Medium, ×3, 150-foot range increment. Hammer mode uses the standard Warhammer profile. The firearm takes a standard action to reload.
What Changes Between Editions?
- PF1e has the published broken-condition interaction.
- D&D versions explicitly combine each edition’s Musket and Warhammer profiles.
Related Equipment
Sources and Licensing
Pathfinder rules derive from Ultimate Combat. D&D tabs are campaign conversions combining the Musket and Warhammer profiles.
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