09-17-2020, 08:16 AM | #11 |
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Re: Weapons as staves
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Re: Weapons as staves
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Guess I'll hold of on house-ruling for now. I still tend to think the dagger is a fairly obvious best choice, but the primary way a wizard gets forced into HTH is against animals, since many of them have a higher MA than 10. Maybe that's not all that common, I don't know. |
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09-17-2020, 03:41 PM | #14 |
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Location: North Texas
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Re: Weapons as staves
My own rules...
A wizard may create and imbue this personalized magic item with unique properties through which their arcane power may be enhanced. Usually, this will take the form of a staff, but it can also be a wand, rod or cane. Cost of materials will vary since while wood is the most common medium (the core must be some type of organic matter), bone, ivory, abalone shell, and other combinations are also possible, and gem or crystal decorations are common for wealthy wizards. Metal is prohibited, however. In my campaign, a wizard's staff is exclusive to members of the Mage's Guild. It is a symbol of status within the guild and it cannot be acquired until the character has passed a uniquely designed test or challenge known as a Wizard Trial. Non-affiliated mages are therefore limited to non-staff alternatives unless they want to risk unfavorable attention from guild wizards. In other words, NO sword-staves or silver dagger-wands in my game.
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09-17-2020, 05:38 PM | #16 |
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Location: North Texas
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Re: Weapons as staves
It's a Power in my game, but yes, you could say that it is a specialized enchantment (assuming I understand your question).
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09-18-2020, 10:27 PM | #17 |
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Re: Weapons as staves
I have been partial to wizards carrying spears (with a silver head) as staffs. Yes they have to have the Pole Weapon Talent but the defense against charges (2d+1d Occult Dmg at +2DX) is worth the points; as well as the ability to poke 2 hexes away with additional Occult Dmg even before knowing Staff III.
When adding Mana to the staff is so costly, this becomes a cheap alternative - even though you need ST 11. Also, I have allowed using the Quarterstaff Talent with a spear. I have seen enough SCA and Martial Art exhibitions to believe that it is acceptable.
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09-19-2020, 05:14 AM | #18 |
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Location: Sydney, Australia
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Re: Weapons as staves
It is downright weird that a quarterstaff does more damage in melee than a spear. I suppose you could require the character to have the quarterstaff talent.
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09-19-2020, 09:37 AM | #19 |
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Re: Weapons as staves
Spear does more damage than quarterstaff when used as directed for jabbing and charge shock.
In melee however: 2-h spear: 1d+1 quarterstaff: 1d+2 Untalented wooden rod: 1d+2 So drop your Pole Weapons talent and flip the spear around to bash folks with the blunt end.
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09-19-2020, 04:16 PM | #20 |
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Location: North Texas
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Re: Weapons as staves
If you really need your wizard's staff to do double-duty as another weapon, try this...
IQ 9 - Staff to Sword (T) A bit of a misnomer, this spell allows the wizard to temporarily transform their staff (or wand, rod, etc.) into a melee weapon of similar size. For example, a wand could be changed to a dagger or hatchet, but not a broadsword. The wizard must still have the required talents as well as sufficient ST to use the weapon w/o penalty. The transformation lasts for 12 turns. Normal cost is 1 ST, but if the wizard uses 3 ST the weapon will be fine (+1 to hit). Cost: 1 ST
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