D&D 5E Does a nonmagic arrow from a magic bow pierce nonmagic weapon resistance?

[lowkey13]

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[Minigiant]

People are confusing magical weapon, magical attacks, magical damage, and magical ammunition.

If either the bow or arrow is magical, the attack is magical.
The attack is a magical weapon attack only if the bow is magical or if the arrow is stabbed into the target as a melee weapon.

If only the arrow is magical then the attack and damage are magical but the attack isn't from a magical weapon. It is still magical piercing damage.

 

[lowkey13]

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[CapnZapp]

How about magic arrows stacking with a magic bow? +1 arrows and +1 bow= +2 to hit and damage?

Yes.

Weapon and ammo not stacking is a specific rule present in old editions. It simply is not present here, so you should assume the bonuses stack.

 

[jrowland]

I can't believe this is even a debate. The deaigners clearly intended magic to follow the rules of quantum mechanics. Think about it. How often have you heard people say quantum particles exhibit "magical" properties? Or quantum mechanics is "spooky" physics? So when the arrow is nocked in the bow they become quantum entangled, so that upon striking the monster the arrow is forced into a concrete state that matches that of the bow, thus penetrating the monster's reistance. This collapse into a concrete state can only add magic, it cannot remove magic, so non-magic bows don't hinder magical arrows. Unfortunately, the entanglement only lasts until the moment of impact, to the chagrin of countless archers who have tried to "pimp their bow" by firing various types of enchanted arrows.

Obviously.

Let:

Bow be the Vector /B>
M be the operand, MAGIC

Let <B/M/B> = MB where MB is the eigenvalue Magic Bow, an operand that is magic and therefore MB = MA, or Magic Attack

Now Let Arrows by /A> a vector.

It follows that <A/MB/A> = MA

 

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[CapnZapp]

But a mundane arrow fired from a magical bow is still a mundane arrow.

I mean, it normally takes a Wizard several weeks of work and thousands of gold pieces to enchant an item and make it magical, but I'm supposed to believe someone nocks an arrow in their bow and POOF it's enchanted!

The bow is magical, what can I say?

This makes no sense whatsoever.

Then change it.

 

[Zardnaar]

Yes.

Weapon and ammo not stacking is a specific rule present in old editions. It simply is not present here, so you should assume the bonuses stack.

3.5 and 4E. BECMI, AD&D and 3.0 they did stack.

 

[rollingForInit]

Sometimes these "official" rulings make no sense to me at all.

What would the point be of having a +1 Longbow if it didn't give any magical bonuses to the attacks?

 

[JackOfAllTirades]

What would the point be of having a +1 Longbow if it didn't give any magical bonuses to the attacks?

There's a huge difference between a +1 attack bonus and "every single arrow you fire from this bow becomes instantly enchanted for free."