Weaponblessing Question

[SSWarlock]

When enchanting missile weapons, is a Weaponblessing enchantment applied to a bow or to individual arrows? If the arrow, isn't burning permanent POW on an item that can be easily lost a bit of a waste when Speedart is available?

 

[zozotroll]

I have always allowed both. Of course you are very correct about losing the arrow, so you may want to save them for special occasions.

So far, I have not had anybody want to enchant an arrow in this version, probably because POW gain is so hard.

 

[SSWarlock]

So far, I have not had anybody want to enchant an arrow in this version, probably because POW gain is so hard.

Exactly what I was thinking. In fact, after reviewing the enchantment rules, I'd have any enchanted "items" like POW boosting and binding take the form of head tattoos to be subsequently covered up by hair growth.

Or are tattoos only intended to be used for hit location armoring enchantments?

 

[zozotroll]

I think shamins at least would use tatoos. It certainly fits my image of how they would do things. Particularly in societys that use a lot of tattoos anyway.

 

[SSWarlock]

I think shamins at least would use tatoos. It certainly fits my image of how they would do things. Particularly in societys that use a lot of tattoos anyway.

Makes sense to me.

One thing I did find annoying was the inability to use Weaponblessing for unarmed combat/martial arts. Ah, well.

 

[soltakss]

One thing I did find annoying was the inability to use Weaponblessing for unarmed combat/martial arts. Ah, well.

Why not?

The description of Weaponblessing lists a number of spells that can be used to hang the enchantment off and that list does not include Ironhand, but nor does it include Crush, for example, so it definitely isn't a complete list.

If you wanted to use Weaponblessing for unarmed combat then I would say that you could use Ironhand as the Requisite Spell and enchant a single Unarmed Combat weapon (such as a Fist/Hand, Leg, Head) and you would get the benefit of the Weaponblessing when using that mode of combat.

So, if you enchanted your hand then you could get the blessing for an Unarmed Combat attack with the fist, a grapple, an eye-gouge or with a knife-hand attack but not when kicking or head-butting. If you enchanted your leg then you would get the blessing for using Unarmed Combat with a kick, stamp or leg scrape.

So, don't feel overly restricted simply because something is not included. Just think of a reasonable way for it to be included and use it.

 

[SSWarlock]

...that list does not include Ironhand, but nor does it include Crush, for example, so it definitely isn't a complete list...

Ironhand? Crush?

Looks like they're in a book I don't have. But I hear what you're saying. It's what I did in RQ2/RQ3 and there's no reason (other than GM fiat) that prevents the same in MRQ.

By the way, which book(s) are Ironhand and Crush in? Definitely not in the Companion or Spellbook.

 

[Deleriad]

...that list does not include Ironhand, but nor does it include Crush, for example, so it definitely isn't a complete list...

Ironhand? Crush?

Looks like they're in a book I don't have. But I hear what you're saying. It's what I did in RQ2/RQ3 and there's no reason (other than GM fiat) that prevents the same in MRQ.

By the way, which book(s) are Ironhand and Crush in? Definitely not in the Companion or Spellbook.

Ironhand is an old name for Bestial Enhancement. Crush is a divine spell that can be found in Cults of Glorantha I (I think).

 

[zozotroll]

Crush is a zorak zoran Divine spell that got brutaly nerfed in Cults one.

 

[soltakss]

Sorry, I simply used the familiar RQ2/RQ3 spells. I had forgotten that they were not in RQM.

But, if you have spells that enhance natural weapons then you should be able to use Weaponblessing to enchant them.