Magic Weapon Special Abilities AND +1

[Lurker]

To give a Magic Weapon a Special Ability you have to enchant it at least with an +1 bonus.
In your opinion: Would it disrupt the game anyhow, if you give out weopons without the "at least +1" or to allow players to enchant weapons this way?

 

[Dagger75]

Its your game do what you want. Giving a short sword the keen ability and not the +1 will not kill the game BUT whats the point.

 

[Wolf72]

or you could limit to one enchantment (maybe with a limit on the +'s) only ... (still MW though)

extreme: Vorpal Dwarven Waraxe ... [edit: and of course you'd still have to get past DR ...]

low: Ghost touch arrows ...

if I did do that, it'd def be only ONE enchantment.

ej

 

[James McMurray]

I wouldn't allow it, because with Greater Magic weapon, all you need is +1 on your weapons anyway. To remove that +1 would lower the cost of special abilities for weapons below what they were designed to be.

For example, you could get a Vorpal Keen sword for 72,000gp instead of the 98,000gp it was designed to cost. With Greater MAgic weapon, the fact that it has no inherent plus is hardly a downside.

 

[Lurker]

Thanks to you all especially, James McMurray!!!

 

[Happiest_Sadist]

Yes this is bad. First the first +1 has a hit in it being already a masterwork weapon.

A +1 weapon gives you a +1 to hit and a +1 to damage

A +0 flaming gives +1 to hit and +d6 damage

Which do you want?

Also it severely cuts the costs of weapons for those with access to MW and GMW, hence hurting fighter typwes more.

 

[Wolf72]

not saying I'd ever allow it, but if it was limited ...

you need at least +1 to get all the good stuff, if all you have is MW then you can put one (and only one) +1 (market mod) on the weapon? (or 50 arrows)