Swords

Akasha

Intelligence: 17
EGO: Tolerable
Alignment: Chaotic Good

Akasha or Bloodbringer is the most powerful sword of Silvain Darksword Goddess of War and Seduction (Greater Goddess). She is the wife of Thayathas (Thayathas' bow). Akasha may only be used in the nightime; If used in the day, it must save vs. spell as a 6th level fighter or turn to ash. If this happens, the sword may be restored if the ashes are collected and mixed with nine drops of Silvains blood in its sheath. The sword talks. Its claim to fame is that it can drain life-levels at the rate of 2 per hit if the opponent is 10th level or higher and at the rate of 1 per hit if the opponent is lower than 10th level.

Cold Intellect Sword

Author's note: these are the stats for The Cold Intellect and a sword forged from its remains. The sword uses a lot of the capacities of the CI so I'm providing you with its stats also.

Cold Intellect

There are several degrees of Cold Intellects. Consciousness starts from an intelligence of 16 and then slowly grows to 20. Stats vary according to its intelligence. Those of int 16 are always first mentioned, then follow the stats of int 17, and so on.

AC: 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 0
Move: 20' (floating)
Hit Dice: 4 - 5+1 - 6+2 - 7+3 - 8+4
No. of attacks: 1
Damage/attack: 1d6 (crushing damage)
2d8 ( when charging)
Special attacks: Lightning - see below
Special defense: Immunity - see below
Intelligence: variable ( 16-17-18-19-20 )
Alignment: most are Neutral
a few are CN,LN,NG,NE
a (rare) exception is LG,LE,CG,CE
Size: hollow sphere of 3' diameter
Psionics: 100 - 150 - 200 - 250 - 300
Attack/Defense modes: int 16: a,c/g,i
int 17-18: a,c,e/g,i,j
int 19-20: all/all
Abilities: Domination, Esp, Telepathy
Special abilities: Levitation (to keep it floating)
Energy Control
(Special abilities require no psionic cost but cease to function when psionic ability is zero)


The Cold Intellect is a sleek, dark pink, metal ball. The metal is of unknown origin and keeps the energy in the hollow sphere. When it gains control over an area (no other highly intelligent mortal creatures left) it settles down. It lives solitary and spends huge amounts of time on thinking and controlling its inner energy fluxes (a decade is normal.) When it has refined its energy structure (and the metal around it), it grows in intelligence and gains additional powers. Its hit points are a measure of the quality of the metal. How better, how more blows the sphere can sustain before it tears apart. Should this happen the energy is dissipated and the intellect is utterly destroyed. A CI feeds on the thermal energy around it, hence it is cold.

A CI can release strokes of lightning at will. An 16 int CI has a surplus energy of 18d6 and is capable of releasing it in strokes of minimum 1d6 and maximum 6d6.

17 int CI has 21d6 - max stroke of 7d6
18 int CI has 24d6 - max stroke of 8d6
19 int CI has 27d6 - max stroke of 9d6
20 int CI has 30d6 - max stroke of 10d6

It can release only one stroke per round. Thus a 20 CI is able to release a 1d6 stroke for 30 rounds or 2d6 strokes for 15 rounds, and so on...

Recharging can only take place after combat. Exception: lightning bolts will be completely absorbed and its number of dice added to the surplus. A CI is immune to cold based effects (due to the guarding metal).

Fire based effects:
Saving throw failed: Half the fire dice will be converted and added to the surplus. The other half is deducted from the hit points.

Saving throw succeeded: 3/4 of the dice is added to the surplus. 1/4 damage. Excess energy will flow to the earth (and is not stored).


The Cold Intellect Sword

In the beginning the sword is as follows:
+2 to hit / +2 to damage

+4 to damage against fire-electricity using creatures. Damage from such creatures will be added to the energy store. Ratio is 6 HP for 1d6. Truncate excesses.

Wielder can use lightning bolts with a maximum of 4d6 from a energy store of 12d6. Normal recharging (without bonuses from damage and attacks) is done once a day.

The blade is extremely cold, and precautions should be taken while wielding (e.g. Ring of Resist Cold in the hilt, a special enchanted scabbard, etc...). When the wielder makes its saving throw against lightning, all energy will be stored in the sword as a surplus. Excess energy is truncated. When he doesn't, he takes half damage, while the rest is absorbed.

