0xp This one is a little silly, but you could see it shaking things up on the battlefield. Actually, not as useful for mass combat, but a very interesting diversion in small-scale fights, like those your typical heroes will undergo any day. When your super-sharp sword becomes a clumsy hammer, you can bet the fighting ability will go down.

Of course, the negatives will also apply to the side using the Bolas, but that is a tactical issue one can adapt to, and base strategies on (like entangling own weapons with theirs, throwing the Bolas on them, then quickly drop the mess and grab a prepared secondary weapon while the enemy is surprised). Some groups, that use few metal weapons could definitely like it. ("Hah! Your steel weaponry is no match for us!")


I admit to know little about magnetism, so don't know if sufficiently strong stuff exists naturally - but that can be always amended by referring to fantasy materials, or, as usual, magic. :)

But particularly to this I feel is an extension necessary: some easy way to deactivate the magnetism, at least for a while. Strong magnets tend to be annoying precisely because of their power. A cantrip, or magical dust, something ought to exist.


As I said, it is a little silly, but it has a strong surprise factor if creatively used. Sounds like fun!