Re: enchanted missile weapons

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

Yeah, but you're enchanting the ring, not the weapon.

On Tue, 29 Sep 1998, Wright Frazier wrote:

> 
> No, I think that is perfectly legitimate, esspecially considering the
> way that weapon charm works.  i.e. you have to do multiple enchantments
> to get a +2 weapon.
> 
> Wright
> 
> > 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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