So for reference, the important details of this build are as follow
Thaumaturge, level 4+
First implement: Weapon(Air Repeater)
2nd Feat: Exemplar dedication with the Starshot Ikon on the same air repeater
4th Feat: Twin Stars Exemplar feat via archetype feat.
So, I have a few questions that I could not find anything definitive on.
#1: Would the splash damage (Spirit damage from the starshot ikon) on miss trigger the weakness from either mortal weakness or personal anthesis? Likewise, if a group of the same creatures were adjacent to each other, would mortal weakness be triggered by splash on the creatures other than the main target?
#2 For the purpose of the reaction on the weapon implement, would one or both of the twin star guns be considered the implement?
#3 What would the state of the ammo be in the duplicate repeater? I can think of a few possibilities, but there isn't any real guidance on it.
A) It's just as loaded as the original (Exploitable, but makes sense)
B) It's unloaded (Makes it worthless with a repeater)
C) It splits the ammo across the two instances (Probably the most balanced)
D) It pulls another magazine from your inventory as part of the process (I guess this could happen)
Not trying to look for any loopholes here, this was all flavor decisions that lead me down this rabbit hole.
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1) Yes. The Splash damage from the Ikon is still damage from your Strikes, so it would trigger Mortal Weakness or Personal Antithesis just as if you'd hit.
2) Both, I'd say. It gets weird of course, but Twin Stars is very specific in saying "these copies are identical except for one mirrored feature, such as a sun motif on one and a moon motif on another." So if one is your Implement...the other is also your Implement.**
3) Again, refer to earlier, the copies are identical except for cosmetics, so both guns will have the exact same ammo when you make the copies*. Does this create problems if you later end up with more ammo in one than the other and you un-split them? Probably, yeah, but it's minor, and this is a super rare divine gun, so who cares.
*So if you split them with 6 rounds in the magazine, both will have 6 rounds. If you Split them with 3, both will have 3, and so on and so forth.
**This would, however, turn off Implement's Empowerment, since now you're wielding two one-handed weapons. That are also your Implement. Boy does Implement's Empowerment need some clarifications though.