Why not? A true neutral character could create a +1 Axiomatic Anarchic Holy Unholy longsword, and wield it; it'd do an extra 2d6 or 4d6 damage (depending on enemy alignment) to any non-true-neutral opponent.
Each magic enchantment requires a specific alignment - holy requires a good alignment, for example - but those can each be bypassed by increasing the creation DC by 5, as with any other creation prerequisite that you don't meet.
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"For the True Neutral Zealots close to your heart: The all new +1 Axiomatic Anarchic Holy Unholy Longsword by Artificer Industries."
Wasn't there an old 3.5 weapon that did something similar, dealing increasing damage to a character the further their alignment deviated from TN?
EDIT: As to the question I can seen nothing in RAW that would disallow such a weapon and as others have pointed out I could see a TN character actually wanting a weapon like this, so it's all gravy as far as I can tell.
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Seems totally legit to me. The weapon is able to radiate either chaotic or lawful "energy" depending on the creature it's hitting. I don't think it would make sense that both abilities are truly active at the same time (as in both chaotic and lawful energy being used on the same attack), but that doesn't really make any mechanical difference.
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Where in any of these weapon special ability descriptions does it limit what other properties can go on a weapon with one of those abilities?
Seriously.
Snarky SKR is snarky. ;-) Thanks for the post though sir.
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By the rules? Prolly yes. Because they are basically bane weapon properties and you can have more then 1 of those on a weapon. Would I allow it in my campaign? Prolly not.
Actually I don't think you can have multiple a bane abilities on a single weapon:
Weapons cannot possess the same special ability more than once.
Bane is one ability, and a bane weapon has one designated foe, not multiple ones.
wasnt the old axe of the dwarf lords giant and goblin bane??
What the "old" axe of the dwarfish lords was in previous iterations of D&D is of no consequence to the rules of the Pathfinder RPG. In these rules the axe is a +6 keen throwing goblinoid bane dwarven waraxe—obviously with a single bane ability.
bane is one enchantment, a weapon can have to bane enchantments.
they have to be different banes though.
Weapons do not have "enchantments" in the Pathfinder RPG. They have enhancement bonuses and special abilities (note that "enhancement" and "enchantment" are entirely different words), and the rule clearly states:
Weapons cannot possess the same special ability more than once
The special ability in question is "bane", not "goblin bane" or "giant bane". Thus, a weapon can only have one bane ability.
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Where in any of these weapon special ability descriptions does it limit what other properties can go on a weapon with one of those abilities?
Seriously.Where it says that the weapon is that alignment I figured it was inferred...
So you're saying that the weapon is Lawful Chaotic, or would it be Chaotic Lawful?
Really?
-James
Are you suggesting that there are no weapons that can bypass DR/chaotic AND DR/lawful?
Are you suggesting that there is a rule that says you can't have a sacred bonus and a profane bonus at the same time?
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These weapons have an alignment. An axiomatic weapon is lawfully aligned. It doesn't get to be lawfully chaotically aligned (or is chaotically lawful aligned?). Why should one expect it to be any different?
Because it's an unintelligent object, not a creature, and therefore isn't making alignment-based decisions, and therefore its alignment is just for the purpose of interacting with spells, class abilities, and DR rather than the alignment rules for characters? Rules which say:
Where is the rule that you can't have flaming and frost on the same weapon?
I'm guessing that you would allow an intelligent CE holy weapon/avenger? That chaotic evil sentient weapon infused with the power of good that makes it good aligned...
An intelligent item is not a regular object, and is therefore a special case:
What about Deadly and merciful? (Sorry.)
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Great, so I take your Evil-Good longsword (or chaotic-lawful one) and I further enchant it to give it sentience. What alignment(s) can it be all at once? Or can it not be further enchanted now?
I have answered more of your questions than you have of mine. Until we reach a balance, I shall answer no more.
*fades into the mists*
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I swear there was a debate between JM and SKR a while ago about [evil] spells actually being evil. It's like watching the reruns :D