Item: Authorized
Sharp needles impale anyone who attempts to wield this weapon other than its rightful owner. Each authorized rune is etched with the blood of a specific creature. If any other creature wields the weapon, needles immediately erupt from the weapon's hilt or shaft, dealing 1d8 piercing damage plus 1d4 persistent bleed damage to the wielder. If the weapon has a striking rune, this damage increases to 1d8 piercing damage per damage die and 1d4 persistent damage per damage die; this counts only the weapon's base die and dice from the striking rune. The persistent bleed damage can't end while the creature still holds the weapon. The spikes retract once the creature lets go.
When the rune is crafted, the crafter can choose to broaden the criteria for who can safely wield the item, expanding the users to creatures with a particular alignment, bloodline, or patron deity, as the crafter chooses. This criterion must be shared by the creature who contributed the blood for the rune.
Trait Effects
Magical: Something with the magical trait is imbued with magical energies not tied to a specific tradition of magic. Some items or effects are closely tied to a particular tradition of magic. In these cases, the item has the arcane, divine, occult, or primal trait instead of the magical trait. Any of these traits indicate that the item is magical.
Related Items
| Name | Level | Rarity | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crushing | 3 | Uncommon | 50 gp |
| Returning | 3 | Common | 55 gp |
| Underwater | 3 | Common | 50 gp |
| Bane | 4 | Uncommon | 100 gp |
| Energy Vulnerability | 4 | Common | 90 gp |
| Energy Vulnerability (Greater) | 4 | Common | 9000 gp |
| Fanged | 2 | Uncommon | 30 gp |
| Ghost Touch | 4 | Common | 75 gp |
| Merciful | 4 | Common | 70 gp |
| Reinforcing Rune (Minor) | 4 | Common | 75 gp |
| Striking | 4 | Common | 65 gp |
| Weapon Potency (+1) | 2 | Common | 35 gp |
| Adamantine Echo | 5 | Rare | - |
| Armor Potency (+1) | 5 | Common | 160 gp |
| Assisting | 5 | Common | 125 gp |
| Bolka's Blessing | 5 | Uncommon | 160 gp |
| Convincing | 5 | Common | 45 gp |
| Earthbinding | 5 | Common | 125 gp |
| Fearsome | 5 | Common | 160 gp |
| Hooked | 5 | Rare | 140 gp |