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Participated in Siege of the Diamond City @ Gencon (7-8 tier); 1st part was a blast, the repetitions in the 2nd half less so -- but that's for a different place.
Here's the question:
"5% discount on magical items that require a spell with the Good descriptor" and Holy weapons: how does this work with the way weapons are upgraded in PFS?
Example: I have a +1 weapon. I'd ultimately like it to be a +3 Holy weapon.
As I see it, my options are as follows (and yes, I may be over-thinking this):
1) the Holy modifier and all subsequent upgrades receive the 5% discount (a +1 Holy, +2 Holy, and +3 Holy weapon all require a Good-spell in their creation). This results in me getting the Holy enchant early, because there's no reason to delay (the sooner it's Holy, the sooner I start getting discounts)
2) only the Holy modifier gets a discount. This results in me getting the Holy enchant last when it's most expensive (get the +3 before the Holy).
3) the Holy modifier and any other modifiers added at that time receive the discount. This means that I should stay with my +1 until I have both the cash and the prestige to jump from +1 to +3 Holy.
From a role-playing perspective:
Armorer: "Hey, Bob wants to exchange his current weapon for a better one. He's got the cash and we know and respect him well enough to think he'll use the weapon appropriately. He was also involved in raising the siege, so I know we give him a discount on Holy weapons. What do we tell him he owes us?"
Bean-counter response:
(option 1): is he getting a Holy weapon? 5% discount
(option 2): is it his 1st Holy weapon of this type? 5% discount
(option 3): is the old weapon non-Holy and the new weapon Holy? 5% discount
Obviously, I'm hoping #1 is how this is supposed to work, and I think it most beneficial as it is most likely to result in more Holy weapons in the field... but I'd rather ask than guess.
Thanks for the time!
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If it's like the 1/scenario discount that Qadirans can get as a vanity, I believe it only applies if you buy an item outright. That is, you can't get the discount if you upgrade an existing weapon to Holy, but you get the discount if you buy a new +1 holy weapon outright (possibly with other upgrades involved.
I'd be interested in seeing a clarification on this though, if it's any different.
