we're all new to pathfinder (obviously) so I'm just wanting more experienced GMs advice on the situation below.
little background: basically our sorceror thought he would use mage hand to control the shortbow of a goblin, ie - make it impossible for the goblin to use it hit the party. The goblin was within line of sight and close enough that I figured ok it'd work... but he would need to continue making concentration checks for the sustained effort, if he chose to continue controlling it. Is that about what you would do or is there another way or actual rules for use in such a situation?
I should note the goblin, quite rightly, decided to drop the bow and charge into melee range.
Anyway, feedback is appreciated, I'm still figuring this all out =)
Target: one non-magical, unattended object weighing up to 5 lbs.
No. Kudos for thinking outside the box by the player, but no. The keyword is "unattended". At low levels there aren't a lot of options for that outside of disarm and grapple combat maneuvers. Otherwise an arcane caster should look towards other spells like daze, sleep, and color spray to take out archers.
This is a no. As mentioned, mage hand cannot target attended or magical items.
Never noticed the non-magical restriction before. That's pretty huge. By a certain level, basically everything you own is magical.
Ahhh I didn't get the whole attended thing (obviously) thanks for clearing that up!
Appreciate all the advice!
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Remember that cantrips/orisions are supposed to be very limited.
Note that Mage Hand only allows the wizard to levitate and move 5 pounds of material. That is essentially less than Strength 1. The spell also does not allow for any manipulation of the item (for instance, you could not rotate the item).