Distant Scholar wrote:
As alluded to before, the javelins of lightning don't use an attack roll. Or, are you thinking of using them as regular javelins before using them up as magical lightning javelins? Pricing that seems ... tricky. (It's not quite as consumable as, say, an arrow, but it is consumed when the lightning is used...)
Yeah, basically what I wanted was to be able to have a solid melee weapon, that I can enhance or replace as i advance in levels. like +1 javelin, +1 keen javelin etc etc, something for the rogue to use in melee, but to be able to throw it when i want to, for the 5d6 lightning damage.
Tels, excellent advice and options i might use instead, particularly Zeus. I guess the 5d6 damage sounds so much more appealing than the one shot 1d6 extra for a shock, or the critical only of shocking burst.
It seems like if ive got a javelin of lighting i should be able to make it better, i understand the consumable part of the ranged "becomes a lightning bolt" aspect, i wasnt expecting to hit for 5d6 extra damage for each hit in melee. But flavor wise it sounds like you could have a shock javelin that normally does the extra 1d6 damage, then when thrown turns into the lightning bolt and is consumed.
Another character does have an efficient quiver so maybe i'll stick with my dual wield +1 keen rapiers and just drop the off hand and pull a javelin of lightning when i need to.
Thanks for the advice, super helpful community.