Circle of Eight Modpack v7 / v7 NC General Commentary & Discussion Thread

Correct, you should not conclude the price is 2000 + 335 + 2000 = 4,335 gp. The correct price is calculated by adding the Base Price Modifier (+1 Bonus in your example) to the enhancement bonus of the weapon (+1 in your example), then consulting the table. So your example would enter the table at a total effective bonus of +2 (8,000 gp), then add the masterwork cost of the weapon itself (335 gp) for a total of 8,335.

Here's a relevant description from that page in the SRD:
"In addition to an enhancement bonus, weapons may have special abilities. Special abilities count as additional bonuses for determining the market value of the item, but do not modify attack or damage bonuses (except where specifically noted). A single weapon cannot have a modified bonus (enhancement bonus plus special ability bonus equivalents) higher than +10. A weapon with a special ability must have at least a +1 enhancement bonus. "

 

Exactly! You're quite welcome.

 

"Crossbow of Accuracy" is ringing 1st edition bells in my head, but I've never heard of a "Crossbow of Bludgeoning".

 

Playing 7.7 NC, I also encountered same as described. The armies didn't attack at all -- unless I triggered combat mode and attacked them.

 

I found 1st edition references to a Crossbow of Accuracy, but nothing since. I think you're right about them being homebrewed.

 

(7.8) Had the tutorial popup's appear under ground in the welkwood bog.

 

In the temple in v.7.8 with a CG party and the reactive temple finally kicked in- and rather nicely at that- but there was just 1 slight problem: the Spiritual Weapons cast by Alrrem and the other cleric in the Fire temple don't attack- they just sort of occupy space and do nothing...

P.S. not sure if this has been addressed before but the groaning spirit on level 4 of the temple having 1,595,640,117 temporary hit points- Greater Turn Undead got rid of it but the LE party I just ran didn't have this happen to them...

 

Just a couple of questions about some of the patch content. What exactly do the major school rings do? Like, Major ring of Evocating? Also, now that I've beaten Zuggy and went to Verbobonc, brother smyth still isn't giving me the quest start for the moathouse respawn. Do I need to do something differently than before?

 

The CG alignment has joined those that have beaten Zuggy and Co and I must say that Scather turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. I'd assumed that the unlimited AOO meant that it would allow the wielder to attack any monster passing thru it's attack range. Instead, it acts more like it gives unlimited retaliatory attacks, as you have to get hit in order for Scather to react. Also, monsters with reach attacks negate this ability (duh, I guess ) as does Stoneskin for some reason (not taking damage prevents Scather from attacking it seems). A minor quibble but it does certainly seem to negate setting up a party/character just for the express purpose of acquiring it. As an aside, I've had several CTD when trying to teleport or even while in combat, due to- I think- having too many active spells (Mass spells, multiple Stoneskins/Protecteion from Energy X, Bless, Haste, Prayer, etc. with Mass Bear's Endurance seeming to have caused it the last 2 times it happened). On to LG and CN...