Gauntlets: armor, weapons or both
Hey, I have a real rules question instead of fluffing in that nefarious thread that can't be erased. Heavy and medium armor (except for breastplate) comes with gauntlets. Obviously they are part of...
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Nope. The guantlets have to be crafted seperately as a weapon, unless they are specified as MW weapons.
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Huh? Isn't that what I said? What about the attack bonus for being magic? Any idea?
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There may be an official answer in the FAQ or rules, but I'd take my answer from the Shield bashing rules. I believe it states the magical bonus to AC from a shield doesn't count toward an attack you...
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That is what I was ineptly trying to explain. For example, shield or gauntlet spikes do not confer any magic attack bonus unless the higher weapons costs were paid seperately from the lower armor...
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Until 4e in which case they reversed that rule (for now). In the future, the magic of the shield or armor will count for both your attack (shield bash) and defense.
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I am very OK with that as long as the armor has the cost matrix of weapons. :-)
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Here's how I addressed the issue: In my campaigns, gauntlets (including locked gauntlets) are simply a piece of armor, and not truly weapons. Therefore, they cannot be enchanted as weapons. They do,...
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