The Moonbow

The Moonbow, also known as Moonmother's Lance, is an artifact bow wielded by the goddess Sehanine, often gifted in a lesser aspected form to her followers for the protection of others and the promotion of her beliefs and domains.

Mechanics & Inner Workings

The Moonbow is a +3 longbow that requires attunement by a Cleric, Druid, Ranger, or Paladin who is a worshiper of Sehanine and is of the good or neutral alignment. While attuned, attack and damage rolls made with this weapon gain a +3 bonus, and the bow has 9 charges that can be used to execute the following special abilities by spending the listed number of charges. The bow regains 1d6+1 charges at the end of a long rest.

• Starshot (1 Charge): On a successful attack, you may spend a charge to deal an additional 1d8 radiant damage. If you have the Extra Attack feature, you can use this for each successful attack.
• Night's Cloak (2 Charges): As a Bonus Action, you may choose a number of targets equal to half your proficiency bonus. You shoot arrows formed of pure shadow at them and cloak them from sight, causing them to become Invisible until the end of your next turn. Attacking or casting a spell ends the Invisibility.
• Moon's Wrath (3 Charges): As an Action, you choose a 20-foot cube that you can see within a range of 60 feet from you. All targets in this area must make a DC 16 Dexterity Saving Throw or suffer 3d6 radiant damage, suffering half as much on a successful saving throw. The area is also lit with bright moonlight, and attack rolls against targets within the 20-foot radius have Advantage.

The bow also has additional abilities based on the class that attunes to it:

• Cleric: A Cleric may use its Wisdom for attack and damage rolls made with this weapon instead of Dexterity, and may make a second attack as a bonus action.
• Ranger: When using this item's Night's Cloak ability, the Ranger may also turn themselves Invisible.
• Druid: A Druid may use its Wisdom for attack and damage rolls made with this weapon instead of Dexterity, and may make a second attack as a bonus action.
• Paladin: A Paladin may use their Divine Smite feature with this weapon, but only against foes within 30 feet of them.

If the wielder does not worship Sehanine and attunes to the bow, the bow instead becomes a +1 bow. If the wielder is of the evil alignment, the bow gains no bonus to attacks.

Significance

This weapon is one of Sehanine's divine arms and to wield it or be gifted it is a tremendous honor and show of trust from the goddess.

Item type

Weapon, Ranged

Rarity

The item is the only one of its kind.

Dimensions

3.5 feet long x 2 inches thick

Raw materials & Components

The bowstring is said to have been made from one of Sehanine's Tears formed into a glass-like thread by Moradin, only visible when the wielder makes the bow-drawing motion. The bow itself appears to be made out of a sort of amber-like material due to its slight malleability and crystalline appearance, possibly made from the tree sap of one of Sehanine's Moontrees at her divine realm of Arvandor.