How do NPC weapons "know" damage types?

[pmeade3]

This may not be the right forum (sorry if it's not), but I think since weapons and damage are likely ruleset-specific, I'll try in Pathfinder.

So, how does an NPC's weapon "know" the damage type? If I have an NPC attack string like "morningstar +7 (1d8+5 plus filth fever)" and I have the NPC roll the d8 damage, FGU knows that a morningstar does bludgeoning and piercing.

However, if I have an NPC with a weapon string such as "Silverfang +12 (1d6+6/18–20)", and have the NPC roll the d6 damage, FGU says that damage is untyped. I would have to add piercing between the damage and the /crit in order for FGU to know it does piercing damage.

I have created the item for Silverfang, it is Type Weapon, Subtype Martial One-Handed Melee, and Damage Type of "piercing, magic, silver" (it's a +1 mithral weapon, mithral counts as silver). So, the weapon exists, as a weapon. Why does the morningstar work, but Silverfang doesn't? What am I missing/what haven't I done?

[Asgurgolas]

silverfang +21 (1d6+6/18-20 bludgeoning, piercing, magic, silver)

the weapon is in the database but it's not "recognized" in NPC strings (as it would a normal morningstar)

[Trenloe]

It's stored in the ruleset (3.5E.pak - used by both the D&D 3.5E and the Pathfinder 1e rulesets). As @Asgurgolas mentions, you can hard code the damage types in the attack string which will override the lookup.

In scripts\data_common.lua the following data is used to match NPC attacks to damage types:

-- NPC damage properties
weapondmgtypes = {
	["axe"] = "slashing",
	["battleaxe"] = "slashing",
	["bolas"] = "bludgeoning,nonlethal",
	["chain"] = "piercing",
	["club"] = "bludgeoning",
	["crossbow"] = "piercing",
	["dagger"] = "piercing,slashing",
	["dart"] = "piercing",
	["falchion"] = "slashing",
	["flail"] = "bludgeoning",
	["glaive"] = "slashing",
	["greataxe"] = "slashing",
	["greatclub"] = "bludgeoning",
	["greatsword"] = "slashing",
	["guisarme"] = "slashing",
	["halberd"] = "piercing,slashing",
	["hammer"] = "bludgeoning",
	["handaxe"] = "slashing",
	["javelin"] = "piercing",
	["kama"] = "slashing",
	["kukri"] = "slashing",
	["lance"] = "piercing",
	["longbow"] = "piercing",
	["longspear"] = "piercing",
	["longsword"] = "slashing",
	["mace"] = "bludgeoning",
	["morningstar"] = "bludgeoning,piercing",
	["nunchaku"] = "bludgeoning",
	["pick"] = "piercing",
	["quarterstaff"] = "bludgeoning",
	["ranseur"] = "piercing",
	["rapier"] = "piercing",
	["sai"] = "bludgeoning",
	["sap"] = "bludgeoning,nonlethal",
	["scimitar"] = "slashing",
	["scythe"] = "piercing,slashing",
	["shortbow"] = "piercing",
	["shortspear"] = "piercing",
	["shuriken"] = "piercing",
	["siangham"] = "piercing",
	["sickle"] = "slashing",
	["sling"] = "bludgeoning",
	["spear"] = "piercing",
	["sword"] = {["short"] = "piercing", ["*"] = "slashing"},
	["trident"] = "piercing",
	["urgrosh"] = "piercing,slashing",
	["waraxe"] = "slashing",
	["warhammer"] = "bludgeoning",
	["whip"] = "slashing"
}

naturaldmgtypes = {
	["arm"] = "bludgeoning",
	["bite"] = "piercing,slashing,bludgeoning",
	["butt"] = "bludgeoning",
	["claw"] =  "piercing,slashing",
	["foreclaw"] =  "piercing,slashing",
	["gore"] = "piercing",
	["hoof"] = "bludgeoning",
	["hoove"] = "bludgeoning",
	["horn"] = "piercing",
	["pincer"] = "bludgeoning",
	["quill"] = "piercing",
	["ram"] = "bludgeoning",
	["rock"] = "bludgeoning",
	["slam"] = "bludgeoning",
	["snake"] = "piercing,slashing,bludgeoning",
	["spike"] = "piercing",
	["stamp"] = "bludgeoning",
	["sting"] = "piercing",
	["swarm"] = "piercing,slashing,bludgeoning",
	["tail"] = "bludgeoning",
	["talon"] =  "piercing,slashing",
	["tendril"] = "bludgeoning",
	["tentacle"] = "bludgeoning",
	["wing"] = "bludgeoning",
}

[pmeade3]

Ahh, so it is in the ruleset (and not something I would want to go messing with). And, it appears to be more of a "contains" than "equals". So a "+1 keen longsword" still knows it's a longsword. So basic, even if modified, weapons still work. Only uniquely named weapons, such as Silverfang, need to have the damage types added to the damage string.

Thanks everyone.