Enchanting Darkwood Items

[PlasmaDolphin]

This is probably a dumb question and I'm just overlooking something, but I have a question about enchanting a non-masterwork darkwood item.

The SRD states that "Any wooden or mostly wooden item (such as a bow or spear) made from darkwood is considered a masterwork item..."

Does this mean that I can enchant a darkwood item without also paying for it to be masterwork?

[Jeraa]

Faolan7 wrote:

This is probably a dumb question and I'm just overlooking something, but I have a question about enchanting a non-masterwork darkwood item.

The SRD states that "Any wooden or mostly wooden item (such as a bow or spear) made from darkwood is considered a masterwork item..."

Does this mean that I can enchant a darkwood item without also paying for it to be masterwork?

Yes and no. The masterwork cost is already included in the cost for a darkwood item. Any item made from darkwood is automatically masterwork, and the cost of the item reflects that.

Quote:

Darkwood: This rare magic wood is as hard as normal wood but very light. Any wooden or mostly wooden item (such as a bow or spear) made from darkwood is considered a masterwork item and weighs only half as much as a normal wooden item of that type. Items not normally made of wood or only partially of wood (such as a battleaxe or a mace) either cannot be made from darkwood or do not gain any special benefit from being made of darkwood. The armor check penalty of a darkwood shield is lessened by 2 compared to an ordinary shield of its type. To determine the price of a darkwood item, use the original weight but add 10 gp per pound to the price of a masterwork version of that item.

[Rysky]

Correct. Because you already have paid for it be Masterworked. Darkwood, like Mithril and Adamantine, does not come "un-Masterworked".

[toastedamphibian]

Not quite. It means that Non-Masterwork Darkwood Items simply do not exist. You cannot make one into a magic item, as there are not any to make into magic items.

Is your item made of Darkwood? If so, it is already masterwork. No additional cost required. (And it it is a shield or weapon or something, it should already have reduced armor check penalties and/or +1 to hit. It is a masterwork item)

[toastedamphibian]

Faolan7 wrote:

So the darkwood longbow is perfectly enchantable?

I assumed that since darkwood was so much cheaper than a masterwork item that the darkwood item is not able to be enchanted.

Quote:

HP/inch 10; Hardness 5; Cost To determine the price of a darkwood item, use the original weight but add 10 gp per pound to the price of a masterwork version of that item.

So, masterwork bow costs price of bow, +300gp, +10 per lb of a normal bow.

[PlasmaDolphin]

Thanks guys!

I didn't notice the bit about paying for masterwork as well. That clears up my confusion.

EDIT: toastedamphiban, you sniped my post before it got deleted because Rysky and you posted before I finished mine. Thanks though! I appreciate it.

[Rysky]

Np ^w^