Hybrid Weaponary

The Hybrid Weapons are a unique weapon originally invented by the dwarves but they kept secret about it because of its destructive power and a lot of accidents while wielding them. While some with two melee weapons can be somewhat safe, many dwarven blacksmiths and artificers often let their ambition get the best of them. Putting in a firearm in a weapon, making them deadly to the user; The Gunblade. Even the construction turned out to be so difficult that only the great masters of their blacksmiths were able to produce the more advanced chambers.

Over the course of the years a few black market spies raided a weapon hall filled with those Hybrid Weapons, they stole them, sold ´em and the rest of the world took interest in these weapons. After a few weeks the first prototypes were used in battle, with fatal results, but over some months later, they were refined, the building plans and the materials and were able to produce the same lethal weapon as the dwarfs. Anyhow, the Gunblade in particular was so deadly it is partially forbidden in some towns. Also if anyone who lacked the skill and talent to wield this monster fell victim to his own Gunblade. The most deaths of the wielders were by shooting themselves and be slain in battle. Therefore only a handful of these weapons and users are out there.

But perhaps, you adventurer are an exception….

Cleave

Prerequisite: Melee Weapon, Heavy Property

If you hit a creature with a melee attack using this weapon, you can make an attack roll with the weapon against a second creature within 5 ft of the first that is also within your reach where your first attack's roll hits their AC, you can damage them as well.

Flex

Prerequisite: Versatile Property

When you hit with a melee attack using this weapon, you deal its Versatile damage even if you’re wielding it with one hand.

Graze

Prerequisite: Melee Weapon, Heavy Property

If your attack roll with this weapon misses a creature, you can deal damage to that creature equal to the ability modifier you used to make the attack roll. This damage is the same type dealt by the weapon.

Nick

Prerequisite: Light Property

When you make the extra attack of the light property, you can make it as part of the attack action, instead of the bonus action. You can still make this extra attack only once per turn.

Push

Prerequisite: Heavy, Two-Handed, or Versatile Property

If you hit a creature with this weapon, you can push the creature up to 10 feet away from you if it is no more than one size larger than you.

Breaker

Prerequiste: Heavy, versatile

If you strike an opponent who is wearing non magical armor or natural armor they take a -2 penalty to their AC until the start of your next turn.

Sunder

Prerequisite: Heavy, Two-Handed

Your powerful blows with sunder weapons can devastate opponents. You roll one extra die of damage for the if the attack roll exceeds the target's AC by 10 or more.

Sap

Prerequisite: No Other Properties

If you hit a creature with this weapon, that creature loses additional modifiers to its attack roll once.

Slow

If you hit a creature with this weapon and deal damage to the creature, you can reduce its Speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn. If you hit the creature more than once with this property, the Speed reduction doesn’t exceed 10 feet.

Topple

Prerequisite: Heavy, Reach, or Versatile Property

If you hit a creature with this weapon, you can force the creature to make a Constitution saving throw with a DC equal to 8 + your Proficiency Bonus + the ability modifier you used to make the attack roll. On a failed save, the creature has the Prone condition

Vex

Prerequisite: Ammunition, Finesse, or Light Property

If you hit a creature with this weapon and deal damage to the creature, you have Advantage on your next attack roll against that creature before the end of your next turn.

Finisher

Prerequiste: Finesse or light

When you hit a creature that is prone or cannot move with weapon, you deal extra damage equal to the weapon's damage die. (Example: If the weapon deals 2d8 damage, the extra damage would be 1d8.)

Precise

Requirement: Finesse

If the attack roll of this weapon is a 19, it is considered a critical hit. (Any features that increase the critical range will allow this weapon's critical range to increase by 1.)

Blow Back

Requirement: Firearm

When you hit a creature with a weapon with this mastery, you can attempt to launch your enemy backwards, and/or blow yourself back 10ft.

Explosive

Requirement: Firearm

Upon a hit, everything within 5 ft of the target also takes the damage if the attack roll also beats their AC.

Crush

Requirement: Heavy or inflict Bludgeoning damage

Once per turn on one creature, when you hit a creature with this weapon, their AC is reduced by half your Proficiency bonus (round down, minmum of 1) until the start of your next turn.

Drag

Requirement: Reach

When you hit a creature with this weapon, you can drag it 5 feet towards you; as part of this drag, you can move 5 feet away from the creature at the same time

Return

Requirement: Thrown Property

You have ways to make your thrown weapons return to you. When you make a ranged attack with this weapon and the attack misses, it immediately returns to your hand.

Weapon Upgrading & More Masteries

You may use more masteries on each of your weapons by taking it to a blacksmith to "refine" it when you have a +1 type of upgrade to it.