Due to the forging process, the quality of the metal is reduced to its lowest state. However, its capacity to store energy remains. The 'spark of life' that once created the CI is still present. When a to hit score of 20 is rolled (modified or not) against a highly intelligent creature (e.g. a mage) the sword will sap an intelligence point from him (permanently) and add it to his own intelligence. Decide for yourself what the effects are on the victim: loss of spells, etc... The sword starts from an intelligence of 5. When it has reached an intelligence of 10 another CI will be born. Once it has intelligence 16, draining intelligence is at a ratio of 5 drained points for one intelligence point for the CI:

Int 10-15: +2 to hit against normal creatures
+3 to hit / +4 to damage against fire-electricity using creatures
Sword has empathy

Int 16: True consciousness is now present.
+2 to hit normally
+4 to hit against fire-electricity using creatures
Damage absorbation ratio is 5 hp for 1d6
Sword has telepathy
Lightning bolts are the same for a 16 CI
Saving throws against fire: success: Wielder takes no damage. Half the damage is absorbed in the sword
failed: Wielder takes half damage, 1/4 absorbed in sword

Int 17: Levitation upon wielder, when nicely asked (once a day)
Ligthning bolts as the 17 CI
+3 on initiative (the sword has become almost weightless)

Int 18: Full psionic powers of an 18 CI are gained (but only the sword can use them, the wielder has to ask for it)
Damage absorbation is 4 hp for 1d6
Lightning bolts as the 18 CI

The sword has now full powers and will decide upon its goal in life. Note that it has no true revenge feelings, since the living CI is another being than the one that was killed. However, it may have bad feelings about the fact that one of his kind was killed.

Should it decide to stay a sword, it shall always remain on Int 18, but it can drink intellect by draining points (which is a kind of drug). Note that it will be always hateful against intelligent creatures, since it sees them as rivals.

Should it decide to become a sphere, it loses the draining capacity, but can become a powerful 20 CI. When it chooses the sphere, it will ask the wielder to leave it behind in a secluded space. When the wielder refuses, it will use all his forces to make him do so and afterwards destroy him. Even when the wielder agrees, the chance of being killed is high, unless the sword is assured (by ESP for example) of the wielder's loyalty. This is because the conversion from blade to sphere is a delicate process and the CI wishes no intrusion.

Final note: feel free to change the chance of draining INT points and/or the ratio of draining INT points. The purpose was the sword should grow along in level as its wielder, until a final confrontation occurs.
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Copycat Blade

Appearance: Sword hilt (no blade)
Magical adj: +2
- At first this sword will appear to be trash, it has no blade, but it's a perfectly good hilt.
- If the hilt is grasped, however, and a command word said, the power of the blade is made known.
- By touching any substance, and using the command word, a blade for the sword comes into existence made of the same material as that touched. Therefore holding the blade up to a fire would produce a burning blade. A stone blade would be invulnerable to rust monsters and such, a blade of holy water (holy ice) would do appropriate damage against demons.

- Note that the magic can copy gold, silver, platinum, diamonds, etc., but breaking off the blade to use the raw material as currency ruins the magic of the sword.
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Coward Sword

This appear to be a magical long sword, but whenever a character tries to use the sword against a monster whose level is greater than the plus of the sword, the sword will scream "Oh shit!" and put itself back in its sheat. The sword will not come out of its sheat until until the monster is no longer within striking distance. The sword is cursed so that the character who gets it will think it is the best sword in the world and will never get rid of it no matter how many times it gets him beat up and/or killed. The only way to free yourself of the sword's curse is to touch it to a Vacuous Hole or the like or to have a 20th level cleric remove curse.

Emerald Sword

The blade of this sword +1 is made from purest emerald. When drawn, all within 30 feet of the sword must save vs. spells or become fascinated with the sword and not take any action for that round (associates of the sword bearer save at +4, dwarves save at -2, and gnomes and elves save at -1). The sword will inflict double damage on creatures from any elemental or para-elemental plane, and against such creatures it is a +2 sword.
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Ethereal Blade

This silver bladed +1 sword appears simultaneously on the Prime Material Plane and on the Ethereal Plane. While carried there is a 1 in 20 chance per hour while sheated (per turn while drawn) of something on the Etherel Plane encountering it. Also the blade can go ethereal 3/day (taking the wielder with it). In the Ethereal Plane the blade is +2.

