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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Argyle King" data-source="post: 6144780" data-attributes="member: 58416">Actually, I could figure out the damage for all of those things rather easily with GURPS.Also, using improvised weapons is something that comes up enough in game sessions with the group I game with that we often do need to know the answer to such things.  One of my most memorable D&D characters used a rake as a weapon; actually managing to kill a dragon with it.  Long story short: My luck with the character was a bit wonky; I could roll for crap whenever I'd try to use an actual weapon or a power or a magical item.  Out of frustration, I decided I was going to grab a nearby rake and use it as a weapon... figuring I couldn't do any worse, and that I might as well go out doing something a bit wahoo and fun since nothing else was going my way with the character.  To the surprise of everyone at the table, I rolled three criticals in a row and defeated the enemy we were facing at the time with a rake.  From that point on, I carried the rake around as a weapon; in spite of improvised weapon penalties and non-proficiency penalties, I kept rolling amazingly well every time I'd use the rake.</blockquote>