Comments on: More D&D Questions

By: Afool

Afool — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 08:58:15 +0000

Wellllllllll, it quite depends on which edition you’re using, but in all editions I would presume that Darkwood would be a hypothetical material within the campaign setting and it is said to have the strength of steel (allowing Druids of 3.0 and 3.5 to wooden armor without worrying about them being destroyed QUITE so easily) and there are a set of weapon enhancements in the 3.5 book, Magic Item Compendium, which allow you to transform your bow into a sword of similar size as a- Swift action I believe? If not that, then a free action. And then, while I forget the exact details, there are a set of crafting options which allow you to have a bow that can be used as a club or quarterstaff, and I can imagine a GM allowing for an amount of customization for a spear like weapon or a double bladed weapon. But at that point we’re heading into individual GM basis things and I’m sure that some careful googling would reveal more. If not, I would recommend heading over to the forums on Giant In The Playground and asking there. They have a wide breadth of knowledge and resources and I’m sure if you ask politely that you would be able to gain some assistance.

By: pgw

pgw — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 03:46:05 +0000

In reply to DarkMyste.

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By: Victor B

Victor B — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 06:22:51 +0000

I forget if I asked Sam this too or I asked my GM Kuro, but to answer Sam’s question:

Swords give unlimited swings unless rusty or something.
Ranged weapons are limited.

Thus why would you have a ranged character if you couldn’t use the base item as a weapon too?

And what if the tips of the bow was fitted with a piercing tip? like spearheads?

By: DarkMyste

DarkMyste — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:27:03 +0000

In reply to pgw. i know that avatar anywhere.... hatori is that you

By: pgw

pgw — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 00:40:43 +0000

The previous two comments pretty much cover it, but:

The first book of RA Salvatore’s Demonwars Saga introduces us to a ranger with a special hardwood bow which, when unstrung, becomes a fighting staff. But that’s a unique material, and I think there’s some magic in it. Normally, you want a staff to be relatively rigid and a bow to be relatively flexible. Still, the idea holds. In a pinch, if you’re out of arrows or caught in close-range combat, you could use your bow as an improvised club or quarterstaff. It would be up to the DM to decide how well that would work with the bow you have and what risks and penalties it would entail.

By: DarkMyste

DarkMyste — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 12:36:41 +0000

In reply to Alex C. i was just about to say yes you can but you only want to do asa last resort and or push the mob away from you so that you can get distance to use the ranged part, but yes you can technically can it would be considereda club attack or staff attack

By: Alex C

Alex C — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 08:57:19 +0000

Technically, you can kill someone in D & D with a bow… you don’t want to unless you’ve run out of arrows but yes you can… and you’ll probably break the bow in the process.

Sorry, had a gamer moment.