Stave to Staff Bug

[baerden]

This is an old one, not sure if it got reported or just got lost in the shuffle.

Will bows/staffs auto repair when they reach a certain level of damage as described in the recent firearms thread?

guild describe 12
Information on Stave to Staff:

Getting caught in melee can be a real danger to an archer. A master ranger of the past realized this, and designed a spell to assist his fellows
in such situations. By following the spell's pattern with your channeled will, you can re-shape a bow into a sturdy quarterstaff, shielding the
bowstring inside the staff itself. The spell also reverses this action, restoring a bow to its original form.
(Convert a bow into a staff or return a transmuted staff to its original bow form.)
Usage: cast 701

EW(d)AvdBdSm>
examine bow
You carefully examine a notched yew bow...
The yew that makes up this bow has been carefully oiled and polished. The weapon has scars and notches but the slight defects only seem to add
character to the piece. Burnished leather has been wrapped around the grip and a tiny horned owl has been carved near the top of the bow.
This item is registered to you.
It is a huge item, mainly made of yew.
It can be worn in the shoulders inventory slot.
It could be wielded with two hands as an improvised melee weapon.
It feels clumsy, and you figure you could get up to 1 strike per attack with it.
It can be used to fire arrows, its effectiveness dependent on your Archery skill.
It seems to have a heavy draw.
It appears to be in good repair.
It appears to be of masterful quality.
Roundtime: 3 seconds.

EW(d)AvdBdSm>
cast 701
Wait 1 seconds.

Queuing following command: cast 701
(You may clear your command queue at any time)

EW(d)AvdBdSm>
(Changing combat position to Ranged)
You run your hand over the length of your notched yew bow, causing the stave to straighten and thicken, the bowstring becoming enveloped inside the
shifting wood. When you are finished, you are holding a thick, round staff, its length a bit shorter than the original bow stave.
Roundtime: 3 seconds.

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You are holding a yew staff in your right hand.
You are wearing a callous leather gorget (scuffed), a small clear crystal pendant, a gray wool scarf, a tan linen face-mask embroidered with a
contrasting pattern, an exquisite leather backpack, a tan leather sack, a half-circle black leather dueling cape, a callous leather breastplate
(battered), a white long-sleeved wool shirt, some callous leather vambraces (scuffed), a pair of callous leather gauntlets (scuffed), a braided
leather belt adorned at the buckle with a squirrel skull, a burnished leather haft-frog carrying a keen-edged handaxe with a soft-leather wrapped grip,
a cylindrical smooth aspen vasculum, a slender leather belt-quiver, a slender leather belt-quiver, some callous leather greaves (scuffed), some brown
fitted wool pants, an ankle sheath, a pair of white wool socks and a pair of callous leather boots (scuffed).


EW(d)RngBdSm>
examine staff
You carefully examine a yew staff...
You see nothing particularly unusual about the yew staff.
This item is registered to you.
It is a huge item, mainly made of yew.
It could be wielded in melee combat with two hands, its effectiveness dependent on your Staffs skill.
It feels extremely well-balanced, and you figure you could get up to 4 strikes per attack with it.
It would give you an extreme advantage at parrying incoming blows.
It appears to be battered.
It appears to be of masterful quality.
Roundtime: 3 seconds.

EW(d)RngBdSm>

[baerden]

Oh, one more thing, long ago if you try to repair the staff while in staff form with druidry it lowers the quality of the bow. I haven't tried it recently though, too afraid to.

[Fayne]

Couldn't you quickly carve up a bow to test it with? Carve one, turn it into a staff, go whack a few things with it, repair, turn it back, and see if the bow has been reduced in quality at all.

[baerden]

Yeah. I could Fayne...

[Rias]

This is a bug, and I know the cause. Just need to get around to fixing it.

[baerden]

Thanks for looking into it. Will the bows/staffs be destroyed if they get too damaged or do they reset?

[Rias]

The item will be destroyed.