Ruler of Life and Death

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Ruler of Life and Death

Weapon

Rare

Magical, +1 War pick, The Ruler of Life and Death allows you to choose whether you deal piercing or bludgeoning damage with it.

Bane of Life. Once per turn, when you make an attack roll against a Humanoid and or a Fey with the piercing side of the warpick, you deal an additional 1d6 necrotic damage. In addition, the target must succeed on DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be cursed by death. While cursed in this way it takes 1d6 necrotic at the start of each of its turns, as its wounds fester. This curse cannot stack. A cursed creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success. If a creature's saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to this curse for the next 24 hours.

Bane of Death. Once per turn, when you make an attack roll against an Undead with the bludgeoning side of the warpick, you deal an additional 1d6 radiant damage. In addition, the target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or explode with radiant light which deals 2d8 radiant damage to all undead in a 10-foot radius centered on it (target included). After failing this saving throw for the first time the creature becomes immune to this effect for the next 24 hours.

Type	Damage	Damage	Range
Martial Melee	1d8+1	Piercing	5ft

Weight: 2 lb

History

This warpick was forged by elves who were shunned from their tribe for practicing forbidden necromancy. They couldn’t trust anyone, neither dead nor alive and so, they infused these weapons with the power necessary to bring destruction to both.

Item type

Weapon, Melee

Rarity

Rare