3E的魔化武器确实有楼主提到的那段话:
Magic weapon gives a weapon a +1 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. If the character is a good cleric, the cleric of a good deity, or a paladin, the weapon is considered blessed, which means it has special effects on certain creatures.
This spell cannot be cast on a natural weapon, such as an unarmed strike.
但这并不意味着其效果跟祝福武器相同,因为3E的祝福武器也有同样的一句:
All critical rolls against evil foes are automatically successful. The weapon negates the damage reduction of evil creatures and is capable of striking evil incorporeal creatures as if it had a +1 enhancement bonus. Also, the weapon is considered blessed, which means it has special effects on certain creatures.
很明显地,“the weapon is considered blessed”(武器视为被祝福过)是一种独立的效果,而非等同于祝福武器描述中上半段的能力。
至于这个“the weapon is considered blessed, which means it has special effects on certain creatures”的效果,则是指诸如“攻击某些拥有regeneration(再生)能力的怪物时,此武器可以造成正常伤害”这一类的规则。
例如,3E的Imp描述中:
Regeneration (Ex): Imps take normal damage from acid, and from holy and blessed weapons.
因此魔化武器和祝福武器都有各自的不同效果,“视为祝福过的武器”只是它们的一个共同点而已。
而这种“Blessed weapon”属性在3R中就直接改为了具有善良阵营属性的武器,相应地,那些怪物的再生能力也改为直接对应阵营属性,跟3R的阵营伤害减免共通,省去了一些规则描述上的累赘。