[Shadow of the Godtree] Blooming Sunshadow (Patreon)

Blooming Sunshadow

Weapon (maul or warhammer), uncommon (requires attunement)

Component: Pouch of Plant seeds

Native to the Plane of Shadow, sunshadows are the corrupted reflections of sunflowers, turning away from the light to flourish in the dark. In bloom, these flowers release staggering amounts of energy, but such a rare event happens only thrice in their lifetime.

As an action while holding this weapon, you can use one of the following properties:

Blinding Barrage. You cast the scorching ray spell (+5 to hit). When you cast the spell in this way, it deals radiant damage instead of fire damage, and if all three rays hit the same creature, that creature is blinded until the end of its next turn.

Blooming Beatdown. You make three attacks with the weapon in quick succession. If all attacks hit, the last one produces a shockwave of radiance, forcing each creature within 5 feet of you to make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. A creature takes 3d6 radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Binding Briars. You slam the weapon on the ground, producing three 5-foot-wide, 20-foot-long lines of thorns that extend in separate directions of your choice. The first creature that each of those lines comes into contact with must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be restrained by the thorns until the end of its next turn. If each line successfully restrains a creature, you gain 2d6 temporary hit points.

Once a property has been used, roll a d6. On a roll of 4 or lower, these properties can’t be used again until the next dawn.

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Rare variant: Increase the DCs to 15. On a roll of 2 or lower, the item’s properties can’t be used again until the next dawn.

Very rare variant: Increase the DCs to 16 and the d6 to a d8. On a roll of 2 or lower, the item’s properties can’t be used again until the next dawn. You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon.

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