[Shadow of the Godtree] Glaive of the Rot Rose (Patreon)

Glaive of the Rot Rose

Weapon (glaive or halberd), uncommon

Component: Monstrosity stinger

When traversing a war-torn, plague-ridden hellscape, it’s important to stop every once in a while to smell the roses. What harm could possibly come of it?

This weapon has 3 charges and regains all expended charges daily at dawn.

Bursting Butterflies. When you hit a creature with an attack using this weapon, you can expend 1 charge to leave a pink, spectral butterfly fluttering in that creature’s space. At the end of your next turn, the butterfly detonates in a burst of rot, and each creature within 5 feet of its space must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or take 2d6 necrotic damage. You can only have one butterfly created with this property at once. If you create a second butterfly, the old one disappears harmlessly.

Purifying Sweep. As an action while holding this weapon, you can expend 3 charges to swing it around in a wide sweep. Each creature within 10 feet of you must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 3d6 slashing damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. Following the sweep, spectral butterflies fill the area in a 10-foot-radius sphere centred on you. At the end of your next turn, those butterflies detonate, and each creature in the area must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw, taking 3d6 necrotic damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.

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Rare variant: Increase the charges to 4, the DCs to 15 and the slashing and necrotic damage of Purifying Sweep to 4d6 each. You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon.

Very rare variant: Increase the charges to 4, the DCs to 16, the range of Purifying Sweep to 15 feet, the area which butterflies fill to a 15-foot-radius sphere, and the slashing and necrotic damage of Purifying Sweep to 4d6 each. You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon.

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