Herremann the Wise
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I think they've used that definition of "magical weapon" because it is all encompassing, or so they thought with their qualification regarding masterwork equipment. I think the defending quality is the only one that can defy this definition and was not considered or thought of. My opinion is that the magic that creates the +1 enhancement bonus is in effect and still active, it has just been channelled elsewhere - into an unnamed AC bonus. Obviously, I would fail to find any ruling to support this view, but I think it a reasonable interpretation.Hypersmurf said:It's still a magical weapon. But do you consider it to be a weapon with a +1 or higher enhancement bonus (not counting the enhancement from masterwork quality) while that bonus is transferred to AC?
Hypersmurf said:Related question - a Medium +1 defending longsword has hardness 12 and 15 hit points. If you transfer the +1 enhancement bonus to AC, what are its hardness and hitpoints in that time?
I don't know if there's errata on this but:
Your base medium longsword has hardness 10 and hit points 5. Because it only has an enhancement bonus of +1, does this mean that the new hardness is 11 and hit points 6?DMG said:Each +1 Enhancement bonus also adds 1 to the weapon's or shield's hardness and hit points.
However, that is a slightly separate question again.
In regards to the transfer to AC of the enhancement bonus, I suppose this would slightly change the hardness and hit points of the weapon back to it's base quality. Does this also make the defending weapon vulnerable to mundane attacks? With a strict reading, I suppose it does although I would be inclined to capriciously ignore this. I suppose I prefer the interpretation of what the weapon normally is rather than what it is at that moment due to an effect caused by itself. A garbled way of saying, "hey, if it's magical, it's still magical".
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Herremann the Wise