JollyDoc's Curse of the Crimson Throne: Updated 1/29/10
carborundum
Adventurer
JD... I remember you saying but can't seem to find the reference. What was Raelak's bow again? Brilliant Energy? Force? Radiant something?
Thanks mate!
Thanks mate!
JollyDoc
Explorer
Force Bow...bypassed all DR!! Nerfed in Pathfinder!!
carborundum
Adventurer
Thanks!
Was it overpowered or reasonable as a 3.5 weapon property? Raelak ceretainly had fun, but did you watch benevolently or hate every minute of it?
Was it overpowered or reasonable as a 3.5 weapon property? Raelak ceretainly had fun, but did you watch benevolently or hate every minute of it?
JollyDoc
Explorer
Thanks!
Was it overpowered or reasonable as a 3.5 weapon property? Raelak ceretainly had fun, but did you watch benevolently or hate every minute of it?
It was WAY overpowered! I hated every stinking minute of it! I dreamed about ways to sunder it, or disjunct it! DR is a game balancer when you're dealing with high level PC's. Give them the ability to bypass it completely, with a weapon that can hit five times per round, and there goes your challenge.
carborundum
Adventurer
Aaaah.
I ask because one of the players in my STAP game has a new character, a gnome Rogue with a rapid-fire crossbow. He doesn't do much damage, unless he can sneak (and even then it's not much compared to the Fighters), and it's only two or three times a round at the minute. The rest of the party seriously outdamage him and have many more nice goodies (not least thanks to Zotzilaha). I'm trying to think of a nice present for him weapon-wise. The Force enchantment sounded pretty sweet. I guess a little TOO sweet!
Maybe an enchantment that ignores 5 points of DR? I couldn't find Force in PF - has it just gone or is it in a different book? Or did you mean nerfed out of all existence?
I ask because one of the players in my STAP game has a new character, a gnome Rogue with a rapid-fire crossbow. He doesn't do much damage, unless he can sneak (and even then it's not much compared to the Fighters), and it's only two or three times a round at the minute. The rest of the party seriously outdamage him and have many more nice goodies (not least thanks to Zotzilaha). I'm trying to think of a nice present for him weapon-wise. The Force enchantment sounded pretty sweet. I guess a little TOO sweet!
Maybe an enchantment that ignores 5 points of DR? I couldn't find Force in PF - has it just gone or is it in a different book? Or did you mean nerfed out of all existence?
Hey Carb!
One of my old parties had a dwarven rogue with a rapid-fire crossbow, and he bumped its damage considerably with an energy enhancement (I think it was frost), giving him an extra +1d6 per shot. That ignores most damage (but not energy) reduction, so that might help him out. I can't think of any other suggestion, unless you make bolts that do additional piercing damage when fired somehow (i.e. arrows of piercing from NWN or something). Great stor(ies)y Jollydoc!
One of my old parties had a dwarven rogue with a rapid-fire crossbow, and he bumped its damage considerably with an energy enhancement (I think it was frost), giving him an extra +1d6 per shot. That ignores most damage (but not energy) reduction, so that might help him out. I can't think of any other suggestion, unless you make bolts that do additional piercing damage when fired somehow (i.e. arrows of piercing from NWN or something). Great stor(ies)y Jollydoc!
JollyDoc
Explorer
Yeah, repeating crossbows are nice, especially if you mix it with an elemental/elemental burst typ damage. He can also take a lot of crossbow specialist feats, as well as some rogue talents like bleeding sneak attack. The force bow is in the magic item compendium, if I'm not mistaken.
