| SolitonMan |
Just wondering if there have been any rulings on the TMtW spell for the variety of wood created. Not that it matters for the tactical uses, but for flavor and roleplaying, I'm wondering how people have handled it. I could see it being just a matter of choice on the part of the caster, or maybe something dependent upon the type of metal involved. But I've tried searching across various forums and the web in general and I've never come across a discussion about this facet of the spell. Thoughts? Thanks!
| Pizza Lord |
Probably fair to go with the most common wood type in the region, barring woods that don't use the typical wood stats (hardness and hit points), like darkwood.
So, likely Oak, or Pine, or Maple. In an oriental campaign setting it could be Bamboo. Most likely it will probably be some type of Oak, however. You will rarely go wrong with that.
They probably didn't want to specify too much, since some campaign settings use unique trees or names for trees (Shadowtop or BlueLeaf). Just go for the one most resembling Oak or what people build sturdy doors out of.
| SolitonMan |
That seems like a fair assessment, thanks for replying!
I think that barring special materials makes complete sense, and choosing common wood types would be a good option. I'm thinking that I'll allow for some flexibility, giving the caster a limited range of choices. The main limits will be that (a) the caster must be familiar with the type of wood chosen and (b) the resulting transformed items cannot be worth more in their wood state than in their metal state. Item (b) is probably going to be true by default most of the time, but I could see a clever player combining wall of iron with TMtW to create black walnut or other valuable and rare hardwoods.