| karossii |
The specific thing I am interested in is a shield.
Shield Spikes say;
"These spikes turn a shield into a martial piercing weapon and increase the damage dealt by a shield bash as if the shield were designed for a creature one size category larger than you (see “spiked shields” on Table: Weapons). You can't put spikes on a buckler or a tower shield. Otherwise, attacking with a spiked shield is like making a shield bash attack.
An enhancement bonus on a spiked shield does not improve the effectiveness of a shield bash made with it, but a spiked shield can be made into a magic weapon in its own right. "
The bashing enchantment says;
"A shield with this special ability is designed to perform a shield bash. A bashing shield deals damage as if it were a bashing weapon of two size categories larger (a Medium light shield thus deals 1d6 points of damage and a Medium heavy shield deals 1d8 points of damage). The shield acts as a +1 weapon when used to bash. Only light and heavy shields can have this ability."
So... changing it to a martial piercing weapon then changing it to a bashing weapon - is it now dealing piercing or bludgeoning damage?
| IcedMik |
This is interesting. Both rules are exceptions to the rule that shields aren't weapons, so I don't know which one would overlap, if you're even allowed to place the bashing enchantment on a spiked shield.
It also should note that Bashing doesn't specify bludgeoning damage, but rather "bashing" weapon, which I don't see coming up anywhere else.
Reality, it would still be piercing. As a DM, since P/S/B damage doesn't come up too often, I'd say that a bashing spiked shield would be both B and P.