Can a character wearing a Helm of Brilliance cause their unarmed attacks to gain the Flaming weapon quality? Or does the "weapons he wields" text only apply to handheld weapons?
oh man! that's a good idea.
Any weapon you wield. I can see room for disagreement, but I'm not going to restrict it. I see no reason it can't be an UAS or a natural weapon. It's not like it'd be super OP or anything.
Yeah, though a Lesser Helm of Brilliance is a lot more cost-effective. I am curious if this is allowable by RAW though.
Well monk unarmed strike has the line about counting as natural and manufactured, so that seems clearly to allow monks to do this. For others, good question.
Well monk unarmed strike has the line about counting as natural and manufactured, so that seems clearly to allow monks to do this. For others, good question.
That's a good point. This came up in an AP I'm running and the monk in question has had a difficult time finding items that actually help her out. Then a Helm of Brilliance dropped and the player got excited that there was finally something the monk could use. I was hoping to confirm that it worked, and it sounds like everyone is in agreement that it does.
Also, as a followup concerning the Helm of Brilliance's ability to glow with blue light when undead are within 30 feet: would that increase the light level within 30 feet when turned on? This particular monk has the ability to use Shadow Walk, and that might be problematic. Shadow Walk must be cast in dim light or it doesn't function.
Hmmm, upping light level is not stated, not unreasonable, but not stated. Could be glowstick level light, less than a candle, wouldn't change light level.
Light Generation: Fully 30% of magic weapons shed light equivalent to a light spell. These glowing weapons are quite obviously magical. Such a weapon can't be concealed when drawn, nor can its light be shut off. Some of the specific weapons detailed below always or never glow, as defined in their descriptions.
Well monk unarmed strike has the line about counting as natural and manufactured, so that seems clearly to allow monks to do this. For others, good question.That's a good point. This came up in an AP I'm running and the monk in question has had a difficult time finding items that actually help her out. Then a Helm of Brilliance dropped and the player got excited that there was finally something the monk could use. I was hoping to confirm that it worked, and it sounds like everyone is in agreement that it does.
Since it sounds like you're the GM in this case, you can just rule that it works. It's not going to break your game or anything.
Yup. Your game, you decide. I think it's allowable, anyway. But even if you're not sure, if you don't think it's a problem (and it shouldn't cause issues at all - not a particularly strong ability) and the players are excited about it, go for it.
Cool - thanks for all the feedback