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whip of doom [Archive] - Wizards Community

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T.rex
05-15-07, 03:50 PM I got an idea for a Psychic Warrior but do not know it will work.

If he wields a whip and manifests Dissolving Weapon (You deal 4d6 points of acid damage to any creature or object you hit with a successful melee attack.) upon it and expends his focus to discharge his GREATER PSIONIC WEAPON feat to do an extra 4d6 against a heavily armored foe, what happens?

To my mind the GPW does not go through but the acid damage does, but I have nothing to back this up.

Does anyone know a ROW based resolution for this question?
T.rex
05-16-07, 03:29 PM Is it that no one knows or no one cares?
Zankue
05-16-07, 04:04 PM I think that armor doesn't give damage reduction so as long as you hit u deal all the damage
hovnarr
05-16-07, 04:18 PM It's been debated if you need to deal damage to resolve PW/GPW damage. The issue is:

You can charge your melee weapon with additional damage potential.

and

Your attack with a melee weapon deals an extra 2d6 points of damage.

If the weapon doesn't deal damage at all, can it then deal extra damage? Most answer "yes", meaning it would be possible to deal Greater Psionic Shot damage through an Entangling Ectoplasm, for example.

Either way, it's a non-issue if you're using Dissolving Weapon. Even if you interpret the words "extra" and "additional" strictly, the acid damage works as enabling base damage that you could add the extra/additional GPW damage to. Much like if you had used GPS on an Energy Ray.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
T.rex 05-15-07, 03:50 PM	I got an idea for a Psychic Warrior but do not know it will work. If he wields a whip and manifests Dissolving Weapon (You deal 4d6 points of acid damage to any creature or object you hit with a successful melee attack.) upon it and expends his focus to discharge his GREATER PSIONIC WEAPON feat to do an extra 4d6 against a heavily armored foe, what happens? To my mind the GPW does not go through but the acid damage does, but I have nothing to back this up. Does anyone know a ROW based resolution for this question?
T.rex 05-16-07, 03:29 PM	Is it that no one knows or no one cares?
Zankue 05-16-07, 04:04 PM	I think that armor doesn't give damage reduction so as long as you hit u deal all the damage
hovnarr 05-16-07, 04:18 PM	It's been debated if you need to deal damage to resolve PW/GPW damage. The issue is: You can charge your melee weapon with additional damage potential. and Your attack with a melee weapon deals an extra 2d6 points of damage. If the weapon doesn't deal damage at all, can it then deal extra damage? Most answer "yes", meaning it would be possible to deal Greater Psionic Shot damage through an Entangling Ectoplasm, for example. Either way, it's a non-issue if you're using Dissolving Weapon. Even if you interpret the words "extra" and "additional" strictly, the acid damage works as enabling base damage that you could add the extra/additional GPW damage to. Much like if you had used GPS on an Energy Ray.