[Low-Tech] Material or quality

[Peter Knutsen]

Originally Posted by Varyon

GURPS doesn't have any rules for weapons with extra-heavy heads, outside of the general rules for extra-heavy weapons. A full-sized silver mace is going to weigh more, but even if the weapon were originally made entirely out of iron switching over to silver (for x1.33 to weight) it's going to be enough for even a +1 to damage.

Obviously an axe or a mace with a heavier head is going to do more damage, yes. But there has got to be some drawback to it as well, otherwies standard axes and maces would be made with heads that heavy.

And there really should be something in the RAW. Weren't lead-filled maces used historically?