So I have a player that just got a new xbox game featuring wonderfully violent extraterrestial hunters. Now, he wants to use weapons similar to those found in said game. The first weapon is a +3 Returning Dancing Starknife. two questions about this one:
1. Can he throw the starknife at someone and then activate the dancing property with the command wrd and have it attack enemies that are far away? maybe in like the first range increment?
2. If this can be done, when the weapon stops dancing after 4 rounds, can the returning enchantment be used to call it back to his hand?
That's a very cool idea and I'd probably allow it at the table.
It doesn't work with the rules as written, however. Activating a dancing starknife requires a standard action, as does throwing it. If the starknife were also returning, it would be back in your hand before you had the chance to use another standard action to make it dance. Even if you could make it dance as part of the throwing action, it would still return to your hand at the start of your next turn, because that's what the returning property says happens.
Yes, the character looks to be pretty cool. Some of his other toys include a pair of Adamantine Bladed Gauntlets and a masterwork Dwarven double spear. he intends to later enchant the spear with the Throwing Property. the Character itsself is a hobgoblin multiclass Ranger/rogue dipping a few fighter levels for feats.
Just make a new weapon property. Call it predatory ;P
a thrown weapon continue to attacks a target on its own ala dancing and returns ala returning, but only works on one foe. Make it last 2 rounds and give it a CMD in case people want to try to grab it.
Just a thought.
Just make a new weapon property. Call it predatory ;P
a thrown weapon continue to attacks a target on its own ala dancing and returns ala returning, but only works on one foe. Make it last 2 rounds and give it a CMD in case people want to try to grab it.
Just a thought.
Now there is a thought. though with the list of enchantments the player plans to put on his weapons, I think that he needs a little bit of limitation.
At least his hbogobby doesnt sport dreadlocks.
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You can't activate a weapon's dancing quality when it's not in your hand. Therefore, a +3 dancing starknife could work at your side making melee attacks. I'd probably even say you could throw it, but once thrown it stops dancing and sticks in its foe.
A +3 dancing returning starknife, though... I could see that one doing what you want it to do.
You can't activate a weapon's dancing quality when it's not in your hand. Therefore, a +3 dancing starknife could work at your side making melee attacks. I'd probably even say you could throw it, but once thrown it stops dancing and sticks in its foe.
A +3 dancing returning starknife, though... I could see that one doing what you want it to do.
The problem is RAW means it can't do what you want it to do. That's why I suggested a predatory enchantment (I think I'll try this out this weekend on my party, I'll let you know how it turns out).
So like, start it dancing. Then have it "throw" itself as an attack and teleport back to your square?
The problem is RAW means it can't do what you want it to do. That's why I suggested a predatory enchantment (I think I'll try this out this weekend on my party, I'll let you know how it turns out).
That's a very appealing idea. Let us know!