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Mike said it somewhere. Is it really that big of a deal that you need a direct quote?
Also:
Crafting Magic Weapon - "At the time of creation, the creator must decide if the weapon glows or not as a side-effect of the magic imbued within it. This decision does not affect the price or the creation time, but once the item is finished, the decision is binding."
I'd say that the player can go to a shop and pick out a glowing or non glowing weapon if they want. Sorry I cannot provide you a link to the place Mike said it and I guess you will just have to take my word for it.
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You get to choose when you purchase the weapon. Remember that the light can't be turned off.
So I get the choice when I purchase the Masterwork weapon, or when I purchase a +1 Enchantment bonus on the weapon?
What if I get Masterwork Transformation cast on the weapon, do I pick before or after the spell is cast.
What if I have a Magus make the weapon become magical temporarily, can I choose to make it light up each time the magus makes the weapon magical, assuming it was non-magical before, or is the choice made once and forever.
Do I get to pick the color of the light? Are Infrared and Ultraviolet legal colors? If my +2 Longsword glows Ultraviolet, does it cause cancer? Can I use my cancer inducing +2 Longsword to kill Grandmaster Torch? If I kill Grandmaster Torch with my cancer inducing +2 Longsword does Grandmaster Torch glow ultraviolet as well? Does it make a difference if my cancer inducing +2 Longsword is made of Viridium? What about Mithral? Does the light add to the weight of the Mithral cancer +2 Longsword? Can I call my cancer inducing +2 Viridium Longsword my deathstick?
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You get to choose when you purchase the weapon. Remember that the light can't be turned off.So I get the choice when I purchase the Masterwork weapon, or when I purchase a +1 Enchantment bonus on the weapon?
What if I get Masterwork Transformation cast on the weapon, do I pick before or after the spell is cast.
What if I have a Magus make the weapon become magical temporarily, can I choose to make it light up each time the magus makes the weapon magical, assuming it was non-magical before, or is the choice made once and forever.
Do I get to pick the color of the light? Are Infrared and Ultraviolet legal colors? If my +2 Longsword glows Ultraviolet, does it cause cancer? Can I use my cancer inducing +2 Longsword to kill Grandmaster Torch? If I kill Grandmaster Torch with my cancer inducing +2 Longsword does Grandmaster Torch glow ultraviolet as well? Does it make a difference if my cancer inducing +2 Longsword is made of Viridium? What about Mithral? Does the light add to the weight of the Mithral cancer +2 Longsword? Can I call my cancer inducing +2 Viridium Longsword my deathstick?
oh my god when did strikethrough get introduced
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You get to choose when you purchase the weapon. Remember that the light can't be turned off.So I get the choice when I purchase the Masterwork weapon, or when I purchase a +1 Enchantment bonus on the weapon?
What if I get Masterwork Transformation cast on the weapon, do I pick before or after the spell is cast.
What if I have a Magus make the weapon become magical temporarily, can I choose to make it light up each time the magus makes the weapon magical, assuming it was non-magical before, or is the choice made once and forever.
Do I get to pick the color of the light? Are Infrared and Ultraviolet legal colors? If my +2 Longsword glows Ultraviolet, does it cause cancer? Can I use my cancer inducing +2 Longsword to kill Grandmaster Torch? If I kill Grandmaster Torch with my cancer inducing +2 Longsword does Grandmaster Torch glow ultraviolet as well? Does it make a difference if my cancer inducing +2 Longsword is made of Viridium? What about Mithral? Does the light add to the weight of the Mithral cancer +2 Longsword? Can I call my cancer inducing +2 Viridium Longsword my deathstick?
Masterwork Weapons do not shed light only magic ones do. No having Masterwork Transformation cast on a weapon does not make it a magical weapon.
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Masterwork Weapons do not shed light only magic ones do. No having Masterwork Transformation cast on a weapon does not make it a magical weapon.You get to choose when you purchase the weapon. Remember that the light can't be turned off.So I get the choice when I purchase the Masterwork weapon, or when I purchase a +1 Enchantment bonus on the weapon?
What if I get Masterwork Transformation cast on the weapon, do I pick before or after the spell is cast.
What if I have a Magus make the weapon become magical temporarily, can I choose to make it light up each time the magus makes the weapon magical, assuming it was non-magical before, or is the choice made once and forever.
Do I get to pick the color of the light? Are Infrared and Ultraviolet legal colors? If my +2 Longsword glows Ultraviolet, does it cause cancer? Can I use my cancer inducing +2 Longsword to kill Grandmaster Torch? If I kill Grandmaster Torch with my cancer inducing +2 Longsword does Grandmaster Torch glow ultraviolet as well? Does it make a difference if my cancer inducing +2 Longsword is made of Viridium? What about Mithral? Does the light add to the weight of the Mithral cancer +2 Longsword? Can I call my cancer inducing +2 Viridium Longsword my deathstick?