Gavin Hall Magebane

This sword ignores most magical protections. While ordinarily a +1 Sword, it ignores the AC bonuses for: Shield spells, Rings, Cloaks, and Bracers of Protection. It will go through, but not bring down Stoneskins and Walls of Force.
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Guardian Blade

This blade does not normally glow. Its chief function is to lie upon or beside the sleeping character and warn of approaching danger. It can detect enemies like a wand of enemy detection within a 2" sphere. Upon detecting an enemy, the guardian will flash a single burst of light, telepathically alert its owner, and go out. This power can be used but once per day, and will operate continuously for a period of up to six hours. It may be used while the character is awake and moving but once-used it will not function again for twenty-four hours.

Mage Doom

"Mage Bane", "Mage Striker", "Fighters Dream", "Tripple Forged"

Legend (mortal):
Created by three triplets. All three were mages, one a Wild Mage, the second an Invoker, the third a "standard" Mage. Made to be the bane of mages, it was given to the youngest of the the three, in order to kill their father. Of the three sisters, two died trying to keep the sword a secret, leaving the youngest to carry out the deed. The runes on it though, were weakening her, much as they had her sisters, increasing her hatred for her father. The two fought, and as she struck the killing blow, he also lashed out, killing her in one foul swoop. Their gigantic contest contained so much power that the very crust of the earth was weakened and it opened up beneath them. The sword is thought lost.

Legend (immortal):
Infact created by one of Mystra's twin daughters. (NB: this is specifically for a campaign I am designing) This sword is meant to be wielded by her champion in order to wipe all Wizards from the realms.

Appearance:
115 cm long, blue crystal blade embedded with 4 black opals around which runes are etched (though thet are invisible to the naked eye). The hand guard is made of glass (glassteel) in the shape of a snake about to strike. The hadle is made from a single (black) dragons tooth, which magically shapes itself to fit the wielders hand. The handle is partially hollow, the gap snuggly fitting a diamond. The diamond is magical and has unknown powers. The pommel is made of the same substance as the blade and is spherical (unscrews).

Combat Bonuses:
+3, +5 vs Magic using creatures (eg Dragons and creatures with innate abilities), +7 vs Human and Demi-human Mages.

Magical Abilities:
When drawn from its scabbard, all the gems on the scabbard sparkle and glitter, and the snake hisses. A `Dispel Magic` comes into affect centred, but not affecting, the wielder. This happens up to three times every 24 hours and is equivalent to a mage casting it at the level of the wielder. The one of the following effects take place (If the effect cannot happen re-roll):

d20 Spell Effect # of uses
1-8 Gust of Wind 5/day
9-12 Monster Summoning IV 3/day
13-15 Great Shout 2/day
16-17 Animate Dead 2/day
18 Death Spell 1/day
19 Finger of Death 1/day
20 Power Word, Fire 1/week

These all function at level of wielder or 20th, whichever is highest.

Minor Abilities (+3, +5, +7): Detect Magic 25'
Detect Enemy 20'
Confers "one-weapon style" specialisation X2
Fly
Speech and Telepathy
Read Magic
Fear Radius (mages at -3, magic using at -1)
False Vision
Confers 10% cumulitative magic resistance
Detect scrying 100%
Major Abilities (+5, +7): Feeblemind * (20th level) 2/day
Lower Resistance * (20th level) First 2 strikes/day
Magic Negation * (see below) 1/day
Anti-Fly * (see below) 1/day
Greater Abilities (+7): Kaleidoscopic Strike * (25th) 1/day
Sword becomes +7, of wounding (see DMG for details)

* invoking these powers reduces the Charisma of the wielder by 1 permanently.


Magic Negation:
At the will of the wielder (or so he/she thinks) the next succesful strike on the enemy, discounting ALL magical protection brings down asmany protections as the sword has +'s, further if there are no protection spells left, the sword may be willed fto force other protections, destroying items of protection (eg Bracers of Defense), though these items do get a saving throw. This also causes the sword to temporarily looses the +'s it used, this lasts for 1d3 + 1 rounds. Though the defenses are permanently down.

