Charged Javelin (Focus Spell) - Are Arrows Metal Weapons?


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In relevant part, the spell says:

"As long as the target is taking persistent damage from this spell, creatures gain a +1 status bonus to attack rolls with metal weapons..."

Would your typical arrow, which presumably has a metal pointy thing on the front, be considered a metal weapon for the purposes of the spell?

My thought is that any weapon which uses metal in its striking "part" would be considered a metal weapon for this spell. Thus, a typical wooden club or staff would not work with this, nor would something like a magical force or fire blade.

Just wanted to gather thoughts from other people.


I tend to be permissive whenever that doesn't feel like a deliberate alteration of the rules...

so I'd be willing to let arrows and bolts count as metal weapons.

Though I think that there's about as much chance of a metal tip as there is a wooden or stone tip given in-game technology levels.


If an arrow doesn't, neither would a mace, any polearm or axe, since they are all weapons typically at the end of a wooden haft. Very, very few weapons are purely metal.

An arrow is just a sharp weighted object or sharpened point in the arrow haft delivered via aerodynamics and velocity towards your target, and the bit that does the wounding can and usually is metal unless the arrow is just a sharpened stick.

You can make arrow heads out of other materials, of course, but the standard arrow is likely metal.


Yeah I'd say arrows are "metal weapons"in this case. If I were to rule this I'd go "Is the hurty bit made of metal?". If Yes-> Bonus applies. If No-> It doesn't.

So arrows, halberds, axes, guisarmes, etc all count. A normal club wouldn't, but if you have a metal truncheon, yes.


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Technically arrows are ammo and the bow is the weapon.

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