Item: Jax
Perception +13; precise vision 30 feet, imprecise hearing 30 feet
Communication empathy
Skills Diplomacy +14, Survival +16
Int +1, Wis +5, Cha +3
Will +18
Jax was a caravan guard who died defending her charges from a pack of Lamashtan cultists in the Spellscar Desert. Her spirit of fury and hopelessness infused her weapon upon her death, imbuing the firearm with a fragment of her soul and intelligence. The rifle, upon awakening, remembered just enough of Jax's former life to think of her former wielder's name as her own.
Jax is a +1 striking fearsome piercing wind whose driving purpose is to protect innocent travelers in the Spellscar Desert from raiders, bandits, and cultists. Jax allows any creature to wield her, but she doesn't reveal her intelligence or powers until she detects an innocent in danger or if her wielder has proven themselves a worthy champion of justice. If she deems a wielder to be unworthy, Jax uses her dominate ability to control the wielder until she can find a new one.
If ever used to attack an innocent traveler, or if, in Jax's opinion, the attack could be considered banditry, the weapon automatically misfires. If Jax witnesses an innocent harmed or killed, she empathically urges her wielder to avenge the victim. If the wielder doesn't comply, Jax attempts to cast dominate (below). Even if the dominate spell fails, Jax withholds all magical abilities, including the +1 weapon potency rune and striking rune, until her wielder redeems themself.
Activate 1 (command)
Frequency once per day
Effect Jax casts Heroism on you.
Activate 1 (command)
Frequency once per day
Effect Jax deems you an unworthy agent of justice. She casts Dominate on you (DC 24 Will). If you're chaotic or a worshipper of Lamashtu, you take a -2 penalty to your Will save, and the result of your save is one degree of success worse than the result you rolled. Jax orders you to fight banditry and protect innocent travelers in the Spellscar Desert, renewing the spell as often as necessary until you cease your lawless ways.
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.
Firearm: The target must succeed at a Fortitude save against your class DC or be stunned 1.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Sunken Pistol | 8 | Rare | 1d6 |
| Obsidian Edge (Greater) | 9 | Uncommon | 1d10 |
| Arboreal's Revenge | 6 | Rare | 1d8 |
| Immolation Clan Pistol | 10 | Rare | 1d6 |
| Nightmare's Lament | 6 | Uncommon | 1d4 |
| Obsidian Edge | 6 | Uncommon | 1d10 |
| Pact-Bound Pistol | 10 | Rare | 1d6 |
| Hex Blaster | 11 | Unique | 1d8 |
| Fulmination Fang | 4 | Uncommon | 1d8 |
| Obsidian Edge (Major) | 12 | Uncommon | 1d10 |
| Scarlet Queen | 12 | Rare | 1d6 |
| Boastful Hunter | 3 | Rare | 1d8 |
| Axe Musket | 1 | Uncommon | 1d6 |
| Gnome Amalgam Musket | 1 | Uncommon | 1d6 |
| Gun Sword | 1 | Uncommon | 1d10 |
| Hammer Gun | 1 | Uncommon | 1d6 |
| Three-peaked Tree | 1 | Uncommon | 1d6 |
| Black Powder Knuckle Dusters | 0 | Uncommon | 1d4 |
| Cane Pistol | 0 | Uncommon | 1d4 |