I was going to put this in Rules, and then I thought maybe Homebrew...it's not really Advice. Ultimately, I figure if someone wishes to move it they will.
So what do you folks think? Would you allow a Scrollmaster Wizard to multiclass Bladebound Magus, with her scroll blade doubling as a black blade? I know the scrolls change, but supposing that the magic animating them is the same? I don't see any particular reason why not, although I haven't looked very closely.
Thoughts?
Honestly it doesn't sound overpowered at all. I'd say let them do it considering they're losing casting progression.
I was going to put this in Rules, and then I thought maybe Homebrew...it's not really Advice. Ultimately, I figure if someone wishes to move it they will.
So what do you folks think? Would you allow a Scrollmaster Wizard to multiclass Bladebound Magus, with her scroll blade doubling as a black blade? I know the scrolls change, but supposing that the magic animating them is the same? I don't see any particular reason why not, although I haven't looked very closely.
Thoughts?
A Scrollmaster's weapon scroll counts as a short sword. A Bladebound Magus's Blackblade has to be either a slashing weapon, a rapier or a swordcane. A Short sword is a piercing weapon. So no, all other considerations aside (and there are a bunch) it wouldn't work by RAW.
And that doesn't even begin to start hammering out how the scroll's spell level could scale, what would happen if you used the spell, etc.
A Scrollmaster's weapon scroll counts as a short sword. A Bladebound Magus's Blackblade has to be either a slashing weapon, a rapier or a swordcane. A Short sword is a piercing weapon. So no, all other considerations aside (and there are a bunch) it wouldn't work by RAW.
And that doesn't even begin to start hammering out how the scroll's spell level could scale, what would happen if you used the spell, etc.
A Sunblade counts as a short sword too, but it is slashing. Just because it counts as it doesn't mean its weapon type is the same.
A Sunblade counts as a short sword too, but it is slashing. Just because it counts as it doesn't mean its weapon type is the same.
A Scrollmaster's weapon scroll counts as a short sword. A Bladebound Magus's Blackblade has to be either a slashing weapon, a rapier or a swordcane. A Short sword is a piercing weapon. So no, all other considerations aside (and there are a bunch) it wouldn't work by RAW.
And that doesn't even begin to start hammering out how the scroll's spell level could scale, what would happen if you used the spell, etc.
Ah, but a Sunblade also counts as a bastard sword. It is called out as a special unique snowflake of a weapon and thus has an entire paragraph dedicated to its special hybrid status.
If you can find something in the Scrollmaster's weapon scroll description that says it also counts as some weapon type other than a short sword I must have missed it.
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Edit for "its" vs "it's" grammar correction.
Would it not just be easier to use a bladed scarf one size category smaller than would suit you, so its one handed and just re fluff the description from scarf to parchment covered in arcane writing ?