Yellowheart weapons?

[Murdock Mudeater]

Showed up on a chronicle sheet, but no explaination or reference page. Where can I find more about this special material?

[DungeonmasterCal]

I searched every PF reference I know of, but couldn't find anything.

[Murdock Mudeater]

DungeonmasterCal wrote:

I searched every PF reference I know of, but couldn't find anything.

Must be a future thing, or unique to that arc.

Thanks for checking.

[Valantrix1]

The description for them is in that scenario itself.

[Murdock Mudeater]

Valantrix1 wrote:

The description for them is in that scenario itself.

Thanks. It isn't found on the chronicle sheet. I suppose I need to acquire a copy of that scenario in order to use it?

[Kazaan]

I don't really see anything specific to Pathfinder, but Yellowheart is a real type of wood. Maybe it was just indicating an item made of that particular type of wood with no special qualities? Also, double-check the spelling. Is it actually "yellowheart" or is it something like "yellowhart" or similar?

[Keirine, Human Rogue]

Yellowheart wood is specific to that scenario, and as far as I can tell, doesn't have any special properties aside from one specific use in the scenario itself. IIRC, the scenario says to treat yellowheart wood as Darkwood, but I don't have the scenario in front of me.

EDIT: Okay, I got the scenario, and flipping through it looks like Yellowheart doesn't do anything particularly special except

Yellowheart Weapons:

Overcome the DR of Werebats. Exclusively. No other Lycanthropes. Just werebats.

[Murdock Mudeater]

Keirine, Human Rogue wrote:

Yellowheart wood is specific to that scenario, and as far as I can tell, doesn't have any special properties aside from one specific use in the scenario itself. IIRC, the scenario says to treat yellowheart wood as Darkwood, but I don't have the scenario in front of me.

It being darkwood is a huge difference from it just being wood.

I'm just thinking I want one, if only for that scenario being very fun and flavorful, and I don't want to be unaware of my weapon's profile when GM asks what kind of weapon it is for sunder purposes or any other situation where the material could matter...?

I'm also going to assume that it doesn't qualify as Oak Wood, being Yellowheart Wood, so it isn't eligible for Shillelagh, which requires Oak weapons.

[Keirine, Human Rogue]

Yeah, they don't count as Darkwood. They're just flavorful weapons that don't do anything special, and don't cost any more than regular versions of the weapons...

For sunder purposes, according to the scenario Yellowheart has 12 hp per inch and a hardness of 6.

The sidebar for Yellowheart is on page 17 of the scenario in question.

[Snakers]

I wonder why yellowheart wood is apparently fatal to werebats.

[Kazaan]

Snakers wrote:

I wonder why yellowheart wood is apparently fatal to werebats.

Ok, I significant digging and there are a few things I found.

1) Yellowheart (aka Pau Amarello) is a Brazilian tree of the Rutaceae family (citrus family) and can serve as roosting for certain kinds of bats.

2) In Esotericism, Yellowheart is considered a protective (like silver), but chaotic, material.

3) Yellowheart is also tangentially associated with the Solar Plexus chakra which represents personal power and control over one's experiences.

4) Werebats, in Pathfinder, are described as much more controlled by their lycanthropy compared to other types. They also have a big "might-makes-right" mentality for their social structure.

So, putting it all together, Yellowheart is a tree where bats would roost. It is a protective material, similar to silver, but with an unpredictable nature that is similar to the unpredictable and uncontrolled nature of the Pathfinder werebats. It is also associated with the chakra that represents our ability to control our lives and exert strength over others, which is what werebat society is based on. So, by a lot of little tangential associations, Yellowheart weapons are reasoned to count as silver to overcome DR specifically for this one type of lycanthrope.

[Snowlilly]

Keirine, Human Rogue wrote:

They're just flavorful weapons that don't do anything special, and don't cost any more than regular versions of the weapons...

Spoiler:

Unless you encounter rust monsters

[Murdock Mudeater]

Snowlilly wrote:

Unless you encounter rust monsters

They're only given as options for weapons that would normally be made of wood, so no extra there.