Brawling on Blunt Arrows?


Rules Questions


Okay, this is crazy but I wonder if it's possible to put Brawling on Blunt Arrows.

Blunt Arrows are arrows, so since an arrow used as a melee weapon is treated as a light improvised weapon (–4 penalty on attack rolls) and deals damage as a dagger of its size (critical multiplier ×2). Can we do the same with Blunt Arrows as a light bludgeoning weapon?

If so, since we count this as a light improvised bludgeoning weapon, can we put Brawling weapon special ability on it? Say I have Mythic Arcane Strike and I want to put it on my blunt arrow because it's the only thing I found and I will have to fight some crazy monster with only one +5 blunt arrow and no bow, nothing at all. Can I do that?

Thank you.


1 person marked this as a favorite.

No, for several reasons.
1) You can't put melee enchants on ammunition
2) You can't enchant improvised weapons
3) The only reason for this would be to try and game the system to get a cheaper magic weapon than normal (1/50th the cost!), which is an obvious breach of gaming etiquette as well.


mplindustries wrote:

No, for several reasons.

1) You can't put melee enchants on ammunition
2) You can't enchant improvised weapons
3) The only reason for this would be to try and game the system to get a cheaper magic weapon than normal (1/50th the cost!), which is an obvious breach of gaming etiquette as well.

Sweet, thanks for clarify that for me! By the way, not trying to get cheap magic weapon because I'm just using Mythic Arcane Strike which cost the same (one mythic point) anyway. Just that it's the only thing I have since I lost all my armor and weapons.


The best weapons to use Brawling on are the sap or Dan Bong... assuming you're prof. with either of those. If you're making a grappling build, then use the Dan Bong... grapple bonuses abound!


Faelyn wrote:
The best weapons to use Brawling on are the sap or Dan Bong... assuming you're prof. with either of those. If you're making a grappling build, then use the Dan Bong... grapple bonuses abound!

Thanks for the tips, but sadly the only weapon I found around me is a +5 blunt arrow. And I've got no bow to use it with. So I wonder what I can do with my mythic Arcane Strike. I'm a bloodrager with full BAB, full Caster levels and 10 tiers mythic. Any ideas?


I wouldn't let you permanently enchant it as an item, but I would probably be cool with mythic arcane strike powering it, so you might check with your GM.

I would also recommend looking around for a club.


Dave Justus wrote:

I wouldn't let you permanently enchant it as an item, but I would probably be cool with mythic arcane strike powering it, so you might check with your GM.

I would also recommend looking around for a club.

Cheers! I will see what I can find next session, last session an arrow was all I can find. lol


What is the context here that all you found was a +5 Blunt Arrow (which is a rather awkward and obscure weapon in the first place)? Can you not craft something? A club or quarterstaff is free--can't you just pick one up off the ground?

What kind of weird build do you have that you wanted the Brawling enchantment anyway? It helps with CMB--what CMB stuff are you doing in mythic? I'd think you'd be best off just making a bazillion attacks with all your absurdly powerful mythic crap.

Community / Forums / Pathfinder / Pathfinder First Edition / Rules Questions / Brawling on Blunt Arrows? All Messageboards

Want to post a reply? Sign in.
Recent threads in Rules Questions