Flaming Crossbows

[aaminoff]

In both of the threads listed in the Strategy Guide for Marignon, they talk about casting Flaming Arrows for the crossbowmen. Aren't crossbows already Armor-Piercing, so all you get from the Flaming Arrows is setting your enemies on fire a bit? Which does not seem very exciting. Am I missing something?

- Alex

[rdonj]

Yes. You are missing that the flaming arrows spell replaces the standard marignon crossbows with more powerful crossbows that do more damage, as well as providing the extra fire damage.

A while back I posted the full list of flaming ranged weapons in one of grudgebringer's threads.

[Stavis_L]

Additionally, the flaming crossbow bolts are magic weapons (so they can counter things such as mistform and etheriality more easily.)

[Kadelake]

What happens if the target is fire immune? Do the flaming crossbow bolts still count as magic weapons, i.e. do they negate mistform and etheriality?

[rdonj]

Yes. The special weapon granted by flaming arrows itself is considered to be magic. So not only is the fire part magic but the regular bolt is magical as well.


Edit: I have just been reminded by TNDP that magic missiles actually have a higher chance of hitting shielded units than missiles that are not magical. So there you go, another benefit.