A question (Caution Newbie ahead) [Archive] - Wizards Community

A question (Caution Newbie ahead) [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Ocom
11-28-05, 12:03 PM I don't know where but i think i have seen some ability that allows to transfer one weapon ability to the other.
ie. when wielding a longsword dealing 1d8 + 1d6 fire damage and a +1 shortsword you could give the shortsword +1d6 fire damage.
No idea where i saw this.
it is possible that i was seeing things.
anyway has anybody heard of such or a similar thing.
malykoth
11-28-05, 12:30 PM No, not really...but there are all sorts of alternate rules printed up out there. It may not be RAW (Rules As Written), but it could be from a non-WotC (Wizards of the Coast) publisher, or posted by a player as a house rule.

Edit: put in explaination of abbreviations since you said you were a newbie. :)
phelanarcetus
11-28-05, 12:42 PM I have a horrible sense of having seen a feat or ability like this. And it makes me cry, because this sort of ability makes just about no sense at all (and also unless done very very carefully is open to all sorts of exploitation).

Get a +5 sword, and a collection of +1 with an ability. +1 vorpal, +1 flaming, +1 wounding, etc. If it's written really badly, there could be a collection of +1 ability daggers on the belt, and everything being applied to the +5 sword, giving you a +5 vorpal wounding flaming keen bane vs. 10 different things greatsword.

Even if you had to wield the transfer-source while transferring, this could be fairly broken, drastically lowering the cost of powerful weapons.

Edit: If I did see it, I probably saw it in one of the Mongoose Publishing books... Quintessential Fighter or some such. Those tended to be full of broken.
tui
11-28-05, 01:20 PM I don't think I've seen this particular enhancement, which certainly doesn't mean it doesn't exist, but it reminds me of one of the Tempest PrC's abilities, which allows feats from one weapon to apply to the Tempest's other weapons.. so if they had Weapon Focus (Shortsword) and Weapon Specialization (Shortsword), and wielded 1 Shortsword and 1 dagger, they could get the WFoc and WSpec benefits to both weapons.

Don't suppose that might be what you were thinking of..
Ocom
11-28-05, 02:39 PM yeah i remember it now
it was in my dream :rolleyes:
sorry for wasting your time :)

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Ocom 11-28-05, 12:03 PM	I don't know where but i think i have seen some ability that allows to transfer one weapon ability to the other. ie. when wielding a longsword dealing 1d8 + 1d6 fire damage and a +1 shortsword you could give the shortsword +1d6 fire damage. No idea where i saw this. it is possible that i was seeing things. anyway has anybody heard of such or a similar thing.
malykoth 11-28-05, 12:30 PM	No, not really...but there are all sorts of alternate rules printed up out there. It may not be RAW (Rules As Written), but it could be from a non-WotC (Wizards of the Coast) publisher, or posted by a player as a house rule. Edit: put in explaination of abbreviations since you said you were a newbie. :)
phelanarcetus 11-28-05, 12:42 PM	I have a horrible sense of having seen a feat or ability like this. And it makes me cry, because this sort of ability makes just about no sense at all (and also unless done very very carefully is open to all sorts of exploitation). Get a +5 sword, and a collection of +1 with an ability. +1 vorpal, +1 flaming, +1 wounding, etc. If it's written really badly, there could be a collection of +1 ability daggers on the belt, and everything being applied to the +5 sword, giving you a +5 vorpal wounding flaming keen bane vs. 10 different things greatsword. Even if you had to wield the transfer-source while transferring, this could be fairly broken, drastically lowering the cost of powerful weapons. Edit: If I did see it, I probably saw it in one of the Mongoose Publishing books... Quintessential Fighter or some such. Those tended to be full of broken.
tui 11-28-05, 01:20 PM	I don't think I've seen this particular enhancement, which certainly doesn't mean it doesn't exist, but it reminds me of one of the Tempest PrC's abilities, which allows feats from one weapon to apply to the Tempest's other weapons.. so if they had Weapon Focus (Shortsword) and Weapon Specialization (Shortsword), and wielded 1 Shortsword and 1 dagger, they could get the WFoc and WSpec benefits to both weapons. Don't suppose that might be what you were thinking of..
Ocom 11-28-05, 02:39 PM	yeah i remember it now it was in my dream :rolleyes: sorry for wasting your time :)