reforging weapons

[Sledge]

By the rules is there any method of reforging a +5 longsword into say a bastard sword without destroying the enchantment?

 

[shilsen]

Core rules - nope.

 

[Thanee]

Polymorph Any Object also doesn't work in 3.5 anymore.

Bye
Thanee

 

[drnuncheon]

I think reforging a blade would qualify as destroying it, so any magic would be lost.

An artificer from Eberron has (I believe) the ability to destroy a magic item and reuse some of the XP in it. That might be your best bet.

Alternately, find someone who has a +5 bastard sword and a whole bunch of feats devoted to longsword, and trade.

J

 

[hong]

Personally, I would allow it, but without any price break -- ie, it still costs the same as getting a new +5 bastard sword. There's no mechanical effect, but it just helps the feel of the game to be able to think of it as the same sword.

 

[Darkness]

There was a 7th-level spell that could switch magic powers between items in 2e.

I think it could only switch powers to a more valuable item so longsword -> bastard sword would have been okay.

 

[iwatt]

Someone's been reading a Song of Ice and Fire

I'd allow it, probably just making the crafter pay the Masterwork cost/time again and maybe an ad hoc fraction of the XP cost. The materials have already been spent. But I'd certainly tien in an adventuer into this.

 

[cmanos]

I wouldn't allow it. Just because someone isn't proficient in the +5 Orc Double Axe of Smiting All who Stand In My Path, doesn't mean they can reforge it into two +5 Axes of Smiting All who Stand In My Path. No way. You want to use the weapon...become proficient in it or sell it to someone who can use it.

 

[Vrecknidj]

Although it could be argued that this wasn't technically reforging, I believe that some DMs would allow a wish to turn a +5 longsword into a +5 melee weapon of another sort. . . .

dave

 

[Corlon]

I'd probably allow it with a wish spell.