Typically I consider it magic for the purposes of damage resistance when it has a +1 to attack and damage. But to be fair I am uncertain about that, if it is RAW or not.
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Because the sword is magic in nature, yes it counts as magic for the purposes of overcoming resistance.
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Originally I was going to say no, since it doesn't say "magic" at all in the description. I assumed the 'magic' of the sword is in that light-shedding property, rather than damage.
However the monster manual states that a magical attack is "an attack delivered by a spell, a magic item or another magical source". Which seems to suggest that the moon-touched sword's damage does count as magical.
Does this mean I can hit something with resistance to normal bludgeoning damage if I use any old magic item as an improvised weapon... hm. :P
Typically I consider it magic for the purposes of damage resistance when it has a +1 to attack and damage. But to be fair I am uncertain about that, if it is RAW or not.
A lot of magic weapons do not have a +X bonus in 5e. A flame tongue sword for example does not have a + to hit or damage.
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Per the rules, if your weapon is a magic item (such as a Moon-Touched Sword) it counts as magical for overcoming resistances. This is even modeled in Avrae, and Avrae is intended to follow RAW as best she can.
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Would the moon touched sword be magic in terms of resistance? Cause technically it is still a magic item, but I'm not sure.
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Typically I consider it magic for the purposes of damage resistance when it has a +1 to attack and damage. But to be fair I am uncertain about that, if it is RAW or not.
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Because the sword is magic in nature, yes it counts as magic for the purposes of overcoming resistance.
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Originally I was going to say no, since it doesn't say "magic" at all in the description. I assumed the 'magic' of the sword is in that light-shedding property, rather than damage.
However the monster manual states that a magical attack is "an attack delivered by a spell, a magic item or another magical source". Which seems to suggest that the moon-touched sword's damage does count as magical.
Does this mean I can hit something with resistance to normal bludgeoning damage if I use any old magic item as an improvised weapon... hm. :P
According to the DM's I run with, the moon touched sword does count as magical since being to glow in the dark without batteries counts.
Now if you wanted to adjust the resistances of your bosses to include specific magic item types, you could do that for your homebrew.
A lot of magic weapons do not have a +X bonus in 5e. A flame tongue sword for example does not have a + to hit or damage.
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I believe Sage Advice said that it does count as magical.
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Other non bonus weapons say " this magic weapon" or similar in the description so logic says its not magic for overcoming magic resistances.
It you want it to just homebrew it as uncommon item that does. I like this idea as low level item that is less powerful than +1 weapon.
our group counts the damage as magical, just no bonus.
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Per the rules, if your weapon is a magic item (such as a Moon-Touched Sword) it counts as magical for overcoming resistances. This is even modeled in Avrae, and Avrae is intended to follow RAW as best she can.
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