Magic Arrows [Archive] - Wizards Community

Magic Arrows [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Felinax
11-07-07, 01:31 PM hey guys,
i've only recently started playin D&D, currently in a campaign a friend is running, and loving every minute as my Ranger lol.
just had afew short questions....

1, are Craft (bowmaker) and Craft (fletcher) the same? coz fletcher isn't mentioned in the player handbook.

2, is it possable to create magic arrows? or does a magic bow confer its effects to the arrows?

3, if magic arrows do exist am i right in thinking i'd need to mastercraft a set of arrows then i'd need a caster with the craft mage weapon feat to enchant them?

thanking you in advance
-Felinax
ClownPaladin
11-07-07, 02:07 PM 1. I'm not sure about this one - I could see a DM ruling that if you know how to make a bow, you also know how to make arrows.

2. Yes, there are magic arrows. And yes, bows do impart there bonus to the arrows they fire.

3. In order to make magic arrows, you'd first have to buy or make some masterwork arrows. They're cost is 301 gp 7 sp per 50 arrows for masterwork arrows. Then you need to find someone with the Craft Arms and Armor feat to enchant the arrows. As a Ranger, you could even get this feat at or above 10th level (you have to be 5th level to get the feat, and a ranger's caster level is equal to one half his level). The cost to enchant the arrows would be 2000 gp. IMHO this really is not cost effective, so you'd probably want to enchant the bow instead, which would use the same Craft Arms and Armor feat.
Felinax
11-07-07, 04:45 PM hmm thanks alot mate.
i was mainly thinking of individual special arrows for different situations, but guess thats as you say something to ask my DM.

Blessed be
-Felinax
LSMFT
11-07-07, 05:11 PM The only thing that doesn't "stack" with magic arrows fired from magic bows is the enhancement bonus.

A +1 arrow from a +1 bow only has +1 to hit and damage.

But, a +1 flaming arrow fired from a +1 Frost bow does both 1d6 fire damage and 1d6 cold damage.

Ideally, I would enhance the bow as well as I could (+1, +2, +etc.) and then use specific arrows (silvered and blessed or cold-iron and axiomatic) for specific situations.
1 ton ghost
11-08-07, 12:26 PM bowmaking and fletching are basically under the same sphere of influence.
it's unfair to hamstring Crafters yet again.
you'd think that Craft Weaponsmithing would cover bows given that bows are weapons, but i guess it's implying you're working w/ more metallic based implements of destruction and what not.
i would let a Weaponsmith forge arrows however given the broadhead and all.

as for magic arrows, you don't have to make all 50...
there are now stipulations in Mag.ItmCmp that allow for wands w/ 10 charges rather than 50. it stands to reason that logic could be applied to ammo. simply cross multiply or figure the % thereof mathematically.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Felinax 11-07-07, 01:31 PM	hey guys, i've only recently started playin D&D, currently in a campaign a friend is running, and loving every minute as my Ranger lol. just had afew short questions.... 1, are Craft (bowmaker) and Craft (fletcher) the same? coz fletcher isn't mentioned in the player handbook. 2, is it possable to create magic arrows? or does a magic bow confer its effects to the arrows? 3, if magic arrows do exist am i right in thinking i'd need to mastercraft a set of arrows then i'd need a caster with the craft mage weapon feat to enchant them? thanking you in advance -Felinax
ClownPaladin 11-07-07, 02:07 PM	1. I'm not sure about this one - I could see a DM ruling that if you know how to make a bow, you also know how to make arrows. 2. Yes, there are magic arrows. And yes, bows do impart there bonus to the arrows they fire. 3. In order to make magic arrows, you'd first have to buy or make some masterwork arrows. They're cost is 301 gp 7 sp per 50 arrows for masterwork arrows. Then you need to find someone with the Craft Arms and Armor feat to enchant the arrows. As a Ranger, you could even get this feat at or above 10th level (you have to be 5th level to get the feat, and a ranger's caster level is equal to one half his level). The cost to enchant the arrows would be 2000 gp. IMHO this really is not cost effective, so you'd probably want to enchant the bow instead, which would use the same Craft Arms and Armor feat.
Felinax 11-07-07, 04:45 PM	hmm thanks alot mate. i was mainly thinking of individual special arrows for different situations, but guess thats as you say something to ask my DM. Blessed be -Felinax
LSMFT 11-07-07, 05:11 PM	The only thing that doesn't "stack" with magic arrows fired from magic bows is the enhancement bonus. A +1 arrow from a +1 bow only has +1 to hit and damage. But, a +1 flaming arrow fired from a +1 Frost bow does both 1d6 fire damage and 1d6 cold damage. Ideally, I would enhance the bow as well as I could (+1, +2, +etc.) and then use specific arrows (silvered and blessed or cold-iron and axiomatic) for specific situations.
1 ton ghost 11-08-07, 12:26 PM	bowmaking and fletching are basically under the same sphere of influence. it's unfair to hamstring Crafters yet again. you'd think that Craft Weaponsmithing would cover bows given that bows are weapons, but i guess it's implying you're working w/ more metallic based implements of destruction and what not. i would let a Weaponsmith forge arrows however given the broadhead and all. as for magic arrows, you don't have to make all 50... there are now stipulations in Mag.ItmCmp that allow for wands w/ 10 charges rather than 50. it stands to reason that logic could be applied to ammo. simply cross multiply or figure the % thereof mathematically.