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<blockquote data-quote="Gicko" data-source="post: 5049098" data-attributes="member: 87135"><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">So I’ve been fiddling around with an idea in my head, and after looking through the pathfinder core rulebook, I found two enchantments that I like. Thing is, I’m not sure if they would be balanced.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Hears what I’m thinking.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Two rouges (twins) each holding two daggers; each of these two daggers will be enchanted with one of the following enchantments:</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Holy:</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">A holy weapon is imbued with holy power. This power makes the weapon good aligned and thus bypasses the corresponding damage reduction*. It deals an extra 2d6 points of damage against all creatures of evil alignment. It bestows one permanent negative level on any evil creature attempting to wield it. The negative level remains as long as the weapon is in hand and disappears when the weapon is no longer wielded. This negative level cannot be overcome in any way (including by restoration spells) while the weapon is wielded.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Moderate evocation [good] CL 7th; Craft Magic Arms and Armour, holy smite, creator must be good; Price +2 bonus</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">* What dose this mean? If a creature has a DR/good, then it bypasses it?</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Unholy:</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">An unholy weapon is imbued with unholy power. This power makes the weapon evil-aligned and thus bypasses the corresponding damage reduction*. It deals an extra 2d6 points of damage against all creatures of good alignment. It bestows one permanent negative level on any good creature attempting to wield it. The negative level remains as long as the weapon is in hand and disappears when the weapon is no longer wielded. This negative level cannot be overcome in any way (including by restoration spells) while the weapon is wielded.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Moderate necromancy; CL 9th; Craft Magic Arms and Armour, unholy blight, creator must be evil; price +2 bonus**</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">* Same question. Dose this mean creatures with DR/evil take full damage?</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">** I’m assuming these parts are for characters that want to make this item in game. Is this true?</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Now, I’m planning on having daggers with these enhancements (1 of each) dual-wielded by a pair of level 3 neutral rouges. Would this be overpowered?</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Also. The spells (unholy blight and holy smite) are those just prerequisites to enchant an in game item, or would these weapons get give the same affect if the characters had the right CL?</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">And that’s all I can think of at the moment. Let me know if you can help! Thanks.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gicko, post: 5049098, member: 87135"] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]So I’ve been fiddling around with an idea in my head, and after looking through the pathfinder core rulebook, I found two enchantments that I like. Thing is, I’m not sure if they would be balanced.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Hears what I’m thinking.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Two rouges (twins) each holding two daggers; each of these two daggers will be enchanted with one of the following enchantments:[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Holy:[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]A holy weapon is imbued with holy power. This power makes the weapon good aligned and thus bypasses the corresponding damage reduction*. It deals an extra 2d6 points of damage against all creatures of evil alignment. It bestows one permanent negative level on any evil creature attempting to wield it. The negative level remains as long as the weapon is in hand and disappears when the weapon is no longer wielded. This negative level cannot be overcome in any way (including by restoration spells) while the weapon is wielded.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Moderate evocation [good] CL 7th; Craft Magic Arms and Armour, holy smite, creator must be good; Price +2 bonus[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]* What dose this mean? If a creature has a DR/good, then it bypasses it?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Unholy:[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]An unholy weapon is imbued with unholy power. This power makes the weapon evil-aligned and thus bypasses the corresponding damage reduction*. It deals an extra 2d6 points of damage against all creatures of good alignment. It bestows one permanent negative level on any good creature attempting to wield it. The negative level remains as long as the weapon is in hand and disappears when the weapon is no longer wielded. This negative level cannot be overcome in any way (including by restoration spells) while the weapon is wielded.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Moderate necromancy; CL 9th; Craft Magic Arms and Armour, unholy blight, creator must be evil; price +2 bonus**[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]* Same question. Dose this mean creatures with DR/evil take full damage?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]** I’m assuming these parts are for characters that want to make this item in game. Is this true?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Now, I’m planning on having daggers with these enhancements (1 of each) dual-wielded by a pair of level 3 neutral rouges. Would this be overpowered?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Also. The spells (unholy blight and holy smite) are those just prerequisites to enchant an in game item, or would these weapons get give the same affect if the characters had the right CL?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]And that’s all I can think of at the moment. Let me know if you can help! Thanks.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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