Cardinal Gakgung (Patreon)

Weapon (shortbow), very rare (requires attunement)

A shortbow formed from the horn of a water buffalo, wrapped with bands of color representing the cardinal directions. You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. This weapon scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20.

Trigram Shot. This weapon has 8 charges and regains all charges after you finish a long rest. You can use these charges to enhance a ranged attack made with this weapon in one or more of the following ways (you cannot choose the same property more than once per attack):

North/Water. When you make a ranged attack with this weapon, you can spend a charge to make your attack with advantage if at least one of your allies is within 5 feet of the target and the ally isn't incapacitated.

South/Fire. If you roll a 1 or 2 on this weapon’s damage roll, you can spend a charge to reroll the die and use the higher number.

East/Heaven. When you make a ranged attack with this weapon, you can spend a charge to ignore any magical effects affecting the AC of your target (ex. Shield, Haste, Mage Armor, etc.) unless they are negative.

West/Earth. When attacking at long range, you can spend a charge to ignore the disadvantage normally imposed on your ranged attack roll.

The history of archery in Korea goes far back, to the days of warring with different dynasties and people. In tandem with the trigrams that decorate the Taegukgi, this weapon calls upon the cardinal directions to guide its arrows straight and true. With a myriad of tactics and techniques at your disposal, become untouchable in the field of battle.