In the Rime of the Frostmaiden adventure, there is a chest containing an elven arrow. I’m struggling to find a description of such an arrow anywhere. Is the elvish aspect just for flavour or is there some sort of effect that I’m not finding?
If it doesn't have a listed stat block or isn't described as an item with a specific property(magic item), I would suggest that the text is strictly aesthetic/fluff.
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As far as I know, there's no magic item, or mundane piece of equipment, called "elven arrow", so probably just flavor. Maybe you could make a story out of it (If your the DM in this case)? Say, it's the arrows of another person's lover? Perhaps the players return it to the lover as a side-quest. It seems a waste to not use this opportunity to add a little story or history.
An arrow is needed to solve a puzzle in the quest, so I guess they just decided to flavour it up. I might give it a unique property though so our archer can keep it and use one of his own arrows for the quest
The description is pure fluff to let the players know that the arrow was made by elves instead of dwarves, humans, orcs, goblins, or some other race. Has no special properties.
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Find your own truth, choose your enemies carefully, and never deal with a dragon.
"Canon" is what's factual to D&D lore. "Cannon" is what you're going to be shot with if you keep getting the word wrong.
It's just fluff to describe the arrow's design origin. Stats-wise, it has no difference from human-made standard arrow.
If you want to add unique features to them, you can always use elven arrowheads first introduced in Dragonlance;
Arrowheads. Elves make a number of different arrowheads for a variety of special uses.
• Armor Piercing. Arrows fitted with these heads grant a +1 bonus to hit when the target is wearing armor.
• Blunt. These arrowheads deal double the normal damage to material barriers. When targeting a creature they deal bludgeoning damage rather than piercing.
• Forked. These arrowheads allow the character to shoot ropes, banners, etc. without disadvantage.
• Leaf. These arrowheads increase the damage die of the bow they’re shot from by one step.
• Singing. These arrowheads produce a highpitched screech that can be heard up to a mile away. Alternatively, they can be filled with oil and used as flame arrows, inflicting an additional 1d6 points of fire damage
Hi!
In the Rime of the Frostmaiden adventure, there is a chest containing an elven arrow. I’m struggling to find a description of such an arrow anywhere. Is the elvish aspect just for flavour or is there some sort of effect that I’m not finding?
Thanks
If it doesn't have a listed stat block or isn't described as an item with a specific property(magic item), I would suggest that the text is strictly aesthetic/fluff.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.” - Mark Twain - Innocents Abroad
Seconded.
As far as I know, there's no magic item, or mundane piece of equipment, called "elven arrow", so probably just flavor. Maybe you could make a story out of it (If your the DM in this case)? Say, it's the arrows of another person's lover? Perhaps the players return it to the lover as a side-quest. It seems a waste to not use this opportunity to add a little story or history.
Thanks folks.
An arrow is needed to solve a puzzle in the quest, so I guess they just decided to flavour it up. I might give it a unique property though so our archer can keep it and use one of his own arrows for the quest
The description is pure fluff to let the players know that the arrow was made by elves instead of dwarves, humans, orcs, goblins, or some other race. Has no special properties.
Find your own truth, choose your enemies carefully, and never deal with a dragon.
"Canon" is what's factual to D&D lore. "Cannon" is what you're going to be shot with if you keep getting the word wrong.
It's just fluff to describe the arrow's design origin. Stats-wise, it has no difference from human-made standard arrow.
If you want to add unique features to them, you can always use elven arrowheads first introduced in Dragonlance;
Arrowheads. Elves make a number of different arrowheads for a variety of special uses.
• Armor Piercing. Arrows fitted with these heads grant a +1 bonus to hit when the target is wearing armor.
• Blunt. These arrowheads deal double the normal damage to material barriers. When targeting a creature they deal bludgeoning damage rather than piercing.
• Forked. These arrowheads allow the character to shoot ropes, banners, etc. without disadvantage.
• Leaf. These arrowheads increase the damage die of the bow they’re shot from by one step.
• Singing. These arrowheads produce a highpitched screech that can be heard up to a mile away. Alternatively, they can be filled with oil and used as flame arrows, inflicting an additional 1d6 points of fire damage