• +1: You may use 2 Masteries
• +2 : You may use 3 Masteries
• +3: You may use 4 Masteries

Hybrid weapons, however, each weapon is a seperate weapon. Meaning, the +x upgrade is seperate to that one side of the weapon.

Maneuvers for All

This is a optional rule that takes the Maneuvers of the Fighter's Battle Master subclass, and allows martial classes to use them without the need to multiclass or aquire a feat.

The following chart provides progression for when and how many superority dice and Maneuvers the martial classes learn from the battle master maneuver list

Ambush

When you make a Dexterity (Stealth) check or an initiative roll, you can expend one superiority die and add the die to the roll, provided you aren't incapacitated.

Bait and Switch

When you're within 5 feet of a creature on your turn, you can expend one superiority die and switch places with that creature, provided you spend at least 5 feet of movement and the creature is willing and isn't incapacitated. This movement doesn't provoke opportunity attacks.

Roll the superiority die. Until the start of your next turn, you or the other creature (your choice) gains a bonus to AC equal to the number rolled.

Brace

When a creature you can see moves into the reach you have with the melee weapon you're wielding, you can use your reaction to expend one superiority die and make one attack against the creature, using that weapon. If the attack hits, add the superiority die to the weapon's damage roll.

Commander's Strike

When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can forgo one of your attacks and use a bonus action to direct one of your companions to strike. When you do so, choose a friendly creature who can see or hear you and expend one superiority die. That creature can immediately use its reaction to make one weapon attack, adding the superiority die to the attack's damage roll.

Commanding Presence

When you make a Charisma (Intimidation), a Charisma (Performance), or a Charisma (Persuasion) check, you can expend one superiority die and add the superiority die to the ability check.

Disarming Attack

When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can expend one superiority die to attempt to disarm the target, forcing it to drop one item of your choice that it's holding. You add the superiority die to the attack's damage roll, and the target must make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, it drops the object you choose. The object lands at its feet.

Distracting Strike

When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can expend one superiority die to distract the creature, giving your allies an opening. You add the superiority die to the attack's damage roll. The next attack roll against the target by an attacker other than you has advantage if the attack is made before the start of your next turn.

Evasive Footwork

When you move, you can expend one superiority die, rolling the die and adding the number rolled to your AC until you stop moving.

Feinting Attack

You can expend one superiority die and use a bonus action on your turn to feint, choosing one creature within 5 feet of you as your target. You have advantage on your next attack roll against that creature this turn. If that attack hits, add the superiority die to the attack's damage roll.

Goading Attack

When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can expend one superiority die to attempt to goad the target into attacking you. You add the superiority die to the attack's damage roll, and the target must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the target has disadvantage on all attack rolls against targets other than you until the end of your next turn.

Grappling Strike

Immediately after you hit a creature with a melee attack on your turn, you can expend one superiority die and then try to grapple the target as a bonus action (see the Player's Handbook for rules on grappling). Add the superiority die to your Strength (Athletics) check.

Lunging Attack

When you make a melee weapon attack on your turn, you can expend one superiority die to increase your reach for that attack by 5 feet. If you hit, you add the superiority die to the attack's damage roll.

Maneuvering Attack

When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can expend one superiority die to maneuver one of your comrades into a more advantageous position. You add the superiority die to the attack's damage roll, and you choose a friendly creature who can see or hear you. That creature can use its reaction to move up to half its speed without provoking opportunity attacks from the target of your attack.

Menacing Attack

When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can expend one superiority die to attempt to frighten the target. You add the superiority die to the attack's damage roll, and the target must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, it is frightened of you until the end of your next turn.

Parry

When another creature damages you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction and expend one superiority die to reduce the damage by the number you roll on your superiority die + your Dexterity modifier.

Precision Attack

When you make a weapon attack roll against a creature, you can expend one superiority die to add it to the roll. You can use this maneuver before or after making the attack roll, but before any effects of the attack are applied.

Pushing Attack

When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can expend one superiority die to attempt to drive the target back. You add the superiority die to the attack's damage roll, and if the target is Large or smaller, it must make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, you push the target up to 15 feet away from you.

Quick Toss

As a bonus action, you can expend one superiority die and make a ranged attack with a weapon that has the thrown property. You can draw the weapon as part of making this attack. If you hit, add the superiority die to the weapon's damage roll.

Rally

On your turn, you can use a bonus action and expend one superiority die to bolster the resolve of one of your companions. When you do so, choose a friendly creature who can see or hear you. That creature gains temporary hit points equal to the superiority die roll + your Charisma modifier.

Riposte

When a creature misses you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction and expend one superiority die to make a melee weapon attack against the creature. If you hit, you add the superiority die to the attack's damage roll.

