So what happens if we imagine a weapons of legacy where the legacy weapons are actually good. Hopefully we wont have any fights over the same weapon as there are 40something items up for grabs with the potential to make your ownbut if we do, ill mediate a deal between interested parties. Pathfinder unchaineds scaling items will join them in a future update. Weapons can also be built for use by larger creatures with no increase in price.
Weapons pathfinder reference document archives of nethys. Legacy of fire players guide, a pathfinder companion for the legacy of fire adventure path by brian cortijo, stephen s. Use the armor shattering aegisbane, the assassians friend and piston known as deadeyes whisper, or the necromantic blunderbuss grinder that uses the bones of its fallen foes as. Latest pathfinder products in the open gaming store. Gear, weapons, armor, unique items, and magical items credit for the information on this page goes to galen, sarquon, and ejnarh. Now im aware of how bad the majority of the legacy weapons are. As per the second part of the power, it states i can negate a bonus equal to a special. This includes feats necessary to include legacy items into a campaign, as well as new spells and lore about legacy weapons. Here is my attempt at trying to convert one of the weapons to 5e.
The universe of starfinder takes place in a time far removed from that of the pathfinder setting, but that doesnt mean you have to leave all of those pathfinder books behind. A reach weapon is a melee weapon that allows its wielder to strike at targets that arent adjacent to him. In the large cities of katapesh, solku and okeno, the hodgepodge of cultures is constant and yet ever changing, as traders leave and new ones arrive. If you are required to have a certain bonus to attacks at a certain level, you should just get it at that level.
By the end of the campaign, the legacy items had taken a back seat. If your playing in just a house game though you could potentially convert the legacy weapons into pathfinder if your do allows. Weapons of legacy weapons that grow in power with their wielders. Dungeons on demand is a line instant dungeons you can drop into your campaign, each is designed for 45 player parties of specified levels, and each dungeon is complete with a back story, hand drawn maps, traps, puzzles, and reference information to monsters and treasure. Please help with magic item creation cost calculation and. The gold standard all weapon enchants are compared to. Fwiw, my dm gave a pc a weapon of legacy a longbow and vastly nerfed the penalties, and the weapon is far, far more powerful than anything the rest of us have.
A cheap, easy way to obtain up to fourteen points of damage and constant ca, and all it asks of you is a pair of feats youd be taking anyway if you were planning on using this element. Weapons of legacy provides a wealth of information on magical weapons with rich histories. And by downsides i mean getting rid of the penalties, but keep the questingsacrifice portions. Weapons are built to be easily held and used by both small and medium creatures. To exit, a main actuating lever within the tavern can be operated to allow safe passage once more. You awaken the basic abilities of a specific item of.
The pathfinder reference document contains all errata to the roleplaying game line of products as of 9302015, and errata from the pathfinder campaign setting. In an effort to ensure that all of our users feel welcome on our forums, weve updated our forum rules. The weapon you wield has been passed down from generations. Use the armor shattering aegisbane, the assassians friend and piston known as deadeyes whisper, or the necromantic blunderbuss grinder that uses the bones of its fallen. Experiences with weapons of legacy morrus unofficial. In addition, this weapon can be enhanced as though its owner possessed the craft magic arms and armor feat, treating its owner as though they possess whatever spells would be required to enhance it. An extemporaneous channeler can expend 1 point of generic focus as a swift action to allow her generic focus to resonate in her improvised weapons. Weapons of legacy morrus unofficial tabletop rpg news.
Masterwork guitar 10,950 i promise it is just a guitar. My roommate has that book and when i read through it i wish pathfinder had something over to that in its system. A weapon of legacy greataxe forged in the celestial sphere to apply divine judgment and executions. The thing that distinguishes a weapon of legacy is that these abilities are unlocked over time, instead of all at once when you get the item. Legacy items, a type of magical scaling item, have been granted their own section. Originally posted by extra anchovies something along these lines is, imo, the best way to go, and it works not only with weapons but with all sorts of nonconsumable items. Legacy arrows can be found as other sorts of ammunition, including bolts, shuriken, sling bullets, and even firearm bullets. This is a collection of sample legacy items, including their histories. Kingmaker will depend on the proficiency of the character used.