I'm aware, the question is more or less when do I pick if the weapon shines, when it becomes magical, or as Michael said when it is purchased (even though it's not yet magical.) It makes a difference for magi more then anything, since a magus could carry a non-magical dagger that they make magical and they might want it to glow sometimes and not other times, and yet they don't want it to be their one active light spell.
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To me, and I am not Campaign leadership so I can not say this is right for PFS, common sense dictates it is when it is enchanted. I believe that is what Mike meant by what he said. As far as whether the Magus decides each time he makes the weapon magical I don't know, as far as PFS goes it probably does not get the option to be a glowing weapon until it is a permanent enchantment.
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I don't think that a class ability applying a temporary enhancement bonus to a weapon so that it gets a +1 (or greater) to hit and acts as magic for the purposes of bypassing DR, would grant the ability to choose glowing or not. This opinion would also apply to magic weapon and magic fang and their derivatives (greater versions).
My opinion is, the difference being that you aren't actually crafting the weapon.
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From what I understand when you "Upgrade" magic items you are actually trading in the old for a new, it is a different item but you get full trade in value for game simplicity.
Now, if this means you can change if it glows each time you upgrade or if they require it to always be the same, that's a good question.
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From what I understand when you "Upgrade" magic items you are actually trading in the old for a new, it is a different item but you get full trade in value for game simplicity.
Now, if this means you can change if it glows each time you upgrade or if they require it to always be the same, that's a good question.
Really? Because I always thought that when you upgrade magical items, you ...
... y'know ...
upgrade them.
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Hey, I've seen VLs say some funny things. Especially this close to eggnog season....merry christmasLOL
I was just going to accept it from Chris seeming as he's a VL I figured he'd know. I guess 2 VLs and the Campaign Coordinator should convince all but the most dense...
Don't worry about it Drake. BNW likes to argue with VO's people and generally requires a forum post from someone like Mike or John to believe what we say to be true, it is probably because we are human just like him. Fortunately Mike came along and confirmed what me and Brian said to be true.
As to your other questions. There are some differences in upgrading and turning in an old weapon for a new. Lets say you have a Greatsword and want to make it mithral. In that case you would have to sell your greatsword at half price and then buy the mithral greatsword as they are made from different materials. If you have say a Mithral Greatsword (which counts as masterwork) you could upgrade it from masterwork to +1 and you pay the cost difference. When it goes form masterwork to +1 that is when you decide if it glows or not. Now if you upgrade from +1 to +2 since it is already magical you would not get to choose again if it glows or does not glow. It would be whatever it already is, glowing or not. Hopefully this helps clarify things for you.
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Don't worry about it Drake. BNW likes to argue with VO's people
What can I say, you're tasty!
While I won't deny the characterization, in this case though there was no intent to argue. There are DMs just as stubborn as I am but less player friendly that would want something more, and I couldn't find it for him.
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Don't worry about it Drake. BNW likes to argue withVO'speople and generally requires a forum post from someone like Mike or John to believe what we say to be true, it is probably because we are human just like him.
Well, it might also be the fact that you're not authorized to make policy for the campaign, so "a VL said so online!" is not a valid defense of a rules interpretation.
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Perhaps not. But we do directly talk to Mike and John a fair amount and tend to make part of our job to be aware of rulings.
I don't mind finding and linking the proof when I have time and am not posting from my phone. Especially if the person asks nicely. But a response like this is likely to get the, "find it yourself" response.
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Chris is correct that Mike posted that he didn't think it was a big deal to allow people to buy magic weapons that shed light.
Just remember that the light can't be turned off.
Does it say what it sheds light like? candle, torch, etc - or is it literally the light spell?
And I would guess then a weapon that shed light would be a magical source of light for purposes of dealing with darkness and the like.
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Light Generation: Fully 30% of magic weapons shed light equivalent to a light spell. These glowing weapons are quite obviously magical. Such a weapon can't be concealed when drawn, nor can its light be shut off. Some of the specific weapons detailed below always or never glow, as defined in their descriptions.
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Chris is correct that Mike posted that he didn't think it was a big deal to allow people to buy magic weapons that shed light.
Just remember that the light can't be turned off.
Does it say what it sheds light like? candle, torch, etc - or is it literally the light spell?
And I would guess then a weapon that shed light would be a magical source of light for purposes of dealing with darkness and the like.
Yes, it would be considered magical light. But all darkness spells are higher level and would thus shut it down.
