Question about Deliquescent Gloves


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Liberty's Edge

This is an item from Ultimate Equipment. Based on my reading of it, this would make any weapon I wield gain the corrosive weapon special ability, including ranged weapons such as bows. And it seems like I'd also be able to make attacks of opportunity with a 1d6 melee touch attack. Is that correct? Seems too good for something that's PFS legal.

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Deliquescent Gloves

Price 8,000 gp; Aura moderate conjuration; CL 7th; Weight1 lb.

These heavy leather gloves ripple and flows at the wearer's command, reshaping to fit any hand, claw, tentacle, or alien limb. The wearer's melee touch attacks with that hand deal 1d6 points of acid damage. If the wearer uses that hand to wield a weapon or make an attack with an unarmed strike or natural weapon, that attack gains the corrosive weapon special ability.

The wearer's gloved hand is protected from the acid ability of oozes, allowing him to use that hand to attack oozes with unarmed strikes or natural attacks without risk of harm from contact with the ooze. These unarmed strikes and natural attacks never cause an ooze to split.

Sczarni

I would have to agree, that with whatever weapon wielded it gains the Corrosive Weapon Special Ability. I'm not too keen on Ranged/Ammo, so I do not know if the Corrosive Weapon Special would carry on from the Ranged Weapon to the Ammo, then to the target.

I do not believe you can make AoO's with a +1d6 melee touch attack. Subtract the "touch" part out. That would be absurdly powerful, don't you think? :P I believe it is just saying, if you were to make a Touch Attack of any kind, you still apply the Corrosive ability upon contact. Any AoO would gain the Corrosive Ability, regardless.

Scarab Sages

Not really. You can make an attack with an unarmed strike or weapon that does +1d6 damage, or you can make a melee touch attack that only does 1d6 damage.

It's a great item, but it's nowhere near as good as Duelist's Gloves. Making as a touch attack increases the accuracy, but it really lowers damage potential.

It's also nothing that can't be duplicated by casting Produce Flame, Chill Touch, or Frostbite and holding the charge.


Yes, any weapon gains corrosive weapon. Based on how ranged weapons impart magical qualities onto the ammo they fire, it should also transfer to ammo fired.

It does not allow you to make melee touch attacks when you couldn't before, it simply upgrades any normal melee touch attack you would do. For example, using a spell like Shocking Grasp would do normal shocking damage plus an additional 1d6 acid damage. And technically so would delivering cure spells to allies, heh.

Edit: Note that it says "The wearer's melee touch attacks gain..." not "The wearer gains a melee touch attack which deals..."

Scarab Sages

MurphysParadox wrote:


It does not allow you to make melee touch attacks when you couldn't before, it simply upgrades any normal melee touch attack you would do. For example, using a spell like Shocking Grasp would do normal shocking damage plus an additional 1d6 acid damage. And technically so would delivering cure spells to allies, heh.

Anyone can make a melee touch attack without casting a spell or using an ability. It just doesn't normally have any effect if you do.

You just reach out an touch someone instead of punching for damage.

Sczarni

Imbicatus wrote:
MurphysParadox wrote:


It does not allow you to make melee touch attacks when you couldn't before, it simply upgrades any normal melee touch attack you would do. For example, using a spell like Shocking Grasp would do normal shocking damage plus an additional 1d6 acid damage. And technically so would delivering cure spells to allies, heh.

Anyone can make a melee touch attack without casting a spell or using an ability. It just doesn't normally have any effect if you do.

You just reach out an touch someone instead of punching for damage.

Does this mean I can reach out and touch them in naughty places? :3


I need an adult! :P

Sczarni

Geistlinger wrote:
I need an adult! :P

*in Super Kami Guru's voice* I AM AN ADUUUUUUUUULT!!

Sczarni

Yes it does apply to ranged weapons. On another thread about this very question, Mike Brock confirmed that does apply to ranged weapons.

Sczarni

If you're going to reference another thread, you should always LINK to it when you do. That way, X years down the road, people reading this thread will be able to more easily find the answer they're looking for.

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