In Testing: Bane and Slaying Arrows
and Bolts



Samera, Turbine Community Relations Specialist, posted the following
today:

Background



Bane Arrows / Bane Bolts: A bane weapon excels at attacking one type or
subtype of creature. Against that type of creature, the weapon's
effective enhancement bonus is +2 better than its normal enhancement
bonus and it deals an extra 2d6 points of damage against the foe.



Greater Bane Arrows / Greater Bane Bolts: A bane weapon excels at
attacking one type or subtype of creature. Against that type of
creature, the weapon's effective enhancement bonus is +4 better than
its normal enhancement bonus and it deals an extra 3d6 points of damage
against the foe. Please note: there is a known issue where the text
description says that Greater Bane items have a +2 bonus instead of +4.
This is a text error only and will be fixed for the Twilight Forge
Module.



Slaying Arrows / Slaying Bolts: These arrows and bolts are keyed to
specific types or subtypes of creatures. If they strike such a
creature, the target must make a Difficulty Check 20 Fortitude save or
die (or, in the case of nonliving targets, be destroyed) instantly.



Problem: Variety and Supply



Currently there are only a few types of Bane, Greater Bane, and Slaying
arrows and bolts in the game (Reptilian Bane, Elemental Bane etc.).
Additionally, these specialty missiles are hard to obtain, as they are
a random reward from a limited number of Collectors.



Solution



We are increasing the variety of Bane/Greater Bane/Slaying arrows and
bolts. We are adding Undead Bane, Ooze Bane, Construct Bane, and many
many more.



We are also adding Bane/Greater Bane/Slaying arrows and bolts to the
loot tables for chests. This should significantly increase the amount
of bane missiles available on the market.

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