Material weights

Is there a guide somewhere to how much the various materials (mithril, adamantine etc) weigh? I had a look in the DMG (3.0 is all I have atm) but I don't see any mention of it.

Cheers,
Baug

This info is all in the SRD... there is a sticky thread at the top of the page.


Mike

Bauglir said:

Is there a guide somewhere to how much the various materials (mithril, adamantine etc) weigh? I had a look in the DMG (3.0 is all I have atm) but I don't see any mention of it.

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Mithril weighs half as much as steel (by volume). However, the book is never clear on what adamantine weighs. For example, is an adamantine sword as thick as a steel sword or is it super thin (thus giving it better cutting abilities)? If an adamantine sword is thinner and thus smaller than a steel one, then adamantine actually weighs more than steel.

Here's a chart of weight based on volume I made up (It assumes the metal is in a block the same size of a one pound bar of steel.....

Steel 1 lb.
Iron 1 lb.
Copper 1.136 lb.
Silver 1.336 lb.
Gold 2.458 lb.
Platinum 2.732 lb.
Titanium 0.574 lb.
Mithril 0.5 lb.

Oh, Darkwood weighs half what normal wood does. Alchemical Silver and Cold Iron weigh the same as steel.


Aaron

http://www.systemreferencedocuments.org/35/sovelior_sage/specialMaterials.html

Thanks, that helps.

There's no mention of weight in the Adamantine description though. I guess it could be assumed by default to weigh more or less the same as iron.

Edit: Aaron's post arrived while I was writing this. Thanks too

Bauglir said:

http://www.systemreferencedocuments.org/35/sovelior_sage/specialMaterials.html

Thanks, that helps.

There's no mention of weight in the Adamantine description though. I guess it could be assumed by default to weigh more or less the same as iron.

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Yes, an adamantine item weighs the same as the normal item.

Mike