Ashes of War (5e Elden Ring Setting)

Ashes of War

Ashes of war are extra moves that can be used in addition to the damage a weapon offers. Each Ash of War, unless specified, takes a full-round action to use. Some ashes of war may change the affinity of a weapon, or the ability score the weapon scales with. As an example, if an Ash of War grants a weapon the Sacred affinity, the weapon's damage type will change to Holy and it will use the bearer's Wisdom modifier when calculating damage and attack rolls rather than strength or dexterity. Additionally, if you are using the status conditions variant rule, some affinities also provide build-ups for certain conditions. The table below shows the different types of affinities and the bonuses they grant:

Affinity	Damage Type	Ability Modifier	Build-Up
Standard	Base Weapon's Damage Type	Base Weapon's Ability Modifier	Base Weapon's Build-Up
Heavy	Base Weapon's Damage Type	Strength
Keen	Base Weapon's Damage Type	Dexterity
Quality	Base Weapon's Damage Type	Half of Strength + Half of Dexterity
Magic	Magic	Intelligence
Cold	Magic	Intelligence	Adds Frost build-up.
Fire	Fire	Strength
Flame Art	Fire	Wisdom
Lightning	Lightning	Dexterity
Sacred	Holy	Wisdom
Poison	Base Weapon's Damage Type	Base Weapon's Ability Modifier	Adds Poison build-up
Blood	Base Weapon's Damage Type	Base Weapon's Ability Modifier	Adds Blood Loss build-up
Occult	Base Weapon's Damage Type	Charisma

Each Ash of War has specific weapons which they may be applied on. These are detailed underneath a special section of the table. The following are the amount of available ashes of war that one may apply to a weapon.

Standard Affinity

Name	Cost (Runes)	Applicable Weapons	Action
Parry	600 runes	Daggers, Curved Swords, Thrusting Swords, Fists, Claws, and Small and Medium Shields	As a reaction to being targeted by a melee weapon attack, you may roll a 1d20 and add your proficiency bonus. If this result exceeds the attack roll of your opponent, the attack misses as you ricochet it off of your shield. You may use this ability an amount up to your proficiency bonus in each round of combat.
Mighty Shot	400 runes	Light Bows and Longbows	When wielding a bow, you may choose to pull the bowstring to its limit, therefore enhancing the power in your shot. When you hit an attack using this ability, you may add an additional damage dice when calculating the damage for the attack roll. Additionally, this ability negates any AC increase that may come from a shield.
Barrage	400 runes	Light Bows	You target one creature within range of your bow and fire a barrage of arrows at that target as you hold your bow horizontally, making ability three ranged weapon attack rolls against that creature.
Enchanted Shot	400 runes	Light Bows and Longbows	You target one creature within range of your bow and make a ranged attack roll as you enchant the bow with spiritual essence. This attack has advantage as the arrow flies faster than normal and tracks down its target. Additionally, any attempt to make a reaction against this attack which involves making a Dexterity check has disadvantage.
Sky Shot	600 runes	Bows and Longbows	You target one creature within range of your bow and force them to make a Dexterity saving throw (DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier). On a failure, they take the damage of your weapon + an additional damage dice.
Through and Through	400 runes	Greatbows	You utilize an oblique stance to make a ranged attack roll against a creature as you ready your bow for a mighty shot. This ability adds an additional damage dice to your weapon on a hit. Additionally, this ability negates any AC increase that may come from a shield. Alternatively, you may choose to concentrate for up to 2 rounds to add three additional damage dice to your weapon rather than one.
Rain of Arrows	800 runes	All Bows	Utilizing gravity magic to enhance the end of each arrow, you fire a barrage of arrows in the sky as you let them rain down on your opponents. You may choose one point within range of your bow and force all creatures in a 10-foot radius to make a Dexterity saving throw (DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier). On a failure, they each take the damage of your weapon. Only one arrow is consumed when using this ability.

Heavy Affinity

Name	Cost (Runes)	Applicable Weapons	Action
Wild Strikes	300 runes	Axes, Hammers, Curved Swords, and Greatswords	The user may use this ability to make four weapon attacks on their turn, all with disadvantage as they swing their weapon wildly.

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