Re: Drop Weapon Magic Item?

MY what an ambiguous item. Here?s how it?s listed on Page 31 is AW:

?Item (again, often an arrow) makes victim drop his weapon.?

It?s unclear to me that ?victim? means wearer (compare Slow Movement which explicitly applies to wearer of the item). My interpretation is that it applies the same effect as the spell (which can cause any one hand to drop what it?s holding, hence shields and other items are an optional target) to anyone it hits. If it applies to ?holder? of the item then it seems somewhat paradoxical? even as an arrow, it would drop itself or the bow!

On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 6:50 PM Rick <rick_ww@lightspeed.ca> wrote:

Hi Joseph, everyone.

The item description does not say anything about making the
victim drop his or her shield.

I?m not sure that striking a person is enough to say that they
are ?wearing? the item. An arrow, (which sticks in them
and stays with them), is an obvious exception.)

Warm regards, Rick.

> On 2018Aug 29,, at 15:41, Joseph Beutel <mejobo@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> A magic weapon with ?Drop Weapon? (power 1 or 2) seems to be a very cost-effective upgrade. It costs only $500 and seems to me much better than getting +1 damage or +1 DX from getting a Fine weapon made (which would cost a similar amount or more for most weapons). Granted I may be interpreting the rules incorrectly - my impression is that there is no ST cost to ?power? this spell. A warrior equipped with this magic item simply hits their enemy with the weapon and they are guaranteed to drop their weapons and shields.
>
> Has anyone come up with a modification that balances this a little bit better?
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