Splitting (weapon quality)

The splitting quality was a weapon quality that could be added to weapons that shot projectiles or on the projectiles themselves.

Description
Weapons that had the splitting quality could be distinguished from those that did not have it by looking for V-shaped engravings on it.

Powers
A projectile with the splitting quality or one shot from a weapon with the splitting quality caused the projectile to split into two. These split ammunitions had exactly the same magical qualities as the original except for the splitting quality, so they did not split even further, and both were as devastating as the ammunition before its splitting.

Knowing how to create magical arms was insufficient when crafting weapons or ammunitions with the splitting quality was the goal. The crafter required actual mundane skill at shooting at close distance.