Harrowing Deck question

[neferphras]

I added this question to the deadly dealer thread, but when thinking about it, it is really a different issue

I am very much thinking of building a gambit character with this magus template from the Harrow Handbook. In looking at that a question came up.

Can you by a masterwork silvered or cold iron Harrowing deck.

Before you think I am off my rocker, there is a magical item in the same book:

Deck Of Slivering Fate (13k gold) that is
+1
and metal edged
and changes the damage from piercing the slashing and doubles the effects of arcane strike.

now its more expensive than an +1 damage weapon, but the damage type shift and arcane gloves like effect account for that well enough.

All this implies that the answer could very well be yes. You could buy the deck as ammunition and apply things like cold iron and master work to it, but there are no rules in the book for doing so and no statement saying it is legal. so...... can you buy a +1 cold iron harrowing deck? is that possible?

[neferphras]

humm, no answer. Think i am going to go with yes based on the magical item.

[shiiktan]

Considering that your "deck" does not necessarily have to be made of paper, I don't see an issue.

After all what's keeping you from painting the harrow deck's art onto a stack of cold iron rectangles?

[graystone]

Harrow decks "is a traditional fortune-telling deck of cards"

"Playing cards range from block-printed symbols on thick paper to elaborate, hand-painted works of art on waxed vellum, ivory, wood, or even metal."

So they can be made of paper, waxed vellum, ivory, wood or metal.

[Issac Daneil]

And one of those metals could arguably be Silver, Cold Iron, Mithril, and even Adamantine. Imagine; player cards that ignore Hardness below 20

[neferphras]

thanks all, i think i am going to have a lot of fun with this build.