That said, if you're willing to take a different starting class, there's an option 100% within the rules. Under this interpretation, this would not work for a bladebound magus, except possibly in the case where you start play (when you get the Ancestral Weapon) at at least level 3 (though I would likely not allow this for consistency reasons). My reading of the bladebound text implies that a magus would obtain a fresh weapon, rather than having an existing weapon become a black blade. The +1 to hit is significant but not balance altering.īe upfront about your desire for the two abilities to coincide, and I believe most GM's will acknowledge that the Bladebound text has enough wiggle room to allow this. Within 2 levels, any Bladebound Magus can overcome DR Silver, Cold Iron, and Adamantine by spending from their Arcane Pool. It's a cool interaction of abilities, and for only a moderate functional increase. The sidebar is clearly intending to allow just this sort of interaction, and almost explicitly states that this is a thing that you can do. If you're playing Pathfinder Society (I doubt you are based on another of your questions, but this is directed at other players) then you should expect to have your Ancestral weapon replaced. You "must" randomly gain your Blade at 3rd level. RAW, the specific rules overwrite the more general Black Blade information.
Sometimes a black blade is passed down generation to generation in an ongoing search for a magus who can unlock its true potential. Other times the magus finds a black blade during an adventure or event of some kind. Sometimes it just appears among the magus’s possessions, and its origin is a mystery. There are several ways a magus might gain this weapon. A magus with this class feature cannot take the familiar magus arcana, and cannot have a familiar of any kind, even from another class.Ī black blade is a particular form of intelligent weapon gained by a magus with the bladebound archetype. I would like to have a weapon that can deal either non-lethal or lethal if at all possible.Īny ideas to flesh out this character? Any advice would be helpful.As you've identified, the rules text seem to contradict themselves.Īt 3rd level, the bladebound magus’ gains a powerful sentient weapon called a black blade, whose weapon type is chosen by the magus (see sidebar). I was thinking of magical lineage trait and mercy spell feat to have a cantrip shocking grasp that deals non-lethal. A common start to him telling any story will be "And so i said to my drug dealer Reginald." and his opening lines for battle will be "I'm electric!" Weapon named Reginald responds "You mean eccentric!" I plan on him having a hidden compartment in the cane for herbs or some other substance for him to have a minor addiction to. He will have issues with people touching him (fits into the defenses from the kensai I think) and talk to his intelligent sword often. I had the idea of the Bladebound and the Kensai archtypes to make a noble with a taking cane(via the bladebound). I would like to attempt to build a Magus that focuses on Electric attacks and non-lethal. I have been lurking here and there for information but now I must ask.
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