Agahnim
2017-04-05, 10:32 AM
Please help me interpret the description of the Battlefist (http://eberronunlimited.wikidot.com/battlefist).
The way I see it, it is a weapon. More specifically a +1 spiked gauntlet (although better enhancements are "not uncommon"). As a side effect, it upgrades a warforged's slams from 1d4 to 1d8 (assuming medium size, thus before INA et al.), and upgrades a warforged monk's unarmed strike by 1 size.
I plan to use this "spiked gauntlet" as a main weapon, followed by secondary natural slam attacks (two of these thanks to the "second slam" feat). Here are my questions :
- Does the "spiked gauntlet" side of the Battlefist benefit from the "slam size increase" effect? It would make sense from an RP point of view : it is described as an oversized gauntlet, and one can assume that the slam upgrade comes from the gauntlet's sheer size... or is it from the bull's strength used in the item's creation, imbuing the warforged's entire body? What do you think ?
- Do slam attacks made by the wearer benefit from the gauntlet's enhancement bonus (+1 by default)?
- More generally, do effects that apply to the battlefist as a weapon (e.g. weapon focus, bless weapon, made of cold iron, etc) apply to the wearer's slams, and do effects that apply to the warforged's slams apply to the spiked gauntlet (e.g. improved natural attack, GMF, etc)?
Thanks a lot!
The way I see it, it is a weapon. More specifically a +1 spiked gauntlet (although better enhancements are "not uncommon"). As a side effect, it upgrades a warforged's slams from 1d4 to 1d8 (assuming medium size, thus before INA et al.), and upgrades a warforged monk's unarmed strike by 1 size.
I plan to use this "spiked gauntlet" as a main weapon, followed by secondary natural slam attacks (two of these thanks to the "second slam" feat). Here are my questions :
- Does the "spiked gauntlet" side of the Battlefist benefit from the "slam size increase" effect? It would make sense from an RP point of view : it is described as an oversized gauntlet, and one can assume that the slam upgrade comes from the gauntlet's sheer size... or is it from the bull's strength used in the item's creation, imbuing the warforged's entire body? What do you think ?
- Do slam attacks made by the wearer benefit from the gauntlet's enhancement bonus (+1 by default)?
- More generally, do effects that apply to the battlefist as a weapon (e.g. weapon focus, bless weapon, made of cold iron, etc) apply to the wearer's slams, and do effects that apply to the warforged's slams apply to the spiked gauntlet (e.g. improved natural attack, GMF, etc)?
Thanks a lot!