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<blockquote data-quote="Vampersan" data-source="post: 8458443" data-attributes="member: 7032622"><p>Hello All.</p><p></p><p>I have a few rules questions I'd like to get some clarification on. I do not, however, want to clutter up the forum with multiple threads asking just one question. So, I figured the respectful thing to do would be to gather all of my questions (that I have now, and those that I might have in the future) into this personal thread. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>1. <strong>The <em>Mending </em>Cantrip:</strong> Upon reading the spell, it sounds largely similar to the O5e version. However, now that maintenance and damage/broken are a mechanic in A5e, I was wondering if this cantrip is capable of repairing "broken" weapons/armor/shields to their normal functionality? For example, could a PC use <em>mending </em>to repair a broken longsword (and thus returning it to full damage potential), or use <em>mending </em>on a shield broken by a critical hit (and thus making capable of absorbing a future critical hit in the same combat)?</p><p></p><p>By RAW, the spell does not explicitly state that either scenario is possible. I'm just curious if a RAI view on this cantrip would unbalance it. I'm inclined to believe that it would, given that it would seemingly invalidate the maintenance sub-system. But, then again, the cantrip states that <strong>magic items</strong> and <strong>constructs </strong>can be repaired (although their magic is not restored), and the argument could be made that most constructs at least are built from materials such as wood, stone, metal, and so forth (the same as weapons, armor, and shields).</p><p></p><p>2. <strong>The <em>Armor of Agathys</em> Spell: </strong>Was this spell not included in A5e due to copyright/OGL issues? I think I recall another thread here stating that certain spells were not part of the OGL and thus could not be re-printed. Would including this O5e spell upset A5e's balance? Or could it, and the other spells that have been omitted, be added as "rare" spells for PC's to obtain or research?</p><p></p><p>3. <strong>Eldritch Scythe and Free Hands: </strong>Forgive me if this has been explained already, or if I missed it during my read through, but I was wondering if it's possible to use <em>Eldritch Scythe</em> while your hands are full (such as from holding a two-handed weapon). Can the blast by "channeled" through your weapon? Obviously the weapon provides no base damage increase, I'm just curious if it can be done for roleplaying purposes. <strong><em><u><span style="color: rgb(147, 101, 184)">Full disclosure:</span></u></em></strong> I've converted my O5e Warlock to the A5e version, and during one of her previous adventures, her family heirloom greatsword was broken by an attack. Rather than repair the weapon, I thought it would be cool if she incorporated her broken sword into her <em>Eldritch Scythe</em> attack(s), with the missing pieces of the weapon being briefly replaced by ghostly, ethereal energy whenever she swings it.</p><p></p><p>I'm just not certain if this is permissible by RAW.</p><p></p><p>Thank you to anyone able to answer these questions for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vampersan, post: 8458443, member: 7032622"] Hello All. I have a few rules questions I'd like to get some clarification on. I do not, however, want to clutter up the forum with multiple threads asking just one question. So, I figured the respectful thing to do would be to gather all of my questions (that I have now, and those that I might have in the future) into this personal thread. :) 1. [B]The [I]Mending [/I]Cantrip:[/B] Upon reading the spell, it sounds largely similar to the O5e version. However, now that maintenance and damage/broken are a mechanic in A5e, I was wondering if this cantrip is capable of repairing "broken" weapons/armor/shields to their normal functionality? For example, could a PC use [I]mending [/I]to repair a broken longsword (and thus returning it to full damage potential), or use [I]mending [/I]on a shield broken by a critical hit (and thus making capable of absorbing a future critical hit in the same combat)? By RAW, the spell does not explicitly state that either scenario is possible. I'm just curious if a RAI view on this cantrip would unbalance it. I'm inclined to believe that it would, given that it would seemingly invalidate the maintenance sub-system. But, then again, the cantrip states that [B]magic items[/B] and [B]constructs [/B]can be repaired (although their magic is not restored), and the argument could be made that most constructs at least are built from materials such as wood, stone, metal, and so forth (the same as weapons, armor, and shields). 2. [B]The [I]Armor of Agathys[/I] Spell: [/B]Was this spell not included in A5e due to copyright/OGL issues? I think I recall another thread here stating that certain spells were not part of the OGL and thus could not be re-printed. Would including this O5e spell upset A5e's balance? Or could it, and the other spells that have been omitted, be added as "rare" spells for PC's to obtain or research? 3. [B]Eldritch Scythe and Free Hands: [/B]Forgive me if this has been explained already, or if I missed it during my read through, but I was wondering if it's possible to use [I]Eldritch Scythe[/I] while your hands are full (such as from holding a two-handed weapon). Can the blast by "channeled" through your weapon? Obviously the weapon provides no base damage increase, I'm just curious if it can be done for roleplaying purposes. [B][I][U][COLOR=rgb(147, 101, 184)]Full disclosure:[/COLOR][/U][/I][/B] I've converted my O5e Warlock to the A5e version, and during one of her previous adventures, her family heirloom greatsword was broken by an attack. Rather than repair the weapon, I thought it would be cool if she incorporated her broken sword into her [I]Eldritch Scythe[/I] attack(s), with the missing pieces of the weapon being briefly replaced by ghostly, ethereal energy whenever she swings it. I'm just not certain if this is permissible by RAW. Thank you to anyone able to answer these questions for me. [/QUOTE]
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