Dragon Slayer Blade (5e Equipment)
Weapon (any slashing or piercing damage based melee weapon), artifact (requires attunement)
Forged by a dragon slayer in the deep cavern of ωμοπλάτη σιδεράδικο, (which means blade forge in ancient Greek tongue.) This man with great hatred for dragons spewed his anger and hate into this weapon, once created he went on a spree of killing on dragons alike, but during one fight he was caught off-guard and burned. In a panic he jumped off a cliff into water and died. In doing so, the weapon was lost to history.....
Charges You have 1d8+3 charges and all charges recharge each dawn
This weapon has a red glowing aura around it with symbols on the top of the hilt saying δράκων κτάντας, (meaning dragon slayer in ancient Greek tongue.) also having the metals colored black on the blade.
Critical Damage. This weapon deals an additional 3d8 slashing damage against dragons and ignores resistances and immunity when attacks are made with this weapon.
Slashes of Red. As an action you can use 3 charges to slash the air and 3 red glowing slashes are made and you can attack with one of each slash, once you try to slash at a desired target they must make a DC Dexterity 17 saving throw on a hit, the target deals 1d8 slashing damage, you deal a additional 1d8 slashing damage if you put one of your slashes into another, you get additional 1d8 slashing damage if the target is a dragon.
Empowered. As an action you can use 2 charges to be empowered by the energy running through the blade everything made with this weapon. The following effects happen for 5 rounds when empowered:
- +3 to attack and damage rolls.
- AC goes to an 18 if it is not already (from the aura).
- 4d8 piercing and slashing damage on dragons.
- Slashes increase to 5
100 Slices. As an action you can use 3 charges to The blade guides you, once you try to slice the target they must make a DC 19 saving throw on a success, you deal 5d8 piercing damage, plus an additional 2d6 piercing damage if the target is a dragon, on a fail they take half as much. If the target falls below 0 hit points they are sliced in chunks of flesh.
Destroying the Dragon Slayer Blade. To destroy this weapon you must head to the very forge the dragon slayer forged it, ωμοπλάτη σιδεράδικο, burn it in the fire And chant "aithôn απαγορευμένος ὅπλον" (mean burn forbidden weapon in ancient Greek tongue.) but the person who wishes to burn and melt the power and weapon, you must take 4 days learning these words. A book is provided near the flame, and in the book are the words you must learn with directions to set up the ritual. You need 4 candles in the circles, lit, red paint to make the symbol around the flame and circles inside the symbol, 1 quarter pint of dragon blood, thrown in the fire, 1 cup of all participants blood, (mixed in one cup.) Lastly the weapon in the fire, all these items would set up the ritual but after the ritual all participants are very tired and worn out gaining 3 exhaustion levels and fall unconscious.
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