Anti-Fly:
This affects any being the wilder wishes who is nearby (within 100 feet) or in sight. This is VERY versatile, the wilder may want "all but those 2 and me" to be affected, this will affect any air-born being, even if the wielder was completely un-aware of them.
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Mage Masher

This +2 sword may only be used by fighters (including cavaliers and paladins but excluding rangers, barbarians, and multi-classed fighters), and in the hands of any other class it functions as a non-magical sword. It has a +3 bonus against magical creatures (ones with innate magical abilities) and a +4 bonus against magic-using creatures (ones who must learn and memorize magic-user or illusionist spells).
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MetalBlade

Appearance: Stone or bone sword

Magical adj: +1 (this baby doesn't NEED magical bonuses!)

This is an enormously dangerous weapon. Always crafted from stone or bone and tempered in the blood of lava children, the Metalblade ignores metal. Completely. Doesn't even know it's there. Passes right through it. So those fighters striding around in plate armor, sniggering, could be in for a shock... Ignore the AC of metal armor, but magical bonuses may or may not have their regular effects.

ShadowBane

A sword which give +5 to saving throws vs. illusions. In addition, any illusory creature hit by it would be instantly dispelled. It was also +1 vs. shadows and shadowy creatures.
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Shadow Sword

Appears as a normal sword with a black blade. When someone picks it up, after a few seconds it vanishes. They can still feel the weight (only about two pounds) on their hand, but there's nothing there. Subsequently, any time they INTEND to have a sword (of whatever type) in their hand, the Shadow Sword will appear (in the axpected form). It has no combat bonuses, except when fighting creatures of shadow, in which case it is +2, or in magical darkness (+1). Usually what happens is someone pick it up, it vanishes. Then in their experimentation (WHAT the HELL?) they will attempt to draw their own sword (thus desiring to have a sword in their hand), and it will appear in the proper form. It will remain until they put it down and someone picks it up again, or will it out of existence again. It's a neat sword, flashy, but it doesn't usually help in combat (BTW, it sheathes itself in the Border Ethereal).
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Silver Sword

A completely normal short sword, except for two features: it's made of solid silver, and it's indestructible. Completely and utterly indestructible, unless you want to go to the extrems of artifact destruction methods.
It has no other bonuses.
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Songblade

This is a +1 sword but in the hands of a bard it can be commanded to sing. Whenever the command word is spoken the sword will compliment any song the bard sings for 2-8 rounds. This will give the bard a +15% to any song he sings during the 2-8 rounds. This ability can be used 4 times/day. The sword can also cast an Audible Glamer like a 7th level wizard twice a day.
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Spellswords

It is believed that the fighter/mage elven kings of Highfolk were the first ones to create a Spellsword. Anyone can wield them, but only spell casters may truly benefit from their powers. This weapons usually have the form of a long or bastard sword +3. They have two powers:

* The wielder is not required to have simple or trivial material components for his spells. The sword can supply this magical energy instead. For example, the wielder is no longer required to have "a bit of fur and an amber, crystal or glass rod'' to cast a lightning bolt. Instead he could (for example) hold the sword in both hands, raise it above his head, utter some words of power, point it to the target and make the bolt sprout from the blade itself. Rare or expensive material components, however, are still required.

* The wielder may cast a memorized spell at the sword. Any spell will do. The sword will then receive an extra damage bonus equal to the level of the spell. This effect lasts for 1 round per level of the caster. It is possible to cast several spells in sequence, but the maximum total bonus the sword can have (including it's original +3) can not exceed the caster's level. The caster can not boost the sword's power in this manner and then give it for someone else to use. Doing this immediately breaks the spell(s) and the sword reverts to a +3 blade.
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Stargate

When this sword is unsheathed under a starry night's sky and the command word is spoken, all touching it will be teleported to any location they desire, usually. Roll 5d6, and subtract the result from 16. Multiply that number by 10 to give the distance in miles from the target and determine the direction randomly.
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SureBlade

