Arrows (Magical)

By far the most common of magical elven weapons, magical arrows are still fairly rare for campaign purposes. Workmanship on elven magical arrows is such that the missiles are not always destroyed when they hit their target. Furthermore, if they miss their target, these arrows break only 25% of the time. If a magical elven arrow hits its target, it will be destroyed 75% of the time. Otherwise, it can be used repeatedly until it is finally destroyed.

Ancient elf arrowsmiths have created some amazing combinations of the following arrows, but they are extremely rare. Legends tell of wooden arrows of seeking and—rarest of all—a wooden arrow of seeking and extended range. If these could be found, they would make the owner a most happy individual.

Some examples of elven magical arrows include the following:

· Arrow of Extended Range. There are three versions of this arrow, which allow the user to double, triple, or even quadruple the normal ranges for any type of bow. The first version, which allows double range, is encountered about 60% of the time. The triple-range version is found about 30% of the time, and the quadruple-range arrow is chanced upon only 10% of the time.

Although these arrows do not have an attack bonus, they are effective against creatures who are immune to all but magical weapons (up to +1). In addition, these arrows cancel out the normal range modifiers of the bow being used, using instead the modified, multiplied range for purposes of figuring modifiers.

These arrows are usually found in bunches of 2d10.

· Arrow of Seeking. This is a more powerful version of an arrow imbued with the seeking spell. Not only does it round corners in pursuit of its prey, it also gains a bonus of +2 damage. These arrows are usually found in groups of 1d10, although sometimes as many as 2d8 can be found.

· Wooden Arrow. This is a totally organic arrow. Made completely from wood and carved with ornate runes, it appears as nothing more than a novelty, or perhaps a woodcarver's doodle. In reality, this arrow is a most dangerous weapon, and it radiates strong enchantment magic.

This weapon completely ignores all nonorganic armor. Thus, metal armor offers no protection against this missile, while leather, hide, and scale mail made from a creature's skin offer their normal bonus. Studded leather protects only as leather armor.

Those wearing metal armor are considered to be AC 10 against this arrow. Magical protection still applies; thus, plate mail +4, although normally AC –1, would instead be only AC 6 against the wooden arrow.

These arrows are never found in bunches. If encountered, there will be but a single shaft. Furthermore, the wooden arrow is an exception to elven arrows in that it will always be destroyed when fired, regardless of whether it hits. The wood necessary to the enchantment is such that it can function no other way.

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