Magik weapon Bonus damage dice

[Staffan]

Have you run any calculations of how this can change if Power Attack is used? My guess is that a straight +4 weapon will end up being better in many situations for a player with PA, especially if it is two-handed.

Nope, haven't done it. I just ran the calculations on the fly as I was writing the post. But the +4 weapon should be better for power attacking, since it does less damage per hit (the advantage is in hitting more often) and has a higher attack bonus. Then again, I doubt that power attacking any of these monsters in the first place is useful.

 

[marshaldwm]

But there's no reason they should be different.
Different abilities, different action to activate. If it were just saying the word that did it, it would be a free action...
-Hyp.

I can see one word activating several functions on a single item,though rods and staffs would be a bit powerful, to be sure.

But ten wands duct-taped together are still ten items.

 

[Garboshnik]

GMW goes a long way toward making straight plusses weaker then elemental bonuses.

IMC elemental bonus deal +1d4 damage and can be taken multiple times (ie +3d4 fire instead of having 3 1d4 elements). GMW has also had its duration greatly reduced, but I don't think that will stop people from taking elemental enchantments.