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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 288523" data-attributes="member: 177">One doesn't really need other sources.&nbsp; A strict reading of the PHB will suffice (where bold face is my own emphasis).&nbsp; PHB, pg 225: &quot;Magic Weapon gives a weapon a +1 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls.&quot;PHB pg 125: &quot;You can use a double weapon to make an extra attack as if you were fighting with two weapons.&quot;&quot;Two weapons&quot; != &quot;a weapon&quot;.&nbsp; When using a double weapon this way, the combatant is really using two weapons.&nbsp; But the spell only affects one, so only one end can get the enhancement.&nbsp; QED.&nbsp; The rules for crafting masterwork and magical weapons are only further examples of this general idea - a &quot;double weapon&quot; is actually two weapons who just happen to share a length of handle.&nbsp; As a complete aside, I don't think the authors were thinking of lots of whirling around like in Spanish style staff fighting.&nbsp; I expect they were more likely considering a more basic style.&nbsp; In fact, It takes very little skill to use both heads of a quarterstaff effectively....Find a broom.&nbsp;&nbsp; Hold it in front of you with two hands.&nbsp; Your left hand holds the brush-end in front of your left hip.&nbsp; Your right hand holds the handle-end in front of your right shoulder.&nbsp; Your hands are about a body-width apart.Fully extend your right arm ahead of you at shoulder level, while bringing your left hand to your left hip.&nbsp; This is a strike with one end of the staff.&nbsp; Now, bring your right hand back to your right shoulder, while extending your left arm in front of you to shoulder level.&nbsp; This is a strike with the other end (also known as a &quot;hip thrust&quot;).&nbsp; No complicated reversal of the weapon is required.&nbsp; There's reasons why the standard quarterstaff is a simple weapon.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 288523, member: 177"] One doesn't really need other sources. A strict reading of the PHB will suffice (where bold face is my own emphasis). PHB, pg 225: "[i]Magic Weapon[/i] gives [b]a weapon[/b] a +1 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls." PHB pg 125: "You can use a double weapon to make an extra attack as if you were fighting with [b]two weapons[/b]." "Two weapons" != "a weapon". When using a double weapon this way, the combatant is really using two weapons. But the spell only affects one, so only one end can get the enhancement. QED. The rules for crafting masterwork and magical weapons are only further examples of this general idea - a "double weapon" is actually two weapons who just happen to share a length of handle. As a complete aside, I don't think the authors were thinking of lots of whirling around like in Spanish style staff fighting. I expect they were more likely considering a more basic style. In fact, It takes very little skill to use both heads of a quarterstaff effectively.... Find a broom. Hold it in front of you with two hands. Your left hand holds the brush-end in front of your left hip. Your right hand holds the handle-end in front of your right shoulder. Your hands are about a body-width apart. Fully extend your right arm ahead of you at shoulder level, while bringing your left hand to your left hip. This is a strike with one end of the staff. Now, bring your right hand back to your right shoulder, while extending your left arm in front of you to shoulder level. This is a strike with the other end (also known as a "hip thrust"). No complicated reversal of the weapon is required. There's reasons why the standard quarterstaff is a [i]simple[/i] weapon. [/QUOTE]

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