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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MarcoDelVespuchi" data-source="post: 877536" data-attributes="member: 11590">"Okay, so what does it become in an anti-magic field? What happens when it's hit with dispel magic? This is why I classify it as an enchanted club as opposed to a special bastard sword. Also I believe the rules do support that. Another point, while the tacticts may be different if you swing a bastard sword the way you would swing a club it will still do the damage of a bastard sword, correct and if you really analys it there isn't much difference between swinging a club and swinging a large sword."If it were hit with Dispel Magic or is placed in an Antimagic field, it would become a wooden bastard sword. I know there are rules for replica weapons. I'm fairly certain there are 'practice weapons' (Though I have been wrong before and it wouldn't surprise me if I were wrong again) As for the differences between swinging the two weapons: You are right. You could, in theory, use the same swing for each. However, the bastard sword is optimized for a different type of swing. More of a slashing swing as opposed to the smash/crush swing of a club. An example of the differences: Swinging a baseball bat to hit the ball vs swinging an axe to chop wood. Yes, you can swing them both the same way, with the same power behind each swing, but you won't get the optimal effect from one of those. (depending on which type of swing you choose)This difference is reflected in the negative modifier applied to the attack roll. You can still swing the wooden bastard sword, but you aren't swinging it optimally.As for the lightning bolts from a sword bit: This is not something I've ever encountered. However, it does sound as though that portion of the sword would cause said sword to be treated as a wand for purposes of that special ability alone.ThanksDick(Yes, my name is Dick. No, I'm not trying to piss anyone off.)</blockquote>

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