Magic Bows and Arrows

[Airwolf]

Greetings all,

I want to ask about magic stacking with magic arrows and bows.

Can a character with, for example, a +2 Longbow shoot a +1 arrow, thus giving the character a total bonus of +3?

I am sure this has come up before, but I couldn't find a reference to it. Sorry if this is rehashing an old question.

 

[mikebr99]

+3 is correct...

But if you are shooting at a monster with DR... you only use the +x from the arrow to affect DR.

 

[Crothian]

That is correct. It's in the magic weapons section of the DMG.

 

[Dr. Zoom]

DMG, pages 176 and 177. The enhancement bonuses from ranged weapons and their ammunition stack. So a +5 longbow and a +5 arrow combine to give you a total of +10 to your attack roll and +10 to your damage roll. Only use the enhancement bonus on the ammunition for the purpose of bypassing Damage Reduction, however. For example, if you shoot a normal arrow with a +5 bow, you get +5 to hit and damage, but you do not bypass any DR.

 

[kreynolds]

*shrug* What the heck. Another "Yes. That is correct." can't hurt, right?

 

[Dr. Zoom]

It sure can't hurt that post count.

 

[kreynolds]

It sure can't hurt that post count.

Never measure a man by his post count. Measure him by his nose.

 

[AuraSeer]

Never measure a man by his post count. Measure him by his nose.

Oh, I get it! The "k" stands for "Cyrano!"

 

[kreynolds]

Oh, I get it! The "k" stands for "Cyrano!"

Huh?

 

[Dr. Zoom]

Huh?

You know, the guy with the big nose who liked to seduce women by singing under their bedroom windows.