Question about Transfer Enchantment,

[ki11erDM]

Can you move the enchantment bonus from a staff to a wand? Or a longswrod? Both? Neither?

The receiving item must occupy the same magic item slot (head, waist, armor, and so on) and be the same type (wand, rod, weapon, and so on) as the original item. The enchantment to be moved must be valid for the receiving item, so that you cannot transfer ranged weapon properties to melee weapons, cloth-only armor properties to chainmail, and so on.

If, by rule, you can’t move enchantment bonuses from a staff to a wand (or other implement) do you think it is a reasonable house rule?

 

[James McMurray]

I'd allow it on a case by case basis. The only thing you're doing is saving the wizard a minor action to swap the two implements via Mage Hand.

 

[DracoSuave]

Can you move the enchantment bonus from a staff to a wand? Or a longswrod? Both? Neither?



If, by rule, you can’t move enchantment bonuses from a staff to a wand (or other implement) do you think it is a reasonable house rule?

From a staff to a wand? No. They are not the same type.

From a staff to a sword? Depends. If the staff is enchanted as a weapon, then yes. If it is enchanted as a staff implement? No.

Is it reasonable? +1 to one item to another? Sure. I don't see a problem with that, even if RAW it's not allowed.

 

[ki11erDM]

From a staff to a wand? No. They are not the same type.

We looked around a good bit and could not find out what 'type' really meant. We assume it works like what you say but just could not find it in text.

Thanks for the input you two.