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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bauglir" data-source="post: 839445" data-attributes="member: 6982">** House rule alert **Magical effects on bows and ammunition do not stack.Magical bows (and other ranged 'launchers') when drawn, *create* an arrow with the same magical properties as the parent bow.   The arrow exists for 1 full round, then vanishes. If the bow is drawn with an arrow nocked, then no arrow is created.  In this case, any to-hit effects come either from the bow, or the arrow, whichever is greater.  Any to-damage effects will be applied only from the arrow.So, for example, a +1 flaming arrow fired from a +3 distance frost bow would be fired with a +3 to hit, and a doubled range increment, but would hit as a +1 flaming arrow for purposes of damage, and of DR.If the same bow were to be drawn empty, a +3 frost arrow would come into being.** End house rule **Something that's been brewing while I was reading this thread.The 'create arrows' thing was meant as a way to avoid archers carrying around barrels of arrows, which I see as more of a nuisance than a limitation.  If that's not to your taste, you could change it to say that the bow imbues its effects onto non-magical arrows nocked (for 1 round).Thoughts?</blockquote>