[3.5] Enchanting a quarterstaff

[Ketiara]

Hi guys.
I have a pressing issue I need resolved within a few hours. It's about enchanting both ends of my quarterstaff but my DM and I don't see eye to eye. It's not that I don't want to follow what my DM says but I feel that either he or I have misunderstood something rulewise that needs to be clarified.
Here goes:
I would like to wield my staff as a two hand weapon and have a "passiv" and "active" end. My active is going to have +1stunning surge and +1sacred and the passive end +1warning and sizing
I've read numerous posts inhere that indicates that this is possible, I've even asked about this before.
This staff would be a +1sacred,sizing //+1stunning surge, sacred weapon and Pricing something like: staff 0gp, 2xmw 600gp, +3 on the active side and +2 on the passive side and then +5000 for sizing please correct me if I'm wrong.

Now my DM says that if I enchant one side I enchant both sides so the above isn't possible. He used this post (http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?268280-Enchant-both-ends-of-a-double-weapon) as reference.

Now English isn't my native language as you might have guessed, but I can't figure it out. And I need some arguments against his claim or at least an understanding where I've gone wrong.

Hope you guys can help me out.

Kind regards
Ket.

[Cruiser1]

I would like to wield my staff as a two hand weapon and have a "passiv" and "active" end.
You're right, and can certainly do that according to the magic weapon (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/magicWeapons.htm) rules:

Masterwork double weapons incur double the masterwork cost to account for each head (+300 gp masterwork cost per head for a total of +600 gp). Double weapons have separate magical bonuses for their different heads.

[nyjastul69]

As noted by Cruiser1, you are correct. Also, your English is far superior to many native speakers. I would not have guessed English is not your native language.

[Deophaun]

Now my DM says that if I enchant one side I enchant both sides so the above isn't possible. He used this post (http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?268280-Enchant-both-ends-of-a-double-weapon) as reference.
That post is 100% correct... if you're playing 4th edition, which the post is talking about (they talk of daily powers, which isn't a thing in 3.5, and "the latest rules update from a few days ago" in a post dated 2009). In 3.5, the rules are different and you can enchant both ends, because magic items function completely differently.

[Ketiara]

Thanks to you all! The dispute is now settled, and the confusion about the link I posted is cleared up!
I knew I could count on you guys!

[Lightlawbliss]

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I would like to wield my staff as a two hand weapon and have a "passiv" and "active" end. My active is going to have +1stunning surge and +1sacred and the passive end +1warning and sizing
I've read numerous posts inhere that indicates that this is possible, I've even asked about this before.
This staff would be a +1sacred,sizing //+1stunning surge, sacred weapon and Pricing something like: staff 0gp, 2xmw 600gp, +3 on the active side and +2 on the passive side and then +5000 for sizing please correct me if I'm wrong.

Now my DM says that if I enchant one side I enchant both sides so the above isn't possible. He used this post (http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?268280-Enchant-both-ends-of-a-double-weapon) as reference.

Now English isn't my native language as you might have guessed, but I can't figure it out. And I need some arguments against his claim or at least an understanding where I've gone wrong.
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by RAW 3.5, you are completely correct. You could even do something like an elvencraft longbow with a bow blade and have 4 different groups of enchantments on this "staff" if you really wanted to throw RAW at the dm.

and your English is great.

edit: that's what I get for double checking my info.

[Baroknik]

I am curious how sizing works in this case... Wouldn't the growth only affect the "passive" side of the weapon wrt dice?

[Ketiara]

I am curious how sizing works in this case... Wouldn't the growth only affect the "passive" side of the weapon wrt dice?

I consulted my DM and we agreed that it worked on both and it would be silly otherwise.