Item: Blood-Drinker Blade
This +1 striking shortsword has the design of a fanged mouth carved into the handle. Whenever the blade draws blood, it glows with a dull red energy, as if empowered by the taste of blood.
Activate—Drink Life 2 (concentration)
Frequency once per day
Effect The blood-drinker blade guides your hand to cut a foe and feeds you from their blood. Make a Strike with the blade. On a hit, the attack deals an additional 1d8 persistent bleed damage. You also gain 1d8 temporary Hit Points for 1 minute.
@UUID[Compendium.pf2e.equipment-effects.Item.Effect: Blood-Drinker Blade]
Critical Specialisation Effects
Certain effects can grant you benefits when you make a Strike with certain weapons and get a critical success. This is called a critical specialisation effect. The exact effect depends on which weapon group your weapon belongs to, as listed below. You can always decide not to add the critical specialisation effect of your weapon.
Sword: The target is made off-balance by your attack, becoming off-guard until the start of your next turn.
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