Topic.
If PF has no intention of ever re-producing the 3E spell, then why did they keep this text?
You can't cast this spell on a natural weapon, such as an unarmed strike. When you make a weapon chaotic, evil, good, or lawful, align weapon is a chaotic, evil, good, or lawful spell, respectively.
Also...since when is an unarmed strike strictly a "natural weapon"? Last I knew, it was either both manufactured AND natural, or "up for debate." I guess that was a rule change for PF, as in 3E unarmed strike was a manufactured weapon but for a monk also a natural weapon. Apparently in PF...
You can't cast this spell on a natural weapon, such as an unarmed strike (instead, see magic fang). A monk's unarmed strike is considered a weapon, and thus it can be enhanced by this spell.
It's the opposite; unarmed is a natural weapon (except when it'd benefit them, as with Improved Natural Attack or the 1.5x str to damage if you have a single natural weapon rule...), but for monks it's also manufactured. So...I guess they can get Align Weapon cast on them?
Well, ultimately I'd just like to know about the thread topic. I might have to make new threads for those side rants, though...
But PF cannibalizes names 3E used all of the time, and they often steal exact mechanics of other 3E material but change the name and/or pre-reqs (example: Come and Get Me rage power vs. 3E's Robilar's Gambit feat).
"Give natural weapons an alignment component" is a pretty generic ability, they could just name it differently and be fine.
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Agreed. Either Align Weapon should work on natural attacks and unarmed strikes, or there should be an alternate spell that affects natural attacks and unarmed strikes. They should be able to do one or the other without breaking copyright law.
Though I guess technically it's a monk buff if only monks can use Align Weapon on UAS?
Agreed. Either Align Weapon should work on natural attacks and unarmed strikes, or there should be an alternate spell that affects natural attacks and unarmed strikes. They should be able to do one or the other without breaking copyright law.
Though I guess technically it's a monk buff if only monks can use Align Weapon on UAS?
As-is you've got Magic Weapon and Magic Fang as separate spells, so I think it best to houserule a new spell for natural weapons (and monk UAS, by extension, since monk UAS is considered both natural and manufactured).