(TFT) Pentagrams and arrows

[Mark Tapley <mtapley@swri.edu>]

All,
	Another silly Pentagram question.

	Suppose I have a watchtower, protected by a Permanent 
Pentagram. The elf on watch spies an intruder, snatches up his bow, 
and fires an arrow at the intruder. So:

If no magic, I assume the pentagram doesn't get involved at all.

What if the Bow is enchanted to +DX? I think of +DX on a bow as just 
meaning it helps the archer aim better - in which case the magic is 
done with when the arrow leaves the bow, and the pentagram won't 
affect it.

What if the Bow is enchanted to +Damage? I think of +Damage on a bow 
as just meaning it shoots harder, so again, it's just a plain arrow 
crossing the pentagram, so the archer still gets the bonus.

What if the bow shoots Flaming arrows? I think it would go out as it 
crossed the pentagram border, although this may be at variance with 
my opinions above on Bow enchantment.

What if the Arrow is enchanted to either +DX or +Damage? I think of 
these as little magic heat-seeking AIM-9 style fins on the arrow, or 
little turbo-boosters on the arrow, and I think the pentagram would 
shut those down as the arrow crossed its boundary, so it reverts to a 
plain arrow and the archer would not get either DX or Damage bonus 
from the arrow.

What if the Arrow came out of a Quiver of Replenishment? I assume it 
just wouldn't work to try to return it, since one can't teleport 
in/out of a pentagram.


What if the Intruder had a Reverse Missiles spell up? Does all that 
magic take place at the Intruder himself, or does Reverse Missiles 
actually have to guide the missile all the way back to its source? I 
think of it as just being a corner-cube reflector for arrows, with a 
little windage thrown in for gravity and drag, so that the Reversed 
Arrow would cross the Pentagram with no trouble and no change (since 
the pentagram stripped all magical effect from the arrow on the way 
out) and hit the archer.

	Comments? Better-informed opinions welcome as always.
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					- Mark
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