cloud of knives [Archive] - Wizards Community

cloud of knives [Archive] - Wizards Community

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maldron
10-26-07, 09:06 PM Would it be possible to enhance a "cloud of knives" with spells that make weapons do more damage? For instance would "blade of blood" work if you already had "cloud of knives" casted? If so for each knife, or just the first knife?

Would Blade of Blood work if you had a magically summoned weapon like "ice axe"?
jaelis
10-26-07, 09:22 PM Blade of blood targets the weapon touched. Presumably, you could target on one particular knife in a cloud of knives, and that weapon would do extra damage. One the other hand, blade blood says the weapon loses its power if the wielder lets go of it, so that would indicate that it only works on melee weapons.

It should work with ice axe though. It targets any weapon, and an ice axe is a weapon.
maldron
10-26-07, 09:30 PM what if it was never held? I guess you could touch the knive as it hangs in teh air to power it up with teh spell. Then it is flinged at an enemy so wouldn't it still work? Or what if you just held the knife then threw it?
jaelis
10-26-07, 09:41 PM what if it was never held? I guess you could touch the knive as it hangs in teh air to power it up with teh spell. Then it is flinged at an enemy so wouldn't it still work? Or what if you just held the knife then threw it?

As written, blade of blood ends as soon as you stop touching the weapon. Obviously, for any kind of ranged attack you will stop touching the weapon before it strikes your opponent.

But it is troublesome because the target entry does say "weapon touched" rather than "melee weapon touched." So a DM might rule it either way.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
maldron 10-26-07, 09:06 PM	Would it be possible to enhance a "cloud of knives" with spells that make weapons do more damage? For instance would "blade of blood" work if you already had "cloud of knives" casted? If so for each knife, or just the first knife? Would Blade of Blood work if you had a magically summoned weapon like "ice axe"?
jaelis 10-26-07, 09:22 PM	Blade of blood targets the weapon touched. Presumably, you could target on one particular knife in a cloud of knives, and that weapon would do extra damage. One the other hand, blade blood says the weapon loses its power if the wielder lets go of it, so that would indicate that it only works on melee weapons. It should work with ice axe though. It targets any weapon, and an ice axe is a weapon.
maldron 10-26-07, 09:30 PM	what if it was never held? I guess you could touch the knive as it hangs in teh air to power it up with teh spell. Then it is flinged at an enemy so wouldn't it still work? Or what if you just held the knife then threw it?
jaelis 10-26-07, 09:41 PM	what if it was never held? I guess you could touch the knive as it hangs in teh air to power it up with teh spell. Then it is flinged at an enemy so wouldn't it still work? Or what if you just held the knife then threw it? As written, blade of blood ends as soon as you stop touching the weapon. Obviously, for any kind of ranged attack you will stop touching the weapon before it strikes your opponent. But it is troublesome because the target entry does say "weapon touched" rather than "melee weapon touched." So a DM might rule it either way.