Simple Raw Thread for 3.5 #28

[Khatoblepas]

A 106 Contention, Continued

Re: A 106 Contention
The rules for spells state that Ice Storm is an attack. As a ranged attack spell, when cast underwater Ice Storm's effects are modified per the Ranged Attacks Underwater rules.

Ok, but it's not a thrown weapon.

A thrown weapon is:

Thrown Weapons

Daggers, clubs, shortspears, spears, darts, javelins, throwing axes, light hammers, tridents, shuriken, and nets are thrown weapons. The wielder applies his or her Strength modifier to damage dealt by thrown weapons (except for splash weapons). It is possible to throw a weapon that isn’t designed to be thrown (that is, a melee weapon that doesn’t have a numeric entry in the Range Increment column on Table: Weapons), but a character who does so takes a -4 penalty on the attack roll.

A spell can only be considered a weapon in certain circumstances:

WEAPONLIKE SPELLS
Any spell that requires an attack roll and deals damage
functions as a weapon in certain respects, whether the spell
deals normal hit point damage, nonlethal damage, ability
damage, or energy drain.

The rules for modifying underwater weapons apply to weapons, and while Ice Storm is an attack, it is not a weapon.

Edit: Gimme a sec, reading up on HoB

Edit Edit: It says nothing about spells.