Also, her short bow should be +4. Same problem, I'm guessing.
I believe she's taking the attack penalty on the bow because its hard for her to pull back
A Strength penalty, but not a bonus, applies to attacks made with a bow that is not a composite bow.
This could be eliminated after the first adventure or two by buying a composite bow.
A Strength penalty, but not a bonus, applies to attacks made with a bow that is not a composite bow.This could be eliminated after the first adventure or two by buying a composite bow.
It's under the "damage roll" section, though.
When put into context:
Damage rolls when using a melee weapon or a thrown weapon, including a sling. (Exceptions: Off-hand attacks receive only half the character's Strength bonus, while two-handed attacks receive 1–1/2 times the Strength bonus. A Strength penalty, but not a bonus, applies to attacks made with a bow that is not a composite bow.)
Oh wow, you friendly GMs will do audits?
I will have to post my PC sometime.
Also, her short bow should be +4. Same problem, I'm guessing.I believe she's taking the attack penalty on the bow because its hard for her to pull back
A Strength penalty, but not a bonus, applies to attacks made with a bow that is not a composite bow.This could be eliminated after the first adventure or two by buying a composite bow.
Generally, the penalty is worse for a composite bow:
"If your Strength modifier is lower than the strength rating of the composite bow, you can't effectively use it, so you take a –2 penalty on attacks with it...If you have a negative modifier due to low Strength, apply it to damage rolls when you use a composite shortbow."
So it's unclear whether you'd add the Strength penalty, but you would definitely take the -2 penalty as well as the penalty to damage rolls. (I don't think you can make a composite bow with a negative Str rating...)
Oh well.. crossbow time then?
Your halfling bard's whip attack bonus should be +0. Perhaps you forgot to include her size bonus? Consider taking Weapon Finesse instead of Extra Performance. Her whip attack bonus would become +4 (this bonus applies to trip as well, and disarm would be at +6).This will be a feat to be chosen in the future. Delarin likes to stay far back from battle and provide support spells/songs/arrows.
Also, I did neglect the size bonus. Thank you.
Whip is a good option for a "like to be in second rank" character. Since you have a 15 foot reach, you can be more than a five-foot step away and still attack into melee for aid another (especially if you take the Helpful Halfling racial trait).
My favorite use of a whip by a support caster was the bard who cast Weaponwand (from Inner Sea Magic, I think) to put his wand of cure light into his whip, then used it to deliver cure spells at reach, all while standing safely behind the heavily armored fighter.
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Your halfling bard's whip attack bonus should be +0. Perhaps you forgot to include her size bonus? Consider taking Weapon Finesse instead of Extra Performance. Her whip attack bonus would become +4 (this bonus applies to trip as well, and disarm would be at +6).This will be a feat to be chosen in the future. Delarin likes to stay far back from battle and provide support spells/songs/arrows.
Also, I did neglect the size bonus. Thank you.
Whip is a good option for a "like to be in second rank" character. Since you have a 15 foot reach, you can be more than a five-foot step away and still attack into melee for aid another (especially if you take the Helpful Halfling racial trait).
My favorite use of a whip by a support caster was the bard who cast Weaponwand (from Inner Sea Magic, I think) to put his wand of cure light into his whip, then used it to deliver cure spells at reach, all while standing safely behind the heavily armored fighter.
for a while I would combine it with an unseen servant cast earlier (duration is an hour per level), with instructions to bring me any weapons dropped within 25 feet of me. Then I got true strike on a wand (for UMD) and started collecting!
A basic whip has 15 ft. of reach...
Doesn't aid another require the target to be within your reach? Which isn't 15ft with a whip without some serious feat investment?Whip is a good option for a "like to be in second rank" character. Since you have a 15 foot reach, you can be more than a five-foot step away and still attack into melee for aid another (especially if you take the Helpful Halfling racial trait).
My favorite use of a whip by a support caster was the bard who cast Weaponwand (from Inner Sea Magic, I think) to put his wand of cure light into his whip, then used it to deliver cure spells at reach, all while standing safely behind the heavily armored fighter.
