Spell for Getting Past Damage Reduction

[Panask]

Is there a spell (in the PHB or elsewhere) that causes a weapon to be treated as magical, silver, cold iron, aligned, etc. (probably just one, chosen when the spell is cast) for the purposes of getting past a creature's damage reduction? I seem to remember it, but I can't find it.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Panask
Servitar to Baldur

 

[parasyte]

Well, in the SRD there's Bless Weapon that Paladins can cast, bypassing /magic on evil creatures and aligning the weapon to be good. There's also Align Weapon that Clerics can cast, which can grant an alignment to a weapon. Nothing for Cold Iron/Silver/Adamantine, though.

 

[Hof]

IDHTB right now, but I believe there is a Touch of Adamantine spell in the book of exalted deeds. Perhaps also a related spell for weapons, I'm unsure.

 

[Krafen]

You can use major creation to create an item made of adamantine, alchemical silver, or mithral for 1 round/level. It cannot make cold iron. While a craft check is required to make complex items, you might be able to get away with a heavy mace without the check.

Another option is a weapon enchantment from the Underdark book. I forget the name, but it allows you to choose what type of metal the weapon is composed of on command.

 

[Thanee]

While not a spell, Silversheen [DMG] can turn a weapon into silver for a while.

Bye
Thanee

 

[FireLance]

IDHTB right now, but I believe there is a Touch of Adamantine spell in the book of exalted deeds. Perhaps also a related spell for weapons, I'm unsure.

Touch of adamantine gives a manufactured weapon the properties of an adamantine weapon. There is no equivalent for natural weapons.

Silvered weapon and silvered claw, also from the Book of Exalted Deeds, gives a manufactured weapon and a natural weapon respectively the properties of a silver weapon.

Earth hammer, from Races of Stone, is a swift action spell that allows a weapon to penetrate DR as adamantine, and increases its damage by one size category.

 

[Moon-Lancer]

the ability in underdark is called metaline or something to that effect. in conjunction with an arourim weapon from boed, you basicly have a unbreakable weapon that can become any type of metal. (it can break but can be fixed in a standard action with no loss of magic power to the wepaon)

also in the mini handbook thier is a spell called alighn fang and or weapon. It lets you make your weapon any type of moral and ethical alghnment.

 

[Scharlata]

IThanks in advance for your assistance.

Glad to be of service...

• Undead Bane Weapon from Libris Mortis, p. 72; Clr 4/Pal 3: "...considered good-aligned..."

• Vulnerability from the Draconomicon, p. 115; Asn 4, Clr 5, Sor/Wiz 5. "...lowers ... damage reduction by 5 points..." (-10@11th; -15@19th)

• Align Fang from the Miniatures Handbook, p. 33; Drd 3: "makes ... natural weapons g-/e-/l-/c-aligned ..."

• Align Fang, Legion's from MH, p. 33; Drd 5

• Align Weapon from the PHB, p. 197; Clr 2: "... makes a weapon g-/e-/l-/c-aligned ..."

• Align Weapon, Legion's from MH, p. 33; Clr 4: "... functions like align weapon, except... multiple weapons..."

• Angelskin from MH, p. 33; Pal 3: "... gains DR 10/evil and silver."

• Remember: If you got DR, you can overcome the DR of certain creatures, IIRC.

• Bless Weapon, Swift from MH, p. 34; Pal 1: "... functions like bless weapon..."

• Demonhide from MH, p. 35; Blk 3: "... gains DR 10/cold iron and good."

• Favorable Sacrifice from MH, p. 35; Clr 1: "... DR 10+/magic ..." Note that the Material Component is rather expensive!

• Earth Hammer from Races of Stone, p. 162; Clr 5, Pal 3: "... as if it were ... adamantine."

• Stone Fist from RoS, p. 163; Clr 2, Pal 2: "... if you are a dwarf ...your unarmed attacks ... as if ... cold iron ..."

• Daggerspell Stance from Complete Adventurer, p. 145; Drd 2, Sor/Wiz 2: "... gain ... DR 5/magic."

• Aspect of the Deity, + Lesser, + Greater from the Book of Exalted Deeds, p. 91; PrC var + Pal 4: "...gain DR 10/magic..."

• Celestial Aspect from the BoED, p. 93; Sanctified 3: "...Armblade ... +1 holy ..." = good-aligned, as per the DMG, p. 225

• Exalted Raiment from the BoED, p. 99; Sanctified 6: "... DR 10/evil".

• Glorious Raiment from BoED, p. 99, PrC var: "... DR 5/evil".

• Silvered Claws from the BoED, p. 107; Drd 1, Ran 1: "... natural attacks as silvered..."

• Silvered Weapon from the BoED, p. 107; Pal 1, Ran 2: "single weapon or projectile ... into silvered ..."

• Spear of Valarian from the BoED, p. 107; Prc var, Drd 5. Ran 4: "... silver spear .

• Touch of Adamantine from the BoED, p. 110; Clr 6, Drd 6, Sor/Wiz 5: "... weapon the properties ... adamantine ..."

Enjoy!

 

[FEADIN]

And to add my (Ioun) stone:

There is no spell which can duplicate the effect of cold iron because it's a "spell resistant" material, superior cost to enchant, so it was not logical to have a spell duplicate that it is opposed to.
Edit: I read it on the site of wotc I think but I don't find it now.

 

[SidusLupus]

Er, doesn't Magic Weapon/ Magic Fang make attacks magical?

I don't see that anyone has mentioned it.

I know it's not a spell, but there's a feat in the draconomicon that lets you punch through the first 5 points of any DR and hardness, called sense weakness.