Weapons

Even the most religious cleric or merciful paladin needs to battle evil actively from time to time. The following weapons should aid in such endeavors. Gleaming white wood and horn have been lovingly shaped into a massive, recurved longbow. The string shimmers like silver, and the bow hums when drawn, as if the wood had been tuned for musical purposes.

BLADE OF RIGHTEOUS WAR

Price (Item Level): 12, 315 gp (l3th) Body Slot: —(held) Caster Level: 7th Aura: Moderate (DC 18); evocation Activation: — or free; see text Weight: 4 lb.

A blood groove runs down the center of this weapon's blade. Set into the pommel is a blood-red ruby, and within its crimson depths floats a deity's holy symbol.

This +1 longsword is favored by paladins and certain clerics. Any time you roll a critical threat with the blade of righteous war, you can sacrifice a turn/rebuke ^) / undead attempt as a free action to gain a +4 bonus on the roll made to confirm the critical threat. You must make this decision before making the confirmation roll. This +1 composite longbow (+0 Str bonus) automatically adjusts its pull to match the Strength of any elf who wields it.

In the hands of a cleric of Corellon Larethian, a bow of elvenkind gains the seeking weapon property (DMG 225), and any critical hit with an arrow fired from the bow renders the target shaken for 5 rounds (a mind-affecting fear effect; Will DC 14 negates).

Furthermore, any elf or cleric of Corellon Larethian who uses the bow with arrows from the quiver of elvenkind (page 144) gains the benefit of the Far Shot feat.

Cost to Create: 7, 000 gp (plus 700 gp for masterwork composite longbow), 560 XP, 14 days.

Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, doom, true seeing, doom, elf.

SPEAR OF THE WILD

Price (Item Level): 24, 302 gp (15th) Body Slot: —(held) Caster Level: 12th Aura: Strong (DC 21); transmutation

Activation: —

Weight: 6 lb.

This spear has a head of gleaming iron and a shaft of dark, heavy wood. Ivy vines carved into the shaft provide a textured grip.

The blade of righteous war is part of a set known collectively as the regalia of righteous war, which also includes the helm of righteous war (page 139) and the bastion of righteous war (see above). When you use all three together, you gain an additional benefit as noted in the description of the bastion of righteous war.

The holy symbol pictured in the weapon's pommel always matches the deity worshiped by the holder (if any).

Cost to Create: 6, 000 gp (plus 315 gp for masterwork longsword), 480 XP, 12 days.

Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, divine power, turn or rebuke undead.

In the hands of most wielders, this weapon is a simple +1 spear that also grants its wielder a +2 competence bonus on Knowledge (nature) and Survival checks. If you are a druid, a ranger, or a cleric with The armor of the beast and the spear of the wild the Animal domain, are potent items for those who venerate nature the spear of the wild automatically casts baleful polymorph on any creature upon which it scores a critical hit. A successful Fortitude save (DC 15 + your Wis modifier) negates this effect. This effect functions three times per day. Cost to Create: 12, 000 gp (plus 302 gp for masterwork spear), 960 XP, 24 days. Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, baleful polymorph, Knowledge (nature) 10 ranks, Survival 10 ranks.

BOW OF ELVENKIND

Price (Item Level): 14, 700 gp (14th) Body Slot: —(held) Caster Level: 12th Aura: Moderate (DC 21); transmutation

Activation: —

Weight: 3 lb.

STAFF OF THE VAGABOND

Price (Item Level): 3, 600 gp (8th) Body Slot: — (held) Caster Level: 9th Aura: Moderate (DC 19); transmutation

Activation: —

Weight: 2 lb.