Re: enchanted missile weapons

[Joel Gunderson <belgarat@expert.cc.purdue.edu>]

Yeah, but wouldn't a ring like that have to be one of those nifty bonus
items you get from rolling really high when creating a magic item?  The
spell sure doesn't work that way.

Joel


On Tue, 29 Sep 1998, Jevan Furmanski wrote:

> I love opinions too, and I have thought this one through before.  A ways
> back, Rob and I debated the possibility of the +12 hackmaster.  How it
> could be made and why.  We decided that the only real way that an item
> should be made enchanted is by making a ring of +1.  This would
> continuously cast Weapon Charm on whatever is in the wearer (caster) 's
> hand.  Thus all weapons would become enchanted.  This is also true for all
> arrows fired from a bow, or all bullets in a gun, given that they are all
> part of the same object, as defined by the book.  Enjoy.
> 
> Jevan
> 
> On Mon, 28 Sep 1998, Steve Ames wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I love giving my opinions. An enchanted bow is only plus to hit. It
> > does not enchant the arrows but, rather, is enchanted itself allowing
> > a more precise hit.
> > 
> > An enchanted arrow would add to hit and to damage but is more prone
> > to being lost and broken.
> > 
> > If, by some fluke of a freaky GM, you have a bow that has an effect
> > weapon chant on it that _enchants arrows_ then you'd get a plus to
> > hit and to damage. The arrows would only be enchanted for the duration
> > of the "weapon charm" spell.
> > 
> > 						-Steve
> > 
> > > I was under the impression that enchanted missile weapons (bows and
> > > slings, not thrown stuff) only give a bonus to hit.  Some people have told
> > > me this past weekend with some rather opinionated reasoning that the
> > > damage bonus is also added to the arrows.  I tend to disagree with this,
> > > due to the fact that the way they explained it was that the weapon
> > > instilled the missile itself with it's magic.  This gets gross, especially
> > > if the bow is effect because then there'd be a shload of +whatever arrows
> > > lying around.  The way the spell is written, it directly enchants the
> > > weapon you cast the spell upon, and would not affect the arrows any way
> > > you twist it.  I need some facts or opinions here.
> > >
> > > Joel
> > >
> > >
> > 
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