Akari Sayuri "Tiger Lily" |
So I noticed something odd. With a weapon, mithril costs 500gp/lb. This has, in the past, resulted in such oddities as a mithril small dagger costing less than a masterwork mithril dagger.
So to make things strange. Some of the Eastern weapons, like Fighting Fan and Iron Brush, are listed as - weight. But they are made of metal, so they qualify for mithril. So how does that work? By the cost per lb formula, a mithril fighting fan would give you a masterwork weapon for 5gp! This doesn't seem right, but I don't know what other rule would apply.
Kalindlara Contributor |
LazarX |
So I noticed something odd. With a weapon, mithril costs 500gp/lb. This has, in the past, resulted in such oddities as a mithril small dagger costing less than a masterwork mithril dagger.
So to make things strange. Some of the Eastern weapons, like Fighting Fan and Iron Brush, are listed as - weight. But they are made of metal, so they qualify for mithril. So how does that work? By the cost per lb formula, a mithril fighting fan would give you a masterwork weapon for 5gp! This doesn't seem right, but I don't know what other rule would apply.
The mithril price of a weapon is based on the ORIGINAL standard steel weight, not the final mithril weight.
James Risner Owner - D20 Hobbies |
Gisher |
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Weapons: There are melee weapons in Ultimate Combat (pages 131 to 132) with a weight of "—". If these weapons are primarily metal (like the kerambit), how do you calculate the cost of creating mithral versions of these weapons?
Treat these weapons as 1/2 lb weapons for the purpose of creating a mithral version of the weapon.
Akari Sayuri "Tiger Lily" |
It's odd, but the developers have in the past mentioned that they don't really care, since any weapon small enough to meet the loophole has such low damage dice that it's extremely situational anyway.
Meanwhile, thanks for pointing out the FAQ entry, I hadn't seen that one before. My brawler from Tien can now get his mithril fighting fan backup for when punching things isn't working without me feeling *nearly* so guilty about it.
Serisan |
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But if you treat them as ½ lb, doesn't it still mean that it is cheaper to get a mithral version of the weapon than a masterwork? Which seems silly given that mithral makes them masterwork as part of it's price...
Yup, this is certainly a topic that has come up in my FLGS in recent weeks. Stupid mithral daggers for halflings. :-p
Orfamay Quest |
Maybe it takes more labour to make really nice steel weapons, while Mithral always comes out nice? You're paying for the extra labour.
I don't have any issue with that. Steel needles are immensely superior to bone or wood ones, despite also being cheaper and easier to make. Sometimes material really does make a difference.