You could simplify it by saying that, after each successful attack, the obsidian has a 50% chance to break. The math isn't too complicated, but it does get across the fragility and tendency for obsidian to break in combat much more effectively. I would probably make it as cheap as crafting any other weapon of the kind but cause any attack you make that any attack that hits a creature's touch AC also causes damage to the weapon equal to the 10 - flat footed AC to the weapon (basically, the armor is damaging the weapon when the weapon hits). Obsidian arrows would be arrows that break after a single use (since the head shatters). The only melee weapon that I can think of that used obsidian was the macuahuitl, which had to have the obsidian replaced after pretty much every battle (which is why they were clubs with obsidian attached rather than longswords made out of obsidian) which is what I'm basing this off of. Weapons that utilize obsidian use more practical and durable materials for the base of the weapon and replaceable obsidian as the weapon. Obsidian is super fragile, especially when you're using it in combat where you're not necessarily slicing as much as you are striking and attempting to penetrate materials explicitly designed to deflect blows (like armor and the thick hides of monsters), which is why there aren't any examples of practical weapons that are made entirely out of volcanic glass. Waste Elves are considered proficient with Volcanic Glass weapons. A Volcanic Glass weapon costs an additional 2000 gold, factoring in the masterwork price. All volcanic glass weapons are considered masterwork. Although Volcanic glass is relatively common, the need for special tools and training to keep it from shattering under even light stress causes these blades to be incredibly expensive. A magic weapon made out of Volcanic glass may be sundered by weapons with a lower enhancement bonus than it normally, however as long as the hilt remains intact and is near sufficient amounts of volcanic glass, it will reform over 2 hours as long as it is kept relatively undisturbed. A weapon made out of Volcanic Glass has a hardness of 1 and 1 hitpoint, now matter what enhancement bonus it may have. This does not stack with other effects that change threat range such as the Keen enchantment or the Keen Edge spell. A weapon made out of Volcanic Glass has its threat range doubled. Only Slashing Weapons may be made out of Volcanic Glass. In a homebrew world I have, there is a group of elves who live near volcanoes, so I figured that it would be interesting to give them swords made out of an abundantly available material: Volcanic Glass.
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