So i was hoping to go through some of these unchained scaling weapons and. Like the one ring, they have a hidden power that reveals itself to the right wielder. Magical sets have been added to the site, and various ones which are tied to deities will show up on that deities page. Im not sure how big the party is going to be, but i would like to play in a group made up mostly melee characters. Weapons of legacy dan coleman productions supplements. You are viewing the legacy pathfinder reference document website. Nevertheless, if you get to design your own weapons legacy, you can get some really nifty stuff. Creating legacy weapons hl pathfinder roleplaying game.
I was looking more for an example on how people converted an item from the 3. Whether they use a bow, crossbow, a pair of weapons, or snares, the ranger is a fearsome enemy and great ally in the wild. Only a careful study of the progression charts and comparing the item to the pc wealth by level chart is going to convince a player that the weapon of legacy is actually a gain. You can get the weapons through quest reward, enemy loots or purchase from npcs. Legacy weapon su as a standard action, you can expend 1 point of mental focus and touch a weapon to grant it an enhancement bonus.
Pathfinder legacy source starfinder core rulebook pg. Its a great time to get a taste of all the incredible pathfinder roleplaying game. Review of weapons of legacy rpgnet d20 rpg game index. Is there a resource i can use to get more info on the weapons.
Weapons of legacy provides rules and tools for players and dms to forge new items of legacy for their characters or campaigns, along with new legacy feats, spells, a prestige class, and psionic powers for characters interested in wielding mythic weapons and other items of power. The arrow has the distance special ability, normally not available to ammunition. I agree with jhaelen and holy bovine, just use the gp cost of the item and make the player pay for it at every level to keep it advancing. Simply stated, the legacy weapons are no better than non legacy weapons, but y ou take massive penalties in order to use them.
But if you want weapons of legacy that are gamemechanically balanced, and already created for you including rules for making your own, weapons of legacy is a fine book. User can to create or wield weaponry with power over darkness, which grants the user a wide variety of darknessbased abilities. Of course, the book isnt correct for the system, and so if your table would not allow weapons of legacy or other 3. Dropping the drawbacksfeats is the best thing you can do to make them relevant. Hey guys, can i get some clarification on the legacy weapon focus power. The gunslinger loses the gunsmith class feature and instead gains the gun training class feature at 1st level. Resourceful and cunning, the ranger is a hunter, tracker, and warrior who preserves the natural world and protects civilization from its ravages. Most reach weapons double the wielders natural reach, meaning that a typical small or medium wielder of such a weapon can attack a creature 10 feet away, but not a creature in an adjacent square. As an example, lets say the blade of justice and friendship requires you to save 3 people who would. My players are really loothappy, and i kinda want to encourage them to actually. Personally id give a 20% price discount on the legacy weapon since its a bundle deal, and less customizable as a set of regular items. Weapons of legacy wooed me so much i based an entire campaign around collecting them.
The fact is that the majority of legacy abilities can easily be reproduced with existing magic weapon properties. Is there a complete listing of them anywhere or are there particular books i can find some in. I created a legacy weapon in a friends game, and it works okay. Weapons of legacy is actually the title of a splatbook. How would one go about doing custom legacy weapons that are actually worth having. It just gives you the darn penalties, often on things that you really need warriors with legacy weapons may be less accurate than warriors without legacy weapons, for example, which is sort of silly. I saw mention of weapons of legacy in another forum and one of the guys in my current party, if i remember right, a bow or cross bow thats a weapon of legacy. What are legacy weapons, how do they affect your campaign, and why are they so unique. Bugs and errors have been fixed, typos corrected, goblins tickled, etc. Im particularly looking for a monk weapon, like a quarterstaff, or the like that i would be able to flurry with, but info for a future. Im running legacy of fire soon, in which theres a prototype scaling magic item that i feel isnt as epic as what the paladin im giving it to will want. Weapons of legacy are going to be a hard sell to players, simply because of the personal costs bab, hit points, spell slots, and so forth. If we got rid of the downsides of the legacy weapons, would they become viable. Full moons tricks wielder can ask the dm if he can found a legacy item wl 179 thats a mutable legacy item wl 2067 that alters 1 or more of full moons tricks legacy abilities.
