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<blockquote data-quote="Spatzimaus" data-source="post: 500931" data-attributes="member: 3051">DISCLAIMER: I don't think GMW is balanced.&nbsp; I'm just guessing as to the logic I think they were using.GMW is like Mage Armor/Ectoplasmic Armor.&nbsp; It bestows a common bonus type that most characters will already have.&nbsp; If your group's tank is using a +4 sword, casting a +4 GMW won't help him.&nbsp; Since every magic weapon has at least a +1 Enhancement bonus already, and most weapon-wielding people get more powerful weapons as they go along, in most cases casting GMW will give an Enhancement bonus at most 1-2 points higher than before.&nbsp; GMW's effect is usually marginal... except on arrows, which tend to be unenchanted, and suddenly it's a huge bonus.Keen, on the other hand, is fairly uncommon.&nbsp; Most fighter-types are using slashing or piercing weapons and would benefit from the Keen spell.Now, I'd drop GMW to 10 min/level, but I'd also change the way GMW works on bows and arrows.&nbsp; For example, one concept I was considering was having the caster have to cast GMW on the bow AND ammunition at the same time, with reduced effect on each.Enhancement bonuses give four basic things: attack bonus, damage bonus, DR penetration, and Sunder resistance.&nbsp; Right now, the attack bonuses stack, the damage bonuses stack, the DR penetration only uses the arrow's bonus, and the Sunder resistance only uses the bow's bonus.Give GMW's attack bonus and sunder resistance to the bow, and the damage bonus and DR penetration to the arrows.&nbsp; The bow's original damage bonus and arrow's original attack bonus would remain unchanged.Example: Let's say I can GMW to +4.&nbsp; I have a +3 bow and unenchanted arrows.&nbsp; Before casting, I have +3 to attack, +3 damage.&nbsp; Currently, if I cast GMW on the arrows I increase to +7/+7, and casting GMW on both gives +8/+8.Under this modified system, casting GMW on the bow+arrow combination makes the bow +4/+3, the arrows +0/+4, giving +4/+7.&nbsp; A bit more complicated, but more balanced IMHO.&nbsp; Or, reverse it (attack bonus to arrows, damage bonus to bow) to make +7/+4.This'd only apply to GMW-enhanced weapons; a normally enchanted bow or arrow would still work as before, as would the Arcane Archer's ability.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Spatzimaus, post: 500931, member: 3051"] DISCLAIMER: I don't think GMW is balanced. I'm just guessing as to the logic I think they were using. GMW is like Mage Armor/Ectoplasmic Armor. It bestows a common bonus type that most characters will already have. If your group's tank is using a +4 sword, casting a +4 GMW won't help him. Since every magic weapon has at least a +1 Enhancement bonus already, and most weapon-wielding people get more powerful weapons as they go along, in most cases casting GMW will give an Enhancement bonus at most 1-2 points higher than before. GMW's effect is usually marginal... except on arrows, which tend to be unenchanted, and suddenly it's a huge bonus. Keen, on the other hand, is fairly uncommon. Most fighter-types are using slashing or piercing weapons and would benefit from the Keen spell. Now, I'd drop GMW to 10 min/level, but I'd also change the way GMW works on bows and arrows. For example, one concept I was considering was having the caster have to cast GMW on the bow AND ammunition at the same time, with reduced effect on each. Enhancement bonuses give four basic things: attack bonus, damage bonus, DR penetration, and Sunder resistance. Right now, the attack bonuses stack, the damage bonuses stack, the DR penetration only uses the arrow's bonus, and the Sunder resistance only uses the bow's bonus. Give GMW's attack bonus and sunder resistance to the bow, and the damage bonus and DR penetration to the arrows. The bow's original damage bonus and arrow's original attack bonus would remain unchanged. Example: Let's say I can GMW to +4. I have a +3 bow and unenchanted arrows. Before casting, I have +3 to attack, +3 damage. Currently, if I cast GMW on the arrows I increase to +7/+7, and casting GMW on both gives +8/+8. Under this modified system, casting GMW on the bow+arrow combination makes the bow +4/+3, the arrows +0/+4, giving +4/+7. A bit more complicated, but more balanced IMHO. Or, reverse it (attack bonus to arrows, damage bonus to bow) to make +7/+4. This'd only apply to GMW-enhanced weapons; a normally enchanted bow or arrow would still work as before, as would the Arcane Archer's ability. [/QUOTE]

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