[Elden Remembrance] Redmane Greatbow (Patreon)

Redmane Greatbow

Weapon (longbow), rare (requires attunement)

Component: Giant hair

The first redmane greatbow was wielded by a formidable general, accursed and shunned for his fiery red hair. The story of his ascension demonstrates that anything is possible when you wield strength of character, unbreakable willpower… and a bow that can launch spears at your enemies.  

Greatbow. This bow uses Strength instead of Dexterity for its attack and damage rolls. In addition, you can use javelins or spears as ammunition for it. The bow’s damage die increases to a d10 for attacks made using javelins or spears as ammunition.

Meteor Shower. As an action while holding this bow, you can expend 5 pieces of ammunition, shooting them into the air and causing them to splinter into multiple projectiles, which destroys the ammunition. The projectiles fall down in a 10-foot radius, 40-foot-high cylinder within 30 feet of you. Each creature in the area must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 6d8 piercing damage and its speed is reduced to 0 feet until the end of its next turn as the ammunition pins it to the ground. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage and its speed isn’t reduced. If all the pieces of ammunition expended to use this property were javelins or spears, the damage is increased to 6d10 instead. Once this property has been used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn.

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Uncommon variant: Remove the Meteor Shower property.

Very rare variant: Increase the DC to 16 and the damage to 8d8 (or 8d10 if javelins or spears are used). You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon.

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