Like how Masterwork Transformation works? Or would that have to be a custom spell?
Use Case: often find bows without strength mods to them that make be very conflicted whether to keep my existing bow, use the new bow, or sell both bows and remake a new one from scratch.
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I would rule that a caster could easily research a specialized version of the spell to allow this.
Or I would say a Craft (boyer) check at a very high DC, and each check would only add +1.
currently there is no way by RAW to do it. ask you're GM if you can modify the blue through either craft Bows, or with magic in addition. my gm said no to thus idea, so I have to make or find my dream bow with the right strength+.
Not at present.
This is one of the few drawbacks to archer builds.
I would have no problem if a caster wanted to research a spell to allow this. I'd probably have some material cost to keep the players from turning the spell into a profit center...
Alternately, it could be a time limited spell, say 1 hr/level....
This has nothing to do with spells, rather it has to do with crafting.
I would rule that a caster could easily research a specialized version of the spell to allow this.
Or I would say a Craft (boyer) check at a very high DC, and each check would only add +1.
I agree that a master bowyer could make an adjustment like this. Also, a sufficiently powerful spell can do just about anything.
I suggest paying someone to cast Limited Wish for you. That would cost about 2500 gold.(1500 for the material component and 910+ for the caster's services)
Or just have a conversation with your DM and hopefully he will just hand wave it, pay the difference and some kindly NPC upgrades/downgrades the strength modifier for you. In my games all magic bows automatically strength adjust based on wielder maybe he could adopt that house rule.
This has nothing to do with spells, rather it has to do with crafting.
What? The OP specfically asked for a solution similar to "masterwork transformation."
Which is a SPELL.
Or just have a conversation with your DM and hopefully he will just hand wave it, pay the difference and some kindly NPC upgrades/downgrades the strength modifier for you. In my games all magic bows automatically strength adjust based on wielder maybe he could adopt that house rule.
I've been using that rule for a long time too. It saves a lot of headaches.
Or I would say a Craft (boyer) check at a very high DC, and each check would only add +1.
I agree that a master bowyer could make an adjustment like this. Also, a sufficiently powerful spell can do just about anything.
I suggest paying someone to cast Limited Wish for you. That would cost about 2500 gold.(1500 for the material component and 910+ for the caster's services)
*Hmph, that snip didn't work right...*
No, a master bowyer could make one from scratch. but the base processes of design are so very different that you really cannot take an already-produced longbow (or shortbow) and turn it into a composite version. Not without magic.
I've no issue at all with a spell to make such a transformation, but it falls beyond the limitations of nonmagical craftwork.
James Jacobs take on it.
I've searched the boards and have found quite a few contradictory "opinoins" on this question:
Can you increase the Strength rating of a Mighty Composite bow as your Strength increases or would you have to scrap your current bow and have one of the appropriate Stregnth rating made.
I know in PFS that you can just pay the differnece between increments and be on your way, but many people are quick to point out that PFS is not Core and that rule should not/does not apply.
I ask because in the next level I plan on increasing my Ranger character's Stregnth from 17 to 18 and want to know what to do with his bow.
Thanks,
V
If you can increase a +1 distance longbow to a +2 flaming distance longbow, it seems ridiculous that you can't increase the Strength bonus to a composite longbow.
I say that yes indeed you can.