Suggested level: 3rd-6th This wide-bladed dagger has a damascened blade and its hilt is a cast brass skeleton. It is heavy in the hand, and grips easily when held blade-down. Although this weapon is magical, its true value is as a ritual instrument. When used to slay a helpless or dying opponent, the user may use Animate Dead on the slain target using a ritual lasting 1 minute. The weapon has passed through many hands since its creation at the hands of the God of the Dead himself. He gifted this dagger to one of his servants, and instructed them to swell the numbers of his armies with it. Statistics: +1 dagger; Animate Dead (no limit). How this can be used in your game: • The Death’s-Head Dagger has a distinctive appearance, and might be a particular weapon used by an enemy appearing in a character’s backstory, like the Six-Fingered Man from the Princess Bride. Bringing a backstory villain into play raises the stakes dramatically, and allows you to refocus the game. • Holding onto such a weapon can give a player character useful power, but the power is clearly evil. This can allow for a moral discussion or confrontation with traditionally ‘good’ authorities who wish to destroy the Death’s-Head Dagger. • This weapon is thought to be unique. But finding other people wielding them might lay clues for finding a cult assembling an undead army, victim by victim. (Originally posted on Game Masters Stash 14 January 2019) Categories All Comments are closed.
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