This blade never strikes a friend. On fumble results where the blade would strike a friend or the wielder, or fly from his hand, treat as no result. Further, the blade "knows its target", it isn't fooled by illusions, Displacements, Blinks, etc... If the blade is actually intelligent, it will be reluctant to fight in certain circumstances, such as fighting a charmed opponent, or otherwise beguiled.
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Sword Mundane

The Sword Mundane is a very powerful magic item. The sword has no plusses, and if Detect Magic is cast on it, none will be detected. However, when drawn, the sword creates a 20' sphere in which no magic functions. Natural abilities liek dragon breath and petrification abilities of medusae, for example, are another matter however. Spells cast from outside the area of effect only function if the spell has a physical manifestation, such as fire or cold. Purely magical energy, such as illusion, charms and sleep spells, fail to function in the area of effect. This extends to magic items, including those of the wielder, which fail to function at all. The effect is dispelled when the sword is sheated. The sword itself resembles a katana with a wider blade, and does 1d10 damage in all size categories.
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Sword of Canine Attraction

Magical Adj: +1 (hit/dam)

This little oddity was last reported in PM 26565, a small splinter of reality near Torilspace. This is a rather finely made weapon, whose most notable property is that it is made completely from the legbone of a dragon of unknown species. Its main enchantment is that every canine creature who sees it must posess it (no save). They will follow the sword around until they have an opportunity to grab it, in which case they will make off with it and bury it somewhere. And yes, they will follow it if you throw it.

Personal suggestion: don't let your players know its power... Watch them panic the next time they walk about in a city!
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Sword of Dismemberment

Whoever touches this sword unsheathed immediately starts swinging wildly. Each round, the wielder has a high probability of hacking off one of his own limbs or even their head. This cursed sword was owned by Lord Broverick, whose favourite tactic was to disarm a foe, then say "I will not fight anunarmed man", and toss him the sheathed sword, or slide it to him unsheathed with the tip of his own blade. His foe would procede to neatly carve himself up.
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Sword of Frenzy

Thse swords are generally +2 or higher, and have no extra effects unless the wielder has a dexterity of 15 or higher. If this is the case, then the wielder can opt to forego his or her AC bonus in order to gain extra attacks. For every two points of dex an extra attack can be gained. i.e. one for dex 15-16, two for dex 17-18 etc. not all points need be given up for extra attacks. Thus someone with dex 17 could choose to give up two points for one extra attack, and still retain one bonus point toward AC.
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Sword of Gaseous Form (Sword of Fiery Throat)

On natural roll of 20 the sword releases a spray to the target's face, blinding him for 1d4 rounds, and making his throat burn.
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Sword of Gleaming

This blade, whenever held by a living creature, will always reflect all light in the area, making the blade gleam brightly. It is not bright enough to blind creatures, or otherwise harm anything, but it is plainly visible to anyone in the area, as long as there is at least the equivilent of moonlight available to be reflected. This radiates a faint aura of alteration.
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Sword of Healing (+5 Sword of Cure Serious Wounds)

Instead of causing 1d8 damage + str + weapon bonus, it returns 1d8 + STR bonus to damage + 5 hit points back to person struck. It is not possible to tell be merely watching combat that this sword heals wounds for the wounds merely close by natural means, i.e. clotting, etc. This sword cancels the effects of sword of wounding. This sword might be considered cursed until the actual powers of the sword are revealed.
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Sword of Intercession

This magical weapon is a holy (or unholy) sword that always has an alignment and a patron deity. A character of any alignment may wield a sword of intercession, but it will function as a normal, non-magical weapon. A character of the same alignment as the sword may wield it as a +2 weapon. A character who worships the sword's patron deity may wield it as a +4 sword, and in addition gains a 5% magic resistance and a +2 bonus on all saving throws so long as the sword is held or carried. Such a character will also be able to commune with his deity once per week, asking one yes-or-no question at that time. The sword will not work for those who have only converted to their new alignment or religion within the last year.
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Sword of Palaodrin
Intelligence: 17
Ego: 21
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
To hit/damage adjustment: +5

