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Wandering_Woodsman wrote:call me mental, but if you don't have UMD, then wouldn't the wands me a non usable item? I mean, sure you can keen up your weapon....if you can. If not, woudln't the talent be better?
The server has an item which gives the effects of Keen without needing UMD though. :P
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Yup the Whetstone, purchased in the secret store in the Blushing Mermaid, or Mist Lake for UD
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There are two such items actually, I forget what the other is called. One has the spell 'Keen' and the other has 'Weapon of Impact' on it. Thus you can add the keen property to Piercing, Slashing or Bludgeoning melee weapon.

I think both can be used without UMD.
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Yup. The other is the Lodestone, because magnetising a warhammer makes it strike better :P
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Ranged weapons can't be targeted with these can they?
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Could ranged weapons rngenerate with Keen on them with our generator?
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Probably, and there are bows called Widowmaker with both Improved Critical and Power Critical feats on it.
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launchers yes, ammo no

and am i the only one with a scabbard of keen edges? no one else has mentioned that item :?

but i take imp crit on my WMs and thats it
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Blackman D wrote:and am i the only one with a scabbard of keen edges? no one else has mentioned that item
Pretty sure that is a DM reward or rare drop. So must of us scrubs gotta use consumables for our keen properties. :P
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chad878262 wrote:
Blackman D wrote:and am i the only one with a scabbard of keen edges? no one else has mentioned that item
Pretty sure that is a DM reward or rare drop. So must of us scrubs gotta use consumables for our keen properties. :P
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Wait... we got that item on merchants? :O
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It's charged. 2 charges/use Keen Edge/Weapon of Impact and 1/day GMW (CL 15, so +3). Not that great. And for the price you're actually better off buying a Whetstone/Lodestone.

There is a loot version with Keen Edge 1/day which is the one you want. Rarer than hen's teeth, but.
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The Scabbard of Keen Edges has 3/day use at Keen (5).

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yea i got the original 3x/day
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