Death's Scythe
A pair of iron shrapnel blades held together by pure psionic energy, these weapons are a remnant of Death’s own enormous weapon. The strange, indecipherable runes scrawled on the sides of the metal seem to change from time to time and are said to be the countless names of the dead. Death’s Shattered Scythe reaps the souls and strength of one’s enemies, consigning them to an early grave.
Base Stats
DEX, END, or CHA Weapon, One-Handed, Light
Range: Melee
APC: 6-DEX, END, or CHA (min 2)
Damage: 1d8 soul
Death’s Shattered Scythe is a unique pair of weapons, each with the listed properties. They are considered adamantine, avadrium, arcanium, mithril, and silver. You have +1 to damage and attack rolls while using Death's Shattered Scythe.
When you hit a creature with one of these blades, deal “soul damage” to that creature. Once the amount of soul damage it has taken equals or exceeds its current HP, then the creature dies. Provided that it had taken at least 1 soul damage when it died, you may count it as a “claimed soul.” A creature removes all soul damage when it Takes a Rest.
Deal +1 damage with the blades for each claimed soul that you have collected on a given day. This number resets to +0 each time you Take a Rest.
If you claim five souls, your crit range with the blades increases by +1 until you Take a Rest.
Your claimed soul count completely resets each time you Take a Rest.
Enhancements
Each time you gain an enhancement for this artifact, choose from the following list of enhancements. Note that some have prerequisites, such as being a certain character level or having another enhancement feature already.
Don’t Fear the Reaper
Enhancements from this grouping increase the brute strength of the blades, causing higher damage output and attack bonuses.
| Enhancement | PreReq | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rend the Flesh | When you crit with the blades, deal additional sharp damage equal to 1⁄2 the soul damage you dealt. | |
| Rend the Flesh II | Rend the Flesh | When you hit with the blades, deal additional sharp damage equal to your DEX, END, or CHA. |
| Rend the Flesh III | Rend the Flesh II | Rend the Flesh becomes: When you crit with the blades, deal sharp damage equal to the soul damage you dealt. |
| Savage Strikes | Character Level 5 | You now gain +2 to damage and attack rolls while using Death's Shattered Scythe. |
| Savage Strikes II | Savage Strikes, Character Level 13 | You now gain +3 to damage and attack rolls while using Death's Shattered Scythe. |
| Soul Slice | Character Level 5 | The blades’ damage becomes 1d10 soul damage. |
Soul Collector
Enhancements from this grouping allow you to absorb the memories of the souls you have claimed, granting you unique powers based on glimpses into their lives.
| Enhancement | PreReq | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Skill Salvage | When you claim a soul, gain 4 Skill Points that you may assign to any skills that the creature knew. You retain these Skill Points until your claimed souls reset upon Taking a Rest. | |
| Spell Salvage | Skill Salvage | When you claim a soul, if the creature could cast spells innately or otherwise, you may regain 4 SP instead of 4 Skill Points. This SP cannot exceed your SP maximum. |
| Spell Siphon | When you claim a soul, if that creature could cast spells innately or otherwise, you may choose one spell that it could cast with an SPC of 12 or lower. You may cast that spell one time before your claimed souls reset upon Taking a Rest. Casting the spell in this way costs you no SP. | |
| Spell Siphon II | Spell Siphon, Character Level 9 | After casting a spell that you gained through Spell Siphon, you may cast it any number of additional times by spending the SPC as though casting it normally.
Furthermore, when you use Spell Siphon, you may choose a spell with an SPC of 20 or lower. |
| Spell Retention | Spell Siphon, Character Level 9 | When you Take a Rest, you may choose one spell that you learned as a result of Spell Siphon. You may retain that spell after Taking a Rest and may cast it one time on the following day without spending SP, but cannot upcharge it. Each time you use this ability, you may choose the same spell that you learned through claiming a soul or choose a new spell that you learned through claiming a soul, losing the previous choice. |
Soulseer
Enhancements from this grouping allow you to peer into the infinite, spying on other souls or marking certain targets for doom.
| Enhancement | Prereq | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eyes Beyond Time | The blades gain 4 charges and regain all of their expended charges at dusk each night. You may spend charges to use the following magical abilities. No material components are needed besides the blades.
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| Marked for the Grave | Eyes Beyond Time | Choose one creature that you have dealt soul damage to in the past 24 hours. For 1 AP and 2 charges, you mark that creature for the grave. The next time it takes damage in the next 24 hours, double that damage. |
| Marked for the Grave II | Marked for the Grave, Character Level 17 | Marked for the Grave becomes 1 AP and 1 charge. |
| Eternal Watcher | Eyes Beyond Time | Gain +8 charges. |
| Secrets of the Eternal | Eyes Beyond Time, Character Level 13 | The blades gain +4 charges. You may spend charges to use the following abilities:
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Weighted Scales
Enhancements from this grouping allow you to place your thumb on the scales of death, preventing the worst from befalling your allies.
| Enhancement | Prereq | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shroud from Fate | You learn the Death Ward arcane spell and may cast it without expending SP 2/Rest. | |
| Shroud from Fate II | Shroud from Fate, Character Level 9 | Shroud of Fate becomes DEX, END, or CHA/Rest. |
| The Bell Will Not Toll | You learn the Keep Standing spell and may cast it without spending SP a number of times equal to your DEX, END, or CHA/Rest. You cannot upcharge this spell using this feature. | |
| Undo Fate | Character Level 17 | You may cast the Immunity and Resurrection divine rituals using the blades and no other material components. They recharge at their normal rates. |