diff --git a/data/json/items/generic.json b/data/json/items/generic.json
index 774c727135384..d1c62150a9b2c 100644
--- a/data/json/items/generic.json
+++ b/data/json/items/generic.json
@@ -295,7 +295,8 @@
     "material": [ "steel" ],
     "techniques": [ "WRAP" ],
     "volume": "1 L",
-    "bashing": 12,
+    "bashing": 26,
+    "to_hit": -2,
     "price": 8000,
     "price_postapoc": 50
   },
diff --git a/data/json/items/melee/bludgeons.json b/data/json/items/melee/bludgeons.json
index a482bd0302df4..997d7bf51a3d1 100644
--- a/data/json/items/melee/bludgeons.json
+++ b/data/json/items/melee/bludgeons.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "volume": "3750 ml",
     "price": 25000,
     "price_postapoc": 3000,
-    "bashing": 40,
+    "bashing": 50,
     "material": [ "wood", "steel" ],
     "symbol": "\\",
     "color": "dark_gray",
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "volume": "3750 ml",
     "price": 4000,
     "price_postapoc": 1000,
-    "bashing": 19,
+    "bashing": 26,
     "material": [ "wood" ],
     "symbol": "\\",
     "color": "brown",
@@ -474,13 +474,13 @@
     "name": { "str": "homewrecker" },
     "description": "A long piece of wood with several chunks of steel firmly tied to it.  The resulting weapon is unwieldy and slow but very heavy hitting.",
     "weight": "3024 g",
-    "to_hit": -3,
+    "to_hit": -2,
     "color": "brown",
     "symbol": "/",
     "material": [ "wood", "steel" ],
     "techniques": [ "WBLOCK_1" ],
     "volume": "1250 ml",
-    "bashing": 28,
+    "bashing": 35,
     "cutting": 2,
     "qualities": [ [ "HAMMER", 1 ] ],
     "flags": [ "STAB", "NONCONDUCTIVE" ],
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@
     "flags": [ "BELT_CLIP", "NONCONDUCTIVE" ],
     "weight": "400 g",
     "volume": "350 ml",
-    "bashing": 9,
+    "bashing": 12,
     "to_hit": 1,
     "price_postapoc": 50,
     "category": "weapons"
@@ -689,14 +689,14 @@
     "name": { "str": "morningstar" },
     "description": "A medieval weapon consisting of a wood handle with a heavy, spiked iron ball on the end.  It deals devastating crushing damage, with a small amount of piercing to boot.",
     "weight": "1400 g",
-    "to_hit": 1,
+    "to_hit": -1,
     "color": "dark_gray",
     "symbol": "/",
     "material": [ "iron", "wood" ],
     "techniques": [ "SWEEP" ],
     "volume": "1500 ml",
-    "bashing": 33,
-    "cutting": 4,
+    "bashing": 38,
+    "cutting": 6,
     "flags": [ "DURABLE_MELEE", "SPEAR", "NONCONDUCTIVE" ],
     "price": 120000,
     "price_postapoc": 8000,
@@ -708,14 +708,14 @@
     "name": { "str": "morningstar" },
     "description": "A light, cheaply made replica of a medieval weapon that would normally consist of a wood handle with a heavy, spiked iron ball on the end.",
     "weight": "700 g",
-    "to_hit": 1,
+    "to_hit": -1,
     "color": "dark_gray",
     "symbol": "/",
     "looks_like": "morningstar",
     "material": [ "aluminum", "wood" ],
     "techniques": [ "SWEEP" ],
     "volume": "1500 ml",
-    "bashing": 8,
+    "bashing": 26,
     "cutting": 1,
     "flags": [ "SPEAR", "NONCONDUCTIVE" ],
     "price": 12000,
@@ -727,14 +727,14 @@
     "name": { "str": "morningstar" },
     "description": "A medieval weapon consisting of a wood handle with a heavy, spiked iron ball on the end.  That end feels lighter than it should.",
     "weight": "1000 g",
-    "to_hit": 1,
+    "to_hit": -1,
     "color": "dark_gray",
     "symbol": "/",
     "looks_like": "morningstar",
     "material": [ "budget_steel", "wood" ],
     "techniques": [ "SWEEP" ],
     "volume": "1500 ml",
-    "bashing": 11,
+    "bashing": 26,
     "cutting": 1,
     "flags": [ "SPEAR", "NONCONDUCTIVE" ],
     "price": 12000,
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@
     "weight": "1007 g",
     "volume": "500 ml",
     "bashing": 8,
-    "to_hit": 1,
+    "to_hit": -1,
     "qualities": [ [ "HAMMER", 1 ] ]
   },
   {