Named Weapons

[Cinnabar]

Three questions:

[li]Is it true that the only thing that cannot be done after naming a weapon is any changing of its appearance at the Customization Crafting Forge (i.e.: enhancements can still be added/upgraded/changed per usual)?


[/li][li]Can ranged weapons also be named (and get the small XP bonus and message in the combat window)?


[/li][li]If bows can indeed be named, can they be trained after naming?[/li][/list]

[Hellblazer]

   

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Originally Posted by Cinnabar                                           Three questions: Is it true that the only thing that cannot be done after naming a weapon is any changing of its appearance at the Customization Crafting Forge (i.e.: enhancements can still be added/upgraded/changed per usual)? If bows can indeed be named, can they be trained after naming?

You have to have the parts like cams placed before the training. For bows that is. But enchantments, mighty's, resistance, enhancements, can be added after any weapons are titled.



I've heard that once titled you can't change the appearance though. For trained bows. the best way is to place the cams ad mighty's, then change the appearance then train. I don't think that if you get it named by a gm, you will have problem changing the appearance, but since I haven't tried. I don't know.

   

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Originally Posted by Cinnabar                                           Can ranged weapons also be named (and get the small XP bonus and message in the combat window)?

No the combat bonus only applies to certain class. Even if you get a titled weapon by those class, and use it but are not part of the chosen classes. Then you will not have the combat bonus xp.

   

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Originally Posted by Cinnabar                                           If bows can indeed be named, can they be trained after naming?

I had my bows (ty) named by a gm. I don't know if the title weapon works on them. And they were trained before they were titled. So I don't know for that one

[Unknown User]

You can however, ox the weapon to remove the title, and then customize after that.

[Unknown User]

   

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Originally Posted by ycleption                                           You can however, ox the weapon to remove the title, and then customize after that.

Only if you're weapon has no enchants or other add-on... otherwise they will be removed too

[Unknown User]

Yeah could become pretty expensive Imagine oxing you yew with mighty 3, cam and trained with titanium arrows!!!! The nightmare

[Dorganath]

   

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Originally Posted by Cinnabar                                           Three questions: Is it true that the only thing that cannot be done after naming a weapon is any changing of its appearance at the Customization Crafting Forge (i.e.: enhancements can still be added/upgraded/changed per usual)? Can ranged weapons also be named (and get the small XP bonus and message in the combat window)? If bows can indeed be named, can they be trained after naming?

First off, only melee weapons can be named by a Fighter, Duelist, Paladin or Weapon Master, and only these classes will get the chance of bonus XP and flavor message when making the killing strike with a named weapon. Other classes who use a named weapon will get neither.



On to your specific questions:



1) I am unsure about whether a named weapon can be customized at the forge. I don't think it's explicitly excluded, but it's possible it will not work due to how the customizing system actually functions.    There's also a chance that it will work fine, as well as a chance that the customization will work but the name will have to be set again.



My recommendation is to customize the appearance of a weapon before giving it a name. Applying enhancements (rods and things) can be done at any time.



2)  Ranged weapons cannot be named with the quill in this way (though they can be by a GM).  Even if they could, they will not give a chance of bonus XP or the message because it only applies to melee weapons, and again, it will only do this for Fighters, Duelists, Paladins and Weapon Masters.



3) Per #2, bows cannot be named with the quill.  My recommendation is to customize the bow before training, but it will likely be customizable after training.  That's not a guarantee, just a strong suspicion.