Bronzewood
Bronzewoods are trees that grow large and strong. The orange bark and bright green leaves cause it to stand out. It's a hardy wood that can grow in any deciduous forest. Weapon attacks from weaapons made with Bronzewood that deal bludgeoning damage deal an additional 1 point of damage. Any Heavy armor made from Bronzewood has its STR requirement reduced by 2.
In regions where steel cannot be readily found, armor smiths need to be creative. Lacquered wood layered into strips, reinforced and hardened, makes for a viable alternative.
Bronzewood armor is functionally identical to the base armor, but it weighs 10% less than the steel counterpart and costs half as much as the base armor. Also, it is unaffected by spells or effects that would rely on the armor being metal, such as Heat Metal or the Rust Metal ability of a rust monster.
However, when suffering a critical hit, the AC of the armor is reduced by -1 permanently. This can be repaired for 10% the cost of the item in GP and a day of work. If this would reduce the AC provided by the armor to 10, it is broken forever.
Because it isn't innately magical, one can make magical bronzewood armor. Magical bronzewood armor does not suffer AC reduction upon critical hits.
Bronzewood may be shaped into weapons as well. This follows the same process as armor with the weapon costing half and weighing 10% less. However the weapon gets -1 to hit and damage rolls if it critically hits, unless enchanted.
Bronzewood originally appeared in the Eberron Campaign Setting for 3rd edition.
"Bronzewood trees are a hardy species that can be introduced without difficulty into most forested or jungle areas, in warm climates."
--Rurik Goodfellow, gnome botanist.
Bronzewood
Uncommon Wood Weapon Effect: +1 Damage on Bludgeoning Weapons. Armor Effect: Reduces STR Requirement on heavy Armor by 2. Found: Often found in jungles.
Type
Wood