Re: final

[Steve Ames <steve@ns1.cioe.com>]

> from the defer section in the book
>
> The caster may choose ti target the spell either at the time of casting the
> Defer spell, or when it is triggered.  If it is targeted when triggered,
> the person triggering the spell can direct it mentally, just as if they
> were the caster.  If it is targeted when the Defer is originally cast, the
> caster gives targeting information relative to the postion and orientation
> of the object used for the defer spell.
>
> that pretty much says you can do it

Guess so. Might I say... wow! So the argument for the bow would be that
when the effect was created it could target the bow or the arrows and
that a wise mage would always choose the arrows.

Alrighty then. Here's where I think this whole thing breaks down (it
still works for your +12 killer sword, but not for arrows).

Effects work by increasing the duration of a spell. In some cases it
increases the spell infinitely. It does _NOT_ constantly recast the
spell. This means that if you put on an effect ring of invisibility
you become invisible. When you take it off you become visible again.

If it recast the spell you'd be invisible for a few minutes and just
immediately take it off and pass it around. Items don't work that way.

So if the bow made the arrow an enchanted weapon (which it could do)
the arrow would become un-enchanted as soon as it left the bow. So
I stand by my original statement that an enchanted bow does not 
enchant arrows.

However for melee weapons, a ring is the only way to go. Enchant
every weapon I pick up for as long as I'm holding it. Yep.

So for the original question... does that enchanted bow give +1
to hit and to damage or just to hit. Arguments can be made both
ways. I can only so that I don't remember a "lethal attack" option
in the bow skill.

						-Steve