Max Caysey
2018-06-10, 09:13 AM
So this is a question about how to use the wire (steel) garrote from Song & Silence and Dragon Magazine #355.
1) In Song & Silence, a wire garrote is an exotic weapon, in DM #355 its a simple weapon. Which one would be correct if playing D&D 3.5?
2) What are the stats? In S&S, a wire garrote its 1d8, 18-20/x2, in DM #316, a garrote ring is 1d8 18-20/x2, in DM #355 its 1d6 and nothing? So what is the crit range on a wire garrote in DM #355?
3) Is the steel cable in DM #355 considered as thick as a rope or thin like a metal wire? I want to have a steel wire garrote, but cant figure out which would be the correct to choose? (Basically I want to do 1d8 dam, but
3 When initiating an attack with the Garrote, what bonuses do I add to know what the attack bonus is? (Base attack + Strength + size modifier + Improved Grapple? + Feats (Weapon Focus)?) I'm unsure of what modifiers is added to this attack.
4) When I do a garrote attack, would Improved Grapple negate the targets AoO?
So yes I'm unsure of witch version I should use, and how exactly to execute the maneuver of actually using a garrote. One the one hand, the stats for the S&S garrote is better, but its an exotic weapon, on the other hand it seems that DM #355 has been published later than S&S and thus takes precedence, but again its a magazine and might not hold the same authority as an actual publication like S&S.
Any explanations, comments or suggestions would be loved!
Thanks!
1) In Song & Silence, a wire garrote is an exotic weapon, in DM #355 its a simple weapon. Which one would be correct if playing D&D 3.5?
2) What are the stats? In S&S, a wire garrote its 1d8, 18-20/x2, in DM #316, a garrote ring is 1d8 18-20/x2, in DM #355 its 1d6 and nothing? So what is the crit range on a wire garrote in DM #355?
3) Is the steel cable in DM #355 considered as thick as a rope or thin like a metal wire? I want to have a steel wire garrote, but cant figure out which would be the correct to choose? (Basically I want to do 1d8 dam, but
3 When initiating an attack with the Garrote, what bonuses do I add to know what the attack bonus is? (Base attack + Strength + size modifier + Improved Grapple? + Feats (Weapon Focus)?) I'm unsure of what modifiers is added to this attack.
4) When I do a garrote attack, would Improved Grapple negate the targets AoO?
So yes I'm unsure of witch version I should use, and how exactly to execute the maneuver of actually using a garrote. One the one hand, the stats for the S&S garrote is better, but its an exotic weapon, on the other hand it seems that DM #355 has been published later than S&S and thus takes precedence, but again its a magazine and might not hold the same authority as an actual publication like S&S.
Any explanations, comments or suggestions would be loved!
Thanks!