Item: Switchscythe
Another complex gnome invention, the switchscythe is designed for versatility. The curved blade is partly hollow, containing a long rod of wood or metal; the rod can be pulled perpendicular to the blade, turning the switchscythe from a sweeping, axe-like blade into a hooked pick capable of grappling a foe.
Trait Effects
Fatal: The fatal trait includes a die size. On a critical hit, the weapon’s damage die increases to that die size instead of the normal die size, and the weapon adds one additional damage die of the listed size.
Gnome: A creature with this trait is a member of the gnome ancestry. Gnomes are small people skilled at magic who seek out new experiences and usually have low-light vision. An ability with this trait can be used or selected only by gnomes. A weapon with this trait is created and used by gnomes.
Modular: The weapon has multiple configurations that you can switch between using an Interact action. Typically, switching between configurations of a modular weapon allows it to deal different types of damage (listed in the trait, such as “modular B, P, or S”), though it's possible for a modular weapon's description to list more complicated configurations.
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.
Pick: The target takes 2 additional damage per weapon damage die.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tricky Pick | - | Uncommon | 10 gp | 1d6 |
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| Flingflenser | - | Uncommon | 5 gp | 1d6 |
| Gnome Flickmace | - | Uncommon | 3 gp | 1d6 |
| Taw Launcher | - | Uncommon | 10 gp | 1d10 |
| Kaldemash's Lament | 20 | Unique | - | 1d6 |
| Aldori Dueling Sword | 1 | Uncommon | 2 gp | 1d8 |
| Backpack Catapult | 1 | Uncommon | 20 gp | 1d12 |
| Barricade Buster | 1 | Uncommon | 9 gp | 1d10 |
| Dwarven Scattergun | 1 | Uncommon | 10 gp | 1d8 |
| Flying Talon | 1 | Uncommon | 6 gp | 1d4 |
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| Repeating Crossbow | 1 | Uncommon | 15 gp | 1d8 |
| Repeating Hand Crossbow | 1 | Uncommon | 10 gp | 1d6 |
| Aklys | - | Uncommon | 5 gp | 1d6 |
| Bladed Diabolo | - | Uncommon | 2 gp | 1d4 |
| Bladed Hoop | - | Uncommon | 25 sp | 1d6 |
| Bladesweeper | - | Uncommon | 4 gp | 1d10 |
| Broadspear | - | Common | 2 gp | 1d10 |
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