Regular Aid Another is a standard action: if you can attack the target, you can aid your ally. I can attack a target 15 ft away with a whip, so...
Could you be thinking of Bodyguard, which lets you perform the aid another action as an Attack of Opportunity? For AoOs, you would be correct: the whip doesn't threaten without some feats.
My favorite use of a whip by a support caster was the bard who cast Weaponwand (from Inner Sea Magic, I think) to put his wand of cure light into his whip, then used it to deliver cure spells at reach, all while standing safely behind the heavily armored fighter.How do you adjudicate the Weaponwand + CLW wand, and do you run into table variation?
Normally you don't need to make an attack roll against a willing target, but I don't know that that applies to manufactured weapons during combat. I'm tempted to simply allow them to heal from 15' reach (Rule of Cool and all that,) but I don't know how other GMs would rule it and I'm not 100% certain I'm being completely objective in this case.
Technically, a character can choose to take an attack, or at least make themselves flatfooted for a single target, single attack. So at worst I'd say you have to hit their flatfooted touch AC (which, given cover, could be an issue at lower levels). A more lenient GM could use more of a "roll your attack and you miss on a 1" rule, which seems pretty fair.
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Technically, a character can choose to take an attack, or at least make themselves flatfooted for a single target, single attack. So at worst I'd say you have to hit their flatfooted touch AC (which, given cover, could be an issue at lower levels). A more lenient GM could use more of a "roll your attack and you miss on a 1" rule, which seems pretty fair.
My favorite use of a whip by a support caster was the bard who cast Weaponwand (from Inner Sea Magic, I think) to put his wand of cure light into his whip, then used it to deliver cure spells at reach, all while standing safely behind the heavily armored fighter.How do you adjudicate the Weaponwand + CLW wand, and do you run into table variation?
Normally you don't need to make an attack roll against a willing target, but I don't know that that applies to manufactured weapons during combat. I'm tempted to simply allow them to heal from 15' reach (Rule of Cool and all that,) but I don't know how other GMs would rule it and I'm not 100% certain I'm being completely objective in this case.
I might even allow the target to count his dex bonus as a penality to his AC - sort of like dodging into the attack.
Would there be any concern with the fact that the whip couldn't actually damage any character in armor? Would that prevent the spell from taking effect?
Why are you suddenly adding some kind of mechanic/penalty for beneficial touch spells?
We don't ask the bard to make a touch attack when they are using their wand of CLW to touch the fighter to heal them (any cure spell). So why add something in for weaponwand spell used with a CLW wand? Doesn't the wording "For the spell’s duration, a character who wields the transmuted weapon is also considered to be wielding the wand as well" mean that the bard would have a 15' reach wand?
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Why are you suddenly adding some kind of mechanic/penalty for beneficial touch spells?
We don't ask the bard to make a touch attack when they are using their wand of CLW to touch the fighter to heal them (any cure spell). So why add something in for weaponwand spell used with a CLW wand? Doesn't the wording "For the spell’s duration, a character who wields the transmuted weapon is also considered to be wielding the wand as well" mean that the bard would have a 15' reach wand?
Clearly it is because I have not read the spells in question... and I was making an un-informed snap judge's call. ;)
I am not sure that "...the bard would have a 15' reach wand?" I would have to read it more and consider it.
And having already messed up one call, I am not sure I want to repeat my error again. ;)
The only thing weapon wand does is allow you to use the wand without having to draw it since it is drawn. All other rules for the spell apply. You cannot use a whip to increase the range of the spell because the whip is not the spell, the whip is just a wand. When using the wand, your not touching people with it, your using your hand, which is why you cannot dual wield wands, you need a hand free.
I too have always seen the spell being cast throught the wand, and for touch spells, the wand has to touch the target, not the wand wielder's hand.
If Weaponwand spell allows you to activate the wand and have it discharge into the target that the wielder hit with the weapon, wouldn't that also indicate that the wand needs to touch the target?
