I have a question about Composite Longbows. Can you add a Magic Bonus + 3 to a Longbow with a Strength bonus +3.
How many damage is done by that bow? 1d8 + 6?
This bow should cost 400gp + 300 masterwork + 9000 gp = 9700gp. Is that correct?
Thanks for the help!
I'm confused is there a question here? Cause you got everything right except the price 18,000 (+3) + 400 gp (weapon) + 300 gp (masterwork).
+3 to hit 1d8+6 on damage.
The question was if this bow is allowed according to rules.
I just thought that the Strength bonus could somehow raise the price if a magic bonus is added.
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I'm confused is there a question here? Cause you got everything right except the price 18,000 (+3) + 400 gp (weapon) + 300 gp (masterwork).
+3 to hit 1d8+6 on damage.
I make it:
100 gp (composite longbow) +300 gp Masterwork + 300gp (+3 strength) + 18,000gp (+3 enhancement)
= 18,700 gp
Same total, just broken out differently.
The question was if this bow is allowed according to rules.
I just thought that the Strength bonus could somehow raise the price if a magic bonus is added.
A composite bow can have any Str modifier (though it only applies to damage; attack rolls are modified by Dex).
The price for the Str. modifier is independent from the magic bonus.When a composite bow is crafted it is crafted with a str. modofier for damage. The Str. mod. of the bow can never be changed/upgraded in the way magic enhancement bonuses and abilities can.
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okay, the previous post is spot on, but want to explain it a little further, the +3 STR bonus is simply a basic mechanic of the weapon, it isn't a magical property of said weapon, it's only the way the weapon works physically.
the magical bonus is purely that, a magical bonus applied by a spellcaster with the appropriate feats to enhance the weapons attack and damage magically.
Peebo :D
Most magic weapon special properties have an enhancement value that is use to determine price.
As an example Bane is a is +1 enhancement for the purpose of pricing.
However before you can add a special property the weapon has to already be a +1 magic weapon
Since the weapon is +1 and value of Bane for the purpose of pricing is a +1 you add them together, and the price of the weapon magical additions is equal to a +2 weapon
There is a chart in the magic weapon section that tells you the price of enhancements.
The chart has a +2 enhancement at 8000 gp.
However before you can even make a weapon magical it has to be masterwork, and that is 300 gp before using the base price of the weapon.
So if a weapon is normally 15 gold pieces a masterwork version would be 315.
To make that weapon a +1 bane you would have to pay someone 8000 more, so the total price would be 8315 gold pieces.
Could you help me out with the cost of A Composite Longbow with A +1 enhancement and Bane I get so confused with the way magic Items cost
Bane is a +1-equivalent enhancement, meaning the magical portion of the bow costs the same as a +2 bow. So that's 8,000 gp. Then you add the masterwork cost (300 gp) and the base composite longbow cost (100 gp), plus 100 gp for each +1 STR bonus the bow can handle.
The total cost is 8,400 gp plus 100 gp per +1 STR bonus.
If the bow has +1 STR, it will cost 8,500 gp.
If the bow has +2 STR, if will cost 8,600 gp.
And so on.