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The only exceptions to this are unnamed or untyped bonuses and Dodge bonuses to AC.

At 9th level, every nonmagical arrow fired by an arcane archer gains one of the following aligned weapon qualities anarchic, axiomatic, holy, or unholy. If you were playing in a campaign that prominently featured creatures with elemental resistance, or with neutral or varying alignments, your class abilities would be rather lousy.

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The shooter with the magic bow

Post by Xyphon » Fri Mar 16, 2012 1:13 am

From that there seems to be a few options and no-one seemed to be willing to draw a hard and fast rule.

Matthew- dragonsfoot gives these options

1) A +2 Arrow shot from a +1 Bow is considered a +3 weapon
2) A +2 Arrow shot from a +1 Bow is considered a +2 weapon
3) A +0 Arrow shot from a +1 Bow is considered a +1 weapon
4) A +0 Arrow shot from a +1 Bow is considered a +0 weapon

Personally would play 1,3 many seem to follow 2,4.

That is I like to keep it simple and just add the pluses together.

This can of course open a much larger can of worms than the simple table above see the thread on df.

Re: Wight VS a Magic Bow

Post by Maliki » Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:10 am

From our 2E days, the arrow itself had to be magical. Of course as always the GM has final say on this in his game.

Re: Wight VS a Magic Bow

Post by Hywaywolf » Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:49 am

If the bow is magical but not the arrow, how does the magic from the bow reach the target if the magic is not imbued through the arrow into the target?

Re: Wight VS a Magic Bow

Post by SmootRK » Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:29 am

I am of the group inclined to say the missile itself needs to be magical (or silver or whatever) to damage various creatures. Magic Bows only add a degree of accuracy to the equation (but this affects both 'to hit' and 'damage' due to this accuracy, and like Xyphon, I simply add bonuses together with the missile bonus), but only the missile Plus counts when determining if a creature can be hit. For instance, if a creature can only be damaged by Magical Weapons, the arrow/bolt/bullet/etc must be magical, as this is the part that actually strikes the monster.

Re: Wight VS a Magic Bow

Post by dymondy2k » Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:38 am

Thanx guys.. I let it slide that time because I was unsure but as I gave it some thought I started getting on the same boat as the rest of you, that the missile has to be silver or magical in order to damage those creatures. In a related note, if the missile or weapon isn't silver or magical does the weapon just bounce off?, heal immediately after being struck?

Re: Wight VS a Magic Bow

Post by Hywaywolf » Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:53 am

I can see the argument that damage from a magical bow isn't magical since it would be possible for the bow to give more power to the arrow simply by sending it off with more strength from the bow. But how does the bow make the arrow more likely to hit without magically correcting the path of the arrow to hit a moving target?

Re: Wight VS a Magic Bow

Post by SmootRK » Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:22 am

Hywaywolf wrote: I can see the argument that damage from a magical bow isn't magical since it would be possible for the bow to give more power to the arrow simply by sending it off with more strength from the bow. But how does the bow make the arrow more likely to hit without magically correcting the path of the arrow to hit a moving target?

Consider a rifle bought at walmart, run of the mill, essentially bottom of the line quality. then consider shopping at a celebrated hunter's paradise store, where only the best of the best guns are featured, exceeding the highest military specs, using the best of materials and engineering of the highest that science can offer.

. now using the exact same ammo, which one is likely a better shot (user ability not considered)?

Now against a tank, it will matter little which gun is better (well, maybe the better gun will have a better chance to damage) but the ammo is now of great importance. Standard rounds will do nothing, but special armor piercing depleted uranium tipped ammo slices right through regardless of the gun shooting.

Of course these are mundane (non-magical) examples to try to illustrate my point. but that is where I get my general equivalencies.

Again, Arcane Archer does NOT add enhancement bonus to the weapon, only special abilities. Consider also Flame Arrow the spell.

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