[Rulers of the Sands] Spectral Syphon (Patreon)

Spectral Syphon

Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)

Component: Undead undying heart

The lapis lazuli at the centre of this ornate amulet shimmers gently to mortal eyes, but burns like a beacon to those on the Ethereal Plane. Its haunting glow attracts stray souls like moths to a flame… and consumes them like fuel to a fire.

Whenever a hostile creature of CR 1 or higher within 60 feet of you dies, you can use a reaction to absorb part of its life force into this amulet, causing it to gain 1 charge. The amulet can store a maximum of 4 charges and loses all charges daily at dawn. While the amulet has a certain number of charges, it has the following properties.

• Ethereal Sight (1 Charge). You can see 60 feet into the Ethereal Plane. Ethereal creatures and objects appear ghostly and translucent.

• Ghost Step (2 Charges). You can use a bonus action to teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space that you can see. Once this property of the item has been used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn.

• Soulflame (3 Charges). When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can replace one of your attacks with a gout of pale fire, which you shoot at a creature within 60 feet of you. Make a ranged spell attack (+7 to hit). On a hit, the target takes 2d12 fire damage and 2d12 necrotic damage. Once this property of the item has been used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn.

• Guardian Spirit (4 Charges). When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead. Once this property of the item has been used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn.

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Uncommon variant: Reduce the attack bonus to +5 and the fire and necrotic damage to 2d8 each. Remove the Guardian Spirit property.

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