Legacy items whether members of professionally acquisitive organizations such as the pathfinder society or simply amateur treasure hunters, adventurers dream of discovering powerful relics wielded by legendary figures from the murky past. I did not include the feats but instead if the player accomplished the quests to upgrade the weapon, then it would receive its powers. Powerful items for your character or campaign weapons of legacy are items that seem much like ordinary magic items at first, but gradually reveal a rich history and astounding powers over time. Best pf can do is a magus and just reflavor it as stuff coming from the weapon. Creating legacy weapons lone wolf development forums. This ability is not only specific to mystic weapons, but also technologically advanced weapons. The ultimate guide to magic items especially weapons of rich heritage.
This site is an srd system reference document for the paizo pathfinder roleplaying game. Ive been looking through the feats and theres many different weapons to focus into, but theres no description of them. Weapons of legacy provides a wealth of information on magical. So long as they have a decent variety of powers, its more fun then having casters, mainly because you cant just fall back on surefire control spells and repeated saveorspells to win battles. Dungeons on demand is a line instant dungeons you can drop into your campaign, each is designed for 45 player parties of specified levels, and each dungeon is complete with a back story, hand drawn maps, traps, puzzles. The book includes many predefined weapons, outlining their names, history, powers, stats, necessary rituals for unlocking their powers, and adventure hooks.
Whether weapons are used as tools to lay foul monsters low, as the medium for magical enhancements, or as outlets for a host of fundamental class abilities, few heroes head into the field without their favoriteor perhaps even a whole arsenal of their favorites. And how would one go about progressing the upgrades so that its not just flat not worth it like it is now for most of the published ones. Weapons of legacy is intended for use in any dungeons. Im also assuming i dont need to use caster level just spell level from the 5e phb. Legacy equipment type price short legacy description 3. The most common human races found in katapesh are garundi, keleshites, and vudrani. Very early on, i began making house rules to clarify how these items work. Pathfinder never got things like the halfgolem, halfzombie, etc. You awaken the most powerful abilities of a specific item. When fired, it loses this weapon special ability and any gained at higher levels for 1 day. Doing so causes blackaxe to explode in a burst of obsidian shrapnel and acid that deals 20d6 points of acid damage and 20d6 points of piercing damage to all within a 60foot burst dc 30 reflex save for half.
Melee weapon special abilities for melee weapons and table. But a mutable legacy item can be founded for a weapon of legacy. Honestly, the legacy weapons were how magic weapons and armor should be handled in 3. The know direction network is your premier source for pathfinder and starfinder coverage, from podcasts to blogs and more. Armor a weapon, sometimes called an arm or armament, is an instrument used to inflict harm. Im working on converting a few weapons for my campaign but thought id ask to see if anybody has done this already so as i can save time. The ability to wield or create weapons with umbrakinetic power. Weapons can be built for use by smaller creatures but generally cost twice as much since they require special miniaturization technology.
This is just poor design of the particular weapons, however. Inside are 9 new magic weapons to use in your 5th edition campaign. In addition, this weapon can be enhanced as though its owner possessed the craft magic arms and armor feat. Legacy weapon the weapon you wield has been passed down from generations. Livonia darktongue appears in the book weapons of legacy in 2005. Hordes of the underdark, valen shadowbreath, a tiefling weapons master, is a recruitable henchman and potential romance option. I can guess, but i dont want to leave my entire character build to guesswork. Firearms are simple weapons, and early firearms, advanced guns, and their ammunition are bought or crafted for 10% of the cost listed in this chapter. How the weapons can gain power is discussed, as well as the feats with which they might be used. As the favored weapon of an otherworldly marauder, blackaxe carries with it the will and corruption of the abyss.
A character wielding a legendary weapon whether that weapon is a sword, axe, bow, or even a magic staffis eligible for one of the scion prestige classes presented below. Its full of great ideas and solid rules, providing the tools for dms to create legendary magic for use in their own campaign. While some weapons are improvised and others are repurposed from common tools or devices, most are designed to inflict damage to beings and structures. The way legacy weapons are treated, its almost inherent that by the rules they will not be as good as a magic weapon you could make without the legacy rules. Apologies, pathfinder in fact does have a method for creating scaling magical items. Arden swift is a tiefling npc who plays a minor role in the last act of the campaign.