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Price None; Aura Overwhelming Necromancy; CL 25; Weight
Alignment neutral evil; Senses 120 ft., Telepathy, Darkvision, Blindsense
Intelligence 20, Charisma 4, Wisdom 12; Ego 19This rhoka sword's hilt is decorated with the shrunken heads and skulls of diminutive creatures and homunculi, each with eyes that gaze upon those who would comprehend its image, as well as ancient crude runes that are contaminated with millenium-old reagents and blood.
In the hands of typical wielders, it is but a Mithril rhoka sword with an eerie visage and decrepit sheen. However, its true power is beholden to that of a creature who utilizes the Hex class feature, worthy of its depravity, improving to that of an Intelligent +5 Spellstoring Ghost Touch Mithril Rhoka Sword that any Hex user is automatically proficient with, capable of casting Guidance at-will.
The shrunken heads and skulls of the sword rely on the Hexer's power for its accuracy, damage, but shares a synergistic bond for survival; the Hexer uses her class level as her base attack bonus gained from class levels that grant the Hex class feature, and attacks made when wielded by a Hexer use the Hexer's Intelligence modifier for attack and damage rolls in place of the Hexer's Strength modifier. The Hexer also uses the sword's Intelligence Modifier as an insight bonus to AC, and fulfills somatic components for any spells the Witch may cast without needing a free hand (though she still incurs Arcane Spell Failure as normal).
In addition, whenever the Hexer hits with an attack made by the Hex Blade, she may, as a Free Action, apply a single Hex against the target of her attack. This Hex functions as if the Hexer used her Hex ability on that creature, and shares all of the rules and restrictions of the chosen Hex.
DESTRUCTION: The Hex Blade was constructed by the oldest coven as a means of channeling the body of a Witch into a hex catalyst by carving the runes into their flesh and blood. The Hex Blade's energy is channeled by the oldest coven's strongest members. If the coven leaders are slain and their banished into the torture chambers of purgatory, their sinful energies are cleansed, and return the blade into a normal weapon which proceeds to rust into dust from the millenia of use it has been put through.
Made an artifact to sort of promote a "Melee Witch." Sounds silly, I know, but I thought, if there are subclasses which utilize Hexes, I'd think it would be cool to demonstrate.
This is kind-of sort-of a beta version, so if there is any critiques or options you'd think should be implemented let me know. Thanks in advance!
This would be pretty powerful for a Hexcrafter Magus.