In one of last week's games our party fought an iron golem. Our archer has a shocking bow, and the question came up of whether the lightning damage from her arrows would Slow the golem. Ultimately it didn't matter much since another PC handed her faerie dragon familiar a wand of Lightning Bolt and made sure that the golem stayed Slow the entire fight.
We still wonder though, would the electric damage from a shocking weapon Slow an iron golem?
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It's an electrical attack from a magical weapon, so I'd say yes.
I would agree also. Magic source of electrical damage = slow.
- Gauss
We initially figured that it should work. The DM started having some doubts though, maybe because he really wanted the golem to slam my PC twice per round.
I'll admit that at the table is did seem a little unclear whether hitting something with an arrow was "a magical attack". I guess it is a magic bow though. The arrow would beat DR/magic, and the electricity damage comes from a magical enchantment.
It is kind of nice to see a good use for shocking weapons since they don't tend to do well against a lot of common monsters like the various evil outsiders.
The attack has a component that inflicts Electrical Damage, which is identical in type to shocking grasp and lightning bolts as other equivalent examples. Yes, it would Slow the Golem. Its a case of good fortune: right place, right time.
Hmmm, perhaps the Iron Golem should wear a Cloak of Immolation (APG p311). /<Evil GM mode>
- Gauss
P.S. For those who think my idea is serious, Im kidding, sorta. :D