Item: Gravedigger's Call
This rusted shovel functions as a +2 striking decaying glaive when wielded as a weapon, but it more closely resembles a neglected tool. Its haft was carved from the trunk of a long-dead tree that once grew among the broken stones of an abandoned cemetery, and its blade was forged from shattered remnants of the armor that failed to protect those buried there. When you carry or wield a gravedigger's call, you gain a +1 item bonus to Perception checks to [[/act seek options=gravediggers-call]] haunts and to skill checks to determine the reasons for a haunt or spirit's existence.
Activate—Call the Fallen 2 (concentrate, manipulate)
Frequency once per day
Effect You cast Rouse Skeletons as a 5th-rank occult spell. The DC is 30.
Craft Requirements Supply one casting of rouse skeletons (5th rank).
Trait Effects
Deadly: On a critical hit, the weapon adds a weapon damage die of the listed size. Roll this after doubling the weapon’s damage. This increases to two dice if the weapon has a _greater striking rune_ and three dice if the weapon has a _major striking rune_. For instance, a rapier with a _greater striking rune_ deals 2d8 extra piercing damage on a critical hit. An ability that changes the size of the weapon’s normal damage dice doesn’t change the size of its deadly die.
Forceful: This weapon becomes more dangerous as you build momentum. When you attack with it more than once on your turn, the second attack gains a circumstance bonus to damage equal to the number of weapon damage dice, and each later attack gains a circumstance bonus to damage equal to double the number of damage dice.
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.
Occult: This magic comes from the occult tradition, calling upon bizarre and ephemeral mysteries. Anything with this trait is magical. A creature with this trait is primarily constituted of or has a strong connection to occult magic.
Reach: This weapon can be used to attack enemies up to 10 feet away instead of only adjacent enemies. For creatures with reach, the weapon increases their reach by 5 feet.
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.
Polearm: Move the target 5 feet in a direction of your choice. This is forced movement.
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