Speaks the following languages: Lawful Neutral, Elvish, Dwarvish, Neutral
Special Abilities: Detect Sloping Passages (1" radius)
Detect Magic (3" radius)
Detect Shifting Walls, Rooms, Elevators (1" radius)
Regeneration (2 points/turn)
Pass without Trace (1 time/day)
Death Ray (1 time/day)
Plane Shift (1 time/day)
Lightning Bolt (4-6 Hit Dice, 2 times/day)
Teleportation (1 time/day)
Slay Evil
Sever Neck on Roll of 16 or Higher (victim up to 10' tall)
Triple Damage plus modifier versus Evil
Double Damage versus Good (no modifier)
Immune to Disease and Gas
Protection +5 (3 times/day for 10 turns)
Deflect Magic (on command up to 7 times/day)
Affects to Personal Attributes: Major Attribute Raised to 19 Permanently
Lose 1 Point of Constitution Permanently
Storm Giant Strength (2 times/day for 2 turns each)
Deafness for 1-4 turns when first used versus Enemy
Blindness for 1-4 rounds during first combat each day

* History of Origin *

Several thousands of years ago, a city named Palaodrin existed center of the Prime Material Plane. It was inhabited by being of lawful neutral, neutral, and chaotic neutral alignments only. And these beings fought for the purpose of Neutrality, i.e. to maintain the balance between good and evil. Although their work was done subtlely and secretly behind the walls of Palaodrin, it was sometimes necessary for the citizens to take up arms.

Many of the inhabitants were poor warriors, and the citizens themselves were few in number. So it was that they recognized the need for a weapon of great power as their defense. Since good beings tended to recognize a form or law of balance, the citizens decided that it would be best to make the sword more powerful against evil than good. For centuries and millennia, Palaodrin stood as an island amidst the struggle for power, and the Sword, as well as other relics they created, defended the city against all invaders. But when news spread, some of the good beings wondered if such power was evil. The forces of evil saw this doubt spreading its way through the forces of good and took advantage of it. Through trickery and deceit, evil was able to join good in a combined crusade against their common enemy. But, while Good hoped to destroy the power of Palaodrin, Evil sought to gain it. The city was overwhelmed by the combined forces, unable to defend against both Good and Evil at the same time. Palaodrin fell. During the fighting, Mephistopheles searched for the sword which was not a difficult task. With its power he could overthrow Asmodeus and defeat Good, but when he went to take the sword, he found himself wounded and the Sword gone. Although Good had thought the Sword had been destroyed, there have been those who have felt that the Sword of Palaodrin used its power of teleportation to escape both Good and Evil, and none have been able to find it since.

Next, the Sword of Palaodrin is a little out of hand so here are my suggestions to all you DMs:
1) The Sword must remain with both SLAY GOOD and SLAY EVIL. This will keeps its origin and goals intact.
2) Choose any two Special powers other than those mentioned above. This also keeps any players reading this from knowing the whole story.
3) Remember the Sword has an ego of *21*. Play it as such. It gets interesting when the two egotists clash.
4) Choose one ability from each ability, i.e. detections, immunities, protection, and side effects. I suggest that the personal attribute modifier be -1 permanently on the players Constitution.
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Sword of Percival Ironheart

This sword radiates Lawful Good magic and is +2 vs. evil opponents. It can speak Common and Legal and can detect gold within 60'. In a pitched battle when its owner's life is seriously threatened by an evil opponent, on a natural 20 to hit this sword turns the opponent to solid gold (save vs. petrification). Any attempt to exploit the sword for the sake of producing gold has a 15% cumulative for a fumble turning the user or exploiter to gold. The sword may not mention the gold making ability so as not to encourage greed.
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Sword of Reincarnation

This is a +2 sword that automatically kills on a natural 20 (DM may optionally allow a saving throw versus death magic). Any creature killed by this sword is reincarnated. The slain will remember the last hours of its life (like who killed him)!

It can be strange being hunted down by rabid squirrels...
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Sword of the Cursed Gauntlet

It is a black bladed sword with a gauntlet attached to the hilt. The gauntlet is made in such a way that the only way to use the sowrd is to put on the gauntlet. Unfortunately, the gauntlet only goes on the wrong hand (ie left hand for a right handed fighter) and can only be be used by fighters and swashbucklers. Once on, it will not come off, except in rare, unexplicable cases. Depending upon how recently it has been used to kill something, it will range in color from a dull, grayish black to a jet black glossy color.

