Post by spacemanspoof on Mar 1, 2016 17:28:20 GMT -7
I have a bow-based Stalker who will eventually become an Umbral Blade, using the Weapon Group Adaptation feat to apply the Shadow Blade ability to his bow. Part of the shadow blade's description says:
That's all well and good for melee weapons, but the rules for bows make it a little wacky. Strictly by RAW, one could argue that you'd need a composite bow, since that's the only way to get a STR bonus to then replace with WIS. However, that's due to the physical properties of the weapon, and it's clear from the text that the "shadow bow" is no longer a physical object but an extension of the wielder's soul. The power comes from the strength of his will rather than the strength of his arms.
So... can he get the WIS bonus to damage on a normal bow, or does it require a composite bow?
Whenever he wields a weapon from the associated weapon groups of the Veiled Moon discipline, as a swift action the blade may be changed and altered by his promise to this darkness, resulting in it becoming a blade of ephemeral shadow and writhing smoke... As the shadow blade is comprised of his soul's dark energies and the energies that he wields as a Veiled Moon disciple, he may add his initiation modifier to the weapon's damage in place of his Strength modifier...
That's all well and good for melee weapons, but the rules for bows make it a little wacky. Strictly by RAW, one could argue that you'd need a composite bow, since that's the only way to get a STR bonus to then replace with WIS. However, that's due to the physical properties of the weapon, and it's clear from the text that the "shadow bow" is no longer a physical object but an extension of the wielder's soul. The power comes from the strength of his will rather than the strength of his arms.
So... can he get the WIS bonus to damage on a normal bow, or does it require a composite bow?