Sweeping Attack

When you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you can expend one superiority die to attempt to damage another creature with the same attack. Choose another creature within 5 feet of the original target and within your reach. If the original attack roll would hit the second creature, it takes damage equal to the number you roll on your superiority die. The damage is of the same type dealt by the original attack.

Tactical Assessment

When you make an Intelligence (Investigation), an Intelligence (History), or a Wisdom (Insight) check, you can expend one superiority die and add the superiority die to the ability check.

Trip Attack

When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can expend one superiority die to attempt to knock the target down. You add the superiority die to the attack's damage roll, and if the target is Large or smaller, it must make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, you knock the target prone.

Art of the Transform & More Feats

All Hybrid Weapons have the ability to transform into their other form.

Transform. Once per turn, you may gave up half your movement to transform your weapon into its other form. This can be done in between your attack actions if you have something that grants another attack, such as extra attack, but still costing half your movement. After transforming, you may use one more attack with that weapon you transformed into with the new statistics, if able.

The Hybrid Armory of Zeal

Listed below are example hybrid weapons. This system is more meant to be modular so players can come up with their own combinations of weapons. But here are a few to use and maybe get started with. Here is a Template to follow if you were to make a hybrid weapon of your own.

Blade Whip

A simple looking blade that can seperate segments of itself to turn into a bladed whip. Catching many offguard.

Transform. By using half your movement speed, you can transform your weapon into its other form. This can be done in between your attack actions if you have something that grants another attack, such as extra attack, but still costing your bonus action. After transforming, you may use a special attack, but roll damage dependent on the property of the weapon you transformed into. If a weapon has more than one property, you may pick the highest die to use.

Valkyrie Great Spear

This trick weapon is a unique one among Gloria's Valkyries. A spear and shield that can combine into a greatsword.

Transform. By using half your movement speed, you can transform your weapon into its other form. This can be done in between your attack actions if you have something that grants another attack, such as extra attack, but still costing your bonus action. After transforming, you may use a special attack, but roll damage dependent on the property of the weapon you transformed into. If a weapon has more than one property, you may pick the highest die to use.

Dual-bladed Scimitar

A two sided bladed "polearm" that was made by the elves but enhanced by artificers to split into two longswords or scimitars.

Transform. By using half your movement speed, you can transform your weapon into its other form. This can be done in between your attack actions if you have something that grants another attack, such as extra attack, but still costing your bonus action. After transforming, you may use a special attack, but roll damage dependent on the property of the weapon you transformed into. If a weapon has more than one property, you may pick the highest die to use.

Knuckle-Stopper

A pair of what look like punching gauntlets. But within its metallic shine was a shatter type gun that fires off shards in a cone. Popular with ruffians in the streets and often the planter of seeds of hubris within them.

Transform. By using half your movement speed, you can transform your weapon into its other form. This can be done in between your attack actions if you have something that grants another attack, such as extra attack, but still costing your bonus action. After transforming, you may use a special attack, but roll damage dependent on the property of the weapon you transformed into. If a weapon has more than one property, you may pick the highest die to use.

Toothpick

A very simple looking dagger that can flip around and turn itself into a pistol. A favorite among rogues of the street, with its quick transformation for its quick, light-weight, and effective prowless

Transform. By using half your movement speed, you can transform your weapon into its other form. This can be done in between your attack actions if you have something that grants another attack, such as extra attack, but still costing your bonus action. After transforming, you may use a special attack, but roll damage dependent on the property of the weapon you transformed into. If a weapon has more than one property, you may pick the highest die to use.

Steel Queen

One of the first common types of gunblades made, made to be a gunblade wielders first weapon to practice with, but it is still one of the most versatile basic weapons.

Transform. By using half your movement speed, you can transform your weapon into its other form. This can be done in between your attack actions if you have something that grants another attack, such as extra attack, but still costing your bonus action. After transforming, you may use a special attack, but roll damage dependent on the property of the weapon you transformed into. If a weapon has more than one property, you may pick the highest die to use.

Warriors' Mare

A Greataxe hidden within are explosive rounds. highly favored by Barbarians, making them a bigger threat.

Transform. By using half your movement speed, you can transform your weapon into its other form. This can be done in between your attack actions if you have something that grants another attack, such as extra attack, but still costing your bonus action. After transforming, you may use a special attack, but roll damage dependent on the property of the weapon you transformed into. If a weapon has more than one property, you may pick the highest die to use.

The Prototypes

Magic weapons are from a time long gone. With Hybrid weapons being so new, there are very few magic items of these type of weapons. The oldest of these types are the "Prototype Hybrids." The very first ever made that have been scattered across the winds.