A druid's beast form has this text in it:
My question is as follows:
Since the druid can use a staff as an implement, if the druid, in beast form, is using something like a Staff of the Serpent, would the druid benefit from the staff's property?
Also, does it matter if the staff is an implement which can be used as a weapon or if it is a weapon that can be used as an implement?
For example, a Staff of the Vanguard is a quarterstaff weapon which can be used as an implement. A Staff of the Serpent is a staff implement which can be used as a magic quarterstaff weapon.
So, would a druid in beast form benefit from the properties of both items, just the implement staff, or neither?
I'm leaning towards the side of allowing anything that can be used as an implement. If not, then you open up a huge can of worms... such as not allowing implement properties that are clearly allowable (like a Staff of Ruin's damage modifier). I'm especially leaning this way since all of the druid powers with the Beast and Implement keywords can also be used as basic melee attacks.
How would all of you rule on this?
You can use the properties and the powers of implements
as well as magic items that you wear, but not the
properties or the powers of weapons or the powers of
wondrous items.
My question is as follows:
Since the druid can use a staff as an implement, if the druid, in beast form, is using something like a Staff of the Serpent, would the druid benefit from the staff's property?
Property: Any melee attack made with this staff deals 1d6 poison damage
Also, does it matter if the staff is an implement which can be used as a weapon or if it is a weapon that can be used as an implement?
For example, a Staff of the Vanguard is a quarterstaff weapon which can be used as an implement. A Staff of the Serpent is a staff implement which can be used as a magic quarterstaff weapon.
So, would a druid in beast form benefit from the properties of both items, just the implement staff, or neither?
I'm leaning towards the side of allowing anything that can be used as an implement. If not, then you open up a huge can of worms... such as not allowing implement properties that are clearly allowable (like a Staff of Ruin's damage modifier). I'm especially leaning this way since all of the druid powers with the Beast and Implement keywords can also be used as basic melee attacks.
How would all of you rule on this?
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