Dueling vs Dueling

[Jiggy]

There's a magic weapon enhancement in the APG called "dueling", which can only be applied to Finessable weapons and has a laundry list of effects and adds 14k gold to the price of the item.

Meanwhile, the Pathfinder Society Field Guide also has a magic weapon enhancement called "dueling", which applies to any melee weapon, gives you a bonus to a few combat maneuvers, and is priced as a +1 bonus equivalent.

Is one supposed to be superceding the other? Or is this just a case of two things which just happen to have the same name?

[Eric Clingenpeel]

I believe I saw somewhere that a developer/editor didn't catch the name. They're both usable, one does not supersede the other. Just one of the many "oopsies" that slip through the cracks.

[El Baron de los Banditos]

I'm not sure what sounds silliest, a "+1 Dueling Dueling rapier", a "+1 double-Dueling rapier," or a "+1 dual-Dueling rapier."

[Surbrus]

I think a "+1 Dueling Greatclub" sounds the silliest.

[Jiggy]

Thanks all. Pretty much what I figured, but thought I'd check.

I'm envisioning the following dialogue in the near future with my disarm/trip specialist fighter in PFS:

Player: How'd you get your bonus to disarms so high?

Me: I've got X, Y, Z and a +1 dueling flail.

Player: Uh, dueling is for Finessable weapons only.

Me: No, I mean the other "dueling".

[Viktyr Korimir]

Surbrus wrote:

I think a "+1 Dueling Greatclub" sounds the silliest.

It's a game of honor and diplomacy.