multiple energies on one sword

[00durrin]

Can you have a +1 flaming electric cold...etc. sword? Or are you only allowed to have one bonus energy type?

 

[Crothian]

Can you have a +1 flaming electric cold...etc. sword? Or are you only allowed to have one bonus energy type?

There is nothing in the rules that does not allow this. Many people have House Ruled that you can't though.

 

[Jondor_Battlehammer]

There is nothing in the rules disallowing this. However, be prepared for the ****storm that you have probably just unleashed, especially if you want to use all those powers at the same time.

 

[00durrin]

There is nothing in the rules disallowing this. However, be prepared for the ****storm that you have probably just unleashed, especially if you want to use all those powers at the same time.

What do you mean ****storm? Could you use all the powers at once?

 

[Crothian]

What do you mean ****storm? Could you use all the powers at once?

Well, technically activating one power is a standard action. Many peopel disagree with that. So, having a weapon with all 5 energies takes 5 rounds to get them all activated at once.

 

[00durrin]

so what would be the problem? Walk around with them all activated all the time! I guess that begs the question of opposing elemental types being activated huh?

 

[Crothian]

so what would be the problem? Walk around with them all activated all the time! I guess that begs the question of opposing elemental types being activated huh?

or the problem of carrying a weapon like that. Don't place in in a scabbard or other carrying device cause you'll destroy it. I guess if your DM is simplistic you could get away with this, but most people with can easily see hte problems, many problems of such an action.

 

[gfunk]

A popular min-max strategy is to get a +1 weapon with a bunch of +1 elemental bonuses (flaming, shocking, etc.) and then get a Cleric or Sor/Wiz to cast Greater Magic Weapon on it.

 

[The Iron Mark]

I remember someone called Wizard's Customer Service(I know, don't listen) and they said 1 action to activate all of them. Even if it's not supposed to be that way I would rule it otherwise.

 

[Sir Hawkeye]

Well, In the standard dungeon situation (expecting combat at any time), such a weapon would normally be carried in hand fully activated. Now in ambush situations, you have a problem, unless...

Now that I think of it, such a weapon wouldn't harm it's scabbard as long as the scabbard was worn by the character ("does not harm the bearer" counting bearer's possession's as part of the bearer, as magic tends to do). Of course, that's fairly open to interpretation.

EDIT: Full Disclosure: I allowed a character to have a +1 Chaotic Holy Lawful Unholy Weapon. Although that comes out a lot worse than a 5xElemental weapon. Love that Axe of Neutrality.