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<blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 117279" data-attributes="member: 710"><p>Hmm. Perhaps you could make it a simple +1 enhancement, that works similar to the defending ability:</p><p>"You can transform a part of the fixed magic enhancement bonus of your weapon into another weapon ability of the same cost. You do no longer gain the old bonus of the enhancement (To hit and to damage).</p><p>You can not change natural enhancement bonus (like from admantite) nor enhancement bonus of a spell (Greater Magic Weapon).</p><p>Changing the properties is a standard action. </p><p></p><p>Example (Let`s call it the "variety enhancement")</p><p>Krusk owns a Flaming +3 Battle Axe of Variety.</p><p>He can, if he wishes, change it to a Holy Flaming +1 Battle Axe of Variety (giving up 2 points of the bonus for the other part).</p><p>He would attack with the weapon like with a +1 Great Axe (+1 on all attacks), and inflict 1d8+STR+1 slashing damage +1d6 fire damage, and an additional +2d6 holy damage against evil opponents.</p><p></p><p>He could make it a Defending Flaming +2 Battle Axe of Variety, and use the remaining +2 enhancement bonus to add the bonus to his Armor Class.</p><p></p><p>He could not make the weapon a Shocking +3 Battle Axe of Variety, since he cannot change the Flaming Ability of the weapon.</p><p>If the Battle Axe was made from Admantite, he could have made a Flaming Shocking Holy Battle Axe of Variety, and use the natural enhancement bonus due to the admantite to add it to his attack and damage, but he cannot change this natural enhancement bonus to get even further advantages.</p><p></p><p>If a mage would cast Greater Magic Wepaon on his Battleaxe, and give it a +3 enhancement bonus, he could make a flaming shoking holy battle axe of variety, and would still have a +3 enhancement bonus due to the spell, but he could not use this bonus to change the weapon further.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mustrum_Ridcully, post: 117279, member: 710"] Hmm. Perhaps you could make it a simple +1 enhancement, that works similar to the defending ability: "You can transform a part of the fixed magic enhancement bonus of your weapon into another weapon ability of the same cost. You do no longer gain the old bonus of the enhancement (To hit and to damage). You can not change natural enhancement bonus (like from admantite) nor enhancement bonus of a spell (Greater Magic Weapon). Changing the properties is a standard action. Example (Let`s call it the "variety enhancement") Krusk owns a Flaming +3 Battle Axe of Variety. He can, if he wishes, change it to a Holy Flaming +1 Battle Axe of Variety (giving up 2 points of the bonus for the other part). He would attack with the weapon like with a +1 Great Axe (+1 on all attacks), and inflict 1d8+STR+1 slashing damage +1d6 fire damage, and an additional +2d6 holy damage against evil opponents. He could make it a Defending Flaming +2 Battle Axe of Variety, and use the remaining +2 enhancement bonus to add the bonus to his Armor Class. He could not make the weapon a Shocking +3 Battle Axe of Variety, since he cannot change the Flaming Ability of the weapon. If the Battle Axe was made from Admantite, he could have made a Flaming Shocking Holy Battle Axe of Variety, and use the natural enhancement bonus due to the admantite to add it to his attack and damage, but he cannot change this natural enhancement bonus to get even further advantages. If a mage would cast Greater Magic Wepaon on his Battleaxe, and give it a +3 enhancement bonus, he could make a flaming shoking holy battle axe of variety, and would still have a +3 enhancement bonus due to the spell, but he could not use this bonus to change the weapon further. [/QUOTE]
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