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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dandu" data-source="post: 5895124" data-attributes="member: 85158">I have downloaded the Main FAQ document for 3.5e. On p. 58 it says[sblock]The descriptions of ghost touch weapons on pages 224 the epic category (like a +5 keen shocking burst vorpaland 225 of the DMG says that a ghost touch weapon longsword)?functions as either a corporeal or an incorporeal object, To be considered an “epic” magic weapon, the weapon’swhichever is more beneficial to the wielder at the time. Does actual enhancement bonus must be +6 or greater. Specialthat mean that ghost touch weapons also ignore armor and properties such as keen are treated as equivalent tonatural armor bonuses to their target’s AC in the hands of enhancement bonuses only for the purpose of pricing and for  corporeal creatures? the maximum power of a weapon (for non-epic gaming). A +5  No, it does not. Ghost touch weapons allow corporeal keen shocking burst vorpal longsword is still only a +5 weapon  wielders to strike incorporeal targets (and manifested ghosts) for the purpose of bypassing damage reduction, and thus  with no miss chance. They also allow manifested ghosts to wouldn’t overcome DR 10/epic.  make normal attacks (not incorporeal touch attacks) against   targets on the Material Plane. An incorporeal creature or   manifested ghost can also pick up and move a ghost touch   weapon and can carry it along when the creature moves   through a solid object. It is the latter property that’s being     described in the text you’re quoting. Does the sun power of a sunblade (DMG 228) count as Can you use the Power Attack feat in combination withsunlight for the purpose of affecting vampires or other a whip?creatures vulnerable to sunlight? Actually yes, this is also possible, since the whip is listed asThe sunblade’s description notes that this “bright yellow a melee weapon.    radiance” is “like full daylight.” This indicates only the           brightness of the illumination, but not any other effects. A           vampire within the area of the radiance therefore suffers no ill           effects. To be deadly to such creatures, the description would           have to say something like “this radiance is treated as sunlight             for all purposes” or the like. Because the Pyrokineticist’s Fire Lash creates a whip offire that requires only a touch attack, can you apply a Strbonus to the damage? Can you power attack with thisspecial weapon?It would seem so. The wording in the description of thispsi-like ability indicates that you can take advantage of any featthat would apply to the use of a standard whip. Since one ofthose feats is Power Attack, then by reason, you must be able toapply your Strength bonus to the damage of a fire lash as well.When buying ammunition using the special materialsfrom Chapter 7 in the DMG, is the cost given to upgrade asingle piece, or do you get twenty pieces, as you do whenbuying nonmagic ammunition? For example, do twentyadamantine arrows cost 61 gp (twenty arrows for 1 + 60 gpfor adamantine ammunition), or 1,201 gold pieces (twentyarrows for 1 +60 gp per arrow for adamantineammunition)?The ammunition prices for special materials are per piece.A single adamantine arrow costs 60 gp + 5 cp (the price for asingle arrow). Twenty such arrows would cost 1,201 gp.In the question above the Sage states, “The ammunitionprices for special materials are per piece. A singleadamantine arrow costs 61 gp. Twenty such arrows wouldcost 1,220 gp (not 1,201 gp).” Does that apply to all specialmaterials, or just those that are automatically masterwork,or just those that have an addition to the cost rather than amultiplier?Unless stated otherwise, any time an item cost modifier isprovided for ammunition, it applies to each piece. Eachadamantine arrow costs +60 gp. Each cold iron arrow costs 1 sp(twice as much as a normal arrow). Each alchemical silverarrow costs +2 gp.Regarding the Mau-Jehe, the mind blade of legacy,should a soulknife be able to apply all of his mind bladeclass features to it? These include the size changing, boththe direct +X bonus and the special quality bonuses, the+Xd8 psychic damage, and others. I know it counts as amind blade for the purposes of Weapon Focus, but it seemsthat without the rest it is weaker than the real mind blade.All class features should be allowed—this counts as a mindblade in all ways.When releasing a dancing weapon (DMG 224), whatattack modifier does it use? Does it attack on the round it isreleased?The dancing weapon uses its owner’s base attack bonus andits enhancement bonus, but it doesn’t get any of its owner’sother attack modifiers (such as his Strength modifier, WeaponFocus, and so on).The dancing weapon makes a full attack (with multipleattacks if the owner’s base attack bonus is +6 or higher) eachround, starting on the round it is released.The seeking property for ranged weapons says itnegates “any miss chances that would otherwise apply”(DMG 225). Does this also negate the AC bonus from cover,since that creates a chance that your attack will miss?No. The phrase “miss chance” specifically refers topercentile rolls used to determine whether an otherwisesuccessful attack actually misses. Concealment is the mostcommon effect that creates a miss chance, but it would alsoapply to similar effects such as the displacement spell (PH223), but not to incorporealness.Does ammunition made with a special material, such asadamantine, break after use as with magical ammunition?Yes, ammunition made from a special material breaks if ithits the target, and it has a 50% chance to break even if itmisses the target. Mundane ammunition (neither magical normade of a special material) has the same breakage chances.For creatures that have damage reduction bypassed byepic weapons, does the weapon have to be a +6 or greaterweapon, or can it just have enhancements that push it intoD&D FAQ v.3.5Can you use a whip with two hands, thus gaining 1.5 xStrength bonus?Given that the whip is a one-handed weapon, while it mightappear awkward, the rules of the game are clear that this iscertainly possible.58Update Version: 6/30/08[/sblock]</blockquote>

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