Item: Desiccating Scepter
Often wielded by priests of cruel desert gods, this thin scepter is carved from dry, yellowed bone and can destroy the moisture in anything it touches.
Activate 1 Interact
Frequency twice per day
Effect You touch the scepter to a body of water containing 20 gallons or less, which is instantly reduced to dust; larger bodies of water are unaffected. Alternatively, you can touch a creature whose body contains water with the scepter; the target takes 4d6 fire damage and must attempt a DC 19 Fortitude save.
Critical Success The target is unaffected.
Success The target takes half damage.
Failure The target takes full damage and is Slowed 1.
Critical Failure As failure, but the target is Slowed 2.
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.
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