Now, the main reason I introduced it was this: try using a bow with a sword in one hand, and the hand firmly wrapped around the hilt. Also, try putting on shirts without cutting them up. Putting chainmail and other things on are also VERY difficult. After a couple of weeks game time, I relented and let him take the sword off, but ONLY by putting it into a special sheath. When the sword comes off, the gauntlet stays on, and the sword is unusable by anyone else due to a sharp edged hilt that will cut throught anything except the gauntlet.

As a twist, you could make the sword magical in such a way that the user becomes "addicted" to it.
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Swords of the Magi

Occurrence: 2 each of long, broad, short, falchion, etc...

Magical adj: +1 (normally and for illusionists) +2 for magi

When used by a mage (not an illusionist):
- acts as a +2 berserking sword but will NEVER hit an ally... However, it may hit a traitor. :-)
- lowers AC by 2
- doubles the hit points of the mage temporarily
- allows mage to attack as a fighter of equal level


Drawbacks:
- the sword's power only lasts 30 minutes, at the end of which the mage is very fatigued
- he is -2 to hit, 10% chance of spell failure, and is at 1/2 movement for the next hour.
It is light (magically) and can be weilded by even the weakest mage.

Note: multi-class and illusionists use it as a +1 sword.
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Sword of the Night, +1

Though most magical swords shed light, a sword of night, also known as a black sword, sheds darkness. The sword's wielder determines the radius of the sphere of darkness given off by the sword; it can be from 5' to 25', in 5-foot increments. Within this radius, all creatures but the sword's wielder will be unable to see and will suffer a -4 penalty to hit on their attacks, as well as losing any armor class bonus for dexterity. Infravision and ultravision are similarly useless within this radius. The sword's user may see normally in all respects, however, and can use the sword as a +1 weapon to hit and on damage. The sword can also cause fear in all creatures within the darkness who fail a saving throw vs. spell (with wisdom bonuses applicable). This fear power is generated at the wielder's unspoken command, and may be produced up to three times per day. Creatures affected by the fear will move away from the darkness at full speed for 2-7 rounds.

A light spell cast at the sword will negate all of its powers (except for its +1 combat bonus) for one round per level of the caster, if the sword fails to save vs. lightning (as hard metal). A continual light spell negates the darkness powers for twice as long, and the save is made at a -3 penalty.
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Sun Blade

This sword is the size of a bastard sword. However, a sun blade is wielded as if it were a short sword with respect to weight and ease of use. (In other words, the weapon appears to all viewers to be a bastard sword, and deals bastard sword damage, but the wielder feels and reacts as if the weapon were a short sword.) Any individual able to use either a bastard sword or a short sword with proficiency is proficient in the use of a sun blade. Likewise, Weapon Focus and Weapon Specialization in short sword and bastard sword apply equally, but the benefits of those feats do not stack.

In normal combat, the glowing golden blade of the weapon is equal to a +2 bastard sword. Against evil creatures, its enhancement bonus is +4. Against Negative Energy Plane creatures or undead creatures, the sword deals double damage (and x3 on a critical hit instead of the usual x2).

The blade also has a special sunlight power. Once per day, the wielder can swing the blade vigorously above her head while speaking a command word. The sunblade then sheds a bright yellow radiance that is like full daylight. The radiance begins shining in a 10-foot radius around the sword wielder and extends outward at 5 feet per round for 10 rounds thereafter, to create a globe of light with a 60-foot radius. When the wielder stops swinging, the radiance fades to a dim glow that persists for another minute before disappearing entirely. All sun blades are of good alignment, and any evil creature attempting to wield one gains one negative level. The negative level remains as long as the sword is in hand and disappears when the sword is no longer wielded. This negative level never results in actual level loss, but it cannot be overcome in any way (including restoration spells) while the sword is wielded.

Moderate evocation; CL 10th; Craft Magical Arms and Armor, daylight, creator must be good; Price 50,335 gp; Cost 25,335 gp + 2,000 XP.

Karmic Weapon
Very Rare, any melee weapon, requires attunement

This weapon usually has a hand guard with wicked bone spines jutting out of it. Its hilt or haft is wrapped with stingray skin leather. Whenever a creature successfully lands a melee attack against you, if that creature is in your threatened area, you may use your reaction to make a melee attack against that creature with your Karmic Weapon.