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Orc Necksplitter

Source Core Rulebook pg. 281
Price 2 gp; Damage 1d8 S; Bulk 1
Hands 1
Group Axe; Traits Forceful, Orc, Sweep, Uncommon
This single-bladed bearded axe has a jagged blade that’s perfect for separating bone from tendon and cartilage.

Critical Specialization Effects

Source Core Rulebook pg. 283
Certain feats, class features, weapon runes, and other effects can grant you additional benefits when you make an attack with certain weapons and get a critical success. This is called a critical specialization effect. The exact effect depends on which weapon group your weapon belongs to, as listed below. You can always decide not to add the critical specialization effect of your weapon.

Axe: Choose one creature adjacent to the initial target and within reach. If its AC is lower than your attack roll result for the critical hit, you deal damage to that creature equal to the result of the weapon damage die you rolled (including extra dice for its potency rune, if any). This amount isn’t doubled, and no bonuses or other additional dice apply to this damage.