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Gilgamet
05-18-05, 09:11 PM The PHB p 113 states that Holy Water is considered blessed, which means that it has special effects on certain creatures. Does anyone know what this means? I have looked through the PHB, DMG and various Cleric specific books searching for a definition of blessed and I cannot find one. Thanks
Prgrmr@wrk
05-18-05, 10:17 PM If a creature is affected in a special way by holy water, the description for that creature will say so.
(Generally it's 2d4 damage, if anything)
Archangel_James
05-18-05, 10:44 PM In real life, to be blessed means to be touched by God or a messenger representing God. So I assume that in the game world, a blessed object was either touched by a (good) diety, or by a claric successfully harnessing the divine touch of the diety. Likewise, a touch from an evil diety would "curse" an object.

So... yeah. 2d4 damage to undead.
Gilgamet
05-19-05, 07:39 AM I spent a good deal of time last night looking through various monstrous manuals - and I cannot find a single creature that says that it is affected by 'blessed' or 'holy' items. Do you know of any creatures that I can look at?
His Majesty
05-19-05, 09:24 AM It just damages undead. That's how it's holy. Oh, and I'm pretty sure that it counts as a good-aligned weapon for DR cases.
Zherog
05-19-05, 10:18 AM I spent a good deal of time last night looking through various monstrous manuals - and I cannot find a single creature that says that it is affected by 'blessed' or 'holy' items. Do you know of any creatures that I can look at?

Find yourself a 3.0 Monster Manual and look up the rakshasa. As best as I can recall, that's the only core creature in 3.0/3.5 that has a special entry for "blessed" weapons.
Selebius
05-19-05, 01:44 PM Well, a flask of holy water can be thrown as a grenadelike weapon, dealing 2d4 damage to undead and evil outsiders. These creatures take also 1 damage in a 5ft radius from the splash.

There is also unholy, axiomatic and anarchic water, which is able to damage outsiders of other alignments. Unholy water deals damage to deathless creatures, too.

Sel
Arrowhen
05-19-05, 03:49 PM The PHB p 113 states that Holy Water is considered blessed, which means that it has special effects on certain creatures. Does anyone know what this means? I have looked through the PHB, DMG and various Cleric specific books searching for a definition of blessed and I cannot find one. Thanks
I don't have my PHB with me at work, but I don't see any mention in the SRD of holy water being "blessed" (except for it being created with the bless water spell). I'm assuming it's just flavor text.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Gilgamet 05-18-05, 09:11 PM	The PHB p 113 states that Holy Water is considered blessed, which means that it has special effects on certain creatures. Does anyone know what this means? I have looked through the PHB, DMG and various Cleric specific books searching for a definition of blessed and I cannot find one. Thanks
Prgrmr@wrk 05-18-05, 10:17 PM	If a creature is affected in a special way by holy water, the description for that creature will say so. (Generally it's 2d4 damage, if anything)
Archangel_James 05-18-05, 10:44 PM	In real life, to be blessed means to be touched by God or a messenger representing God. So I assume that in the game world, a blessed object was either touched by a (good) diety, or by a claric successfully harnessing the divine touch of the diety. Likewise, a touch from an evil diety would "curse" an object. So... yeah. 2d4 damage to undead.
Gilgamet 05-19-05, 07:39 AM	I spent a good deal of time last night looking through various monstrous manuals - and I cannot find a single creature that says that it is affected by 'blessed' or 'holy' items. Do you know of any creatures that I can look at?
His Majesty 05-19-05, 09:24 AM	It just damages undead. That's how it's holy. Oh, and I'm pretty sure that it counts as a good-aligned weapon for DR cases.
Zherog 05-19-05, 10:18 AM	I spent a good deal of time last night looking through various monstrous manuals - and I cannot find a single creature that says that it is affected by 'blessed' or 'holy' items. Do you know of any creatures that I can look at? Find yourself a 3.0 Monster Manual and look up the rakshasa. As best as I can recall, that's the only core creature in 3.0/3.5 that has a special entry for "blessed" weapons.
Selebius 05-19-05, 01:44 PM	Well, a flask of holy water can be thrown as a grenadelike weapon, dealing 2d4 damage to undead and evil outsiders. These creatures take also 1 damage in a 5ft radius from the splash. There is also unholy, axiomatic and anarchic water, which is able to damage outsiders of other alignments. Unholy water deals damage to deathless creatures, too. Sel
Arrowhen 05-19-05, 03:49 PM	The PHB p 113 states that Holy Water is considered blessed, which means that it has special effects on certain creatures. Does anyone know what this means? I have looked through the PHB, DMG and various Cleric specific books searching for a definition of blessed and I cannot find one. Thanks I don't have my PHB with me at work, but I don't see any mention in the SRD of holy water being "blessed" (except for it being created with the bless water spell). I'm assuming it's just flavor text.