Post/Author/DateTime	Post
DragonsArt 02-02-06, 03:47 PM	Do Bladed Gauntlets exist in v3.5? I thought I remembered them from Sword & Fist in v3.0... have they been updated and included anywhere in v3.5?
Drakenstein 02-02-06, 03:59 PM	its called a spiked gauntlet in the PHB :rolleyes:
tarkin 02-02-06, 04:11 PM	I have not seen them.
Ace the Dead 02-02-06, 06:32 PM	I've been keeping my eyes open, but I haven't seen anything. They had cool flavor, but poorly balanced mechanics. I thought it would have been the first weapon updated (in Complete Warrior or whatever). Alas...
bass_GS 02-02-06, 06:43 PM	BLADE GAUNTLETS:THE STATS AND SOURCE! Listen, have ya heard of the arms and equipment guide? its in there near the beginning. it's a small exotic weapon, deals 1d6 of dmg, the crit ratio is 19-20x2, weigh 4lbs. do slashing dmg. the price? 30GP! see pg. 6 of the arms and equipment guide for more info. they got things like the fullblade(cloud's type of sword from FF7), gyrospikes, and ELIXER ARMORS!
Lady Maedhros 02-02-06, 08:21 PM	I've been keeping my eyes open, but I haven't seen anything. They had cool flavor, but poorly balanced mechanics. I thought it would have been the first weapon updated (in Complete Warrior or whatever). Alas... Why do you find them poorly balanced? You spend a feat to be able to use the equivalent of a weapon chain + short sword. Remember, just because it can't be disarmed doesn't mean it can't be sundered, and if you're spending the exotic weapon feat anyway, it's a much better min/max investment to pick up 1-handed bastard sword or spiked chain.
draconic_swine 02-02-06, 11:22 PM	I think Ace is referring to the fact that originally (albeit mistakenly) they had a range increment of 17-20, which is plain broken. Now, however, with a range increment of only 19-20 they are essentially short swords that can't be disarmed. Not worth a the extra feat, since you can achieve the same effect with a locked gauntlet. So they do remain imbalanced ... it just so happens that they're underpowered.