Lightning Rapier

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This rapier crackles with powerful electric currents. The suppressed lightning makes the blade feel light and nimble - as if it were eager to ground against a foe.

Statistics

• Melee Damage: 1d12 shock, +4 to hit
• Thrown Range: 2 Squares
• Thrown Damage: 1d2, -2 to hit
• Size: Medium
• Material: Iron
• Weight: 4
• Noise: Average
• Attack Style: Pointed
• Weapon Skills: Medium Weapons, Pointed Weapons, Disarm

Special Details

• When an attack that deals shock damage hits a square containing a lightning rapier, it gains a number of charges equal to twice the damage dealt by the spell. (The first zap, which converts it from a mundane rapier, doesn't get the doubling.) If a stack of rapiers is zapped, they divide up the charges gained among them, but all will get the same number of charges, and at least one apiece.
• Zapping a lightning rapier creates a ray attack that deals 1d10 shock damage, travels 6 squares, bounces, and consumes 10 charges from the lightning rapier.
  • This can be done even if the lightning rapier contains less than 10 charges (but it will then power down as below).
  • This is considered a wand attack for both combat and piety purposes.
  • This ray cannot be used to charge other lightning rapiers (that would be too easy).
• A successful melee attack with a lightning rapier consumes 1 charge and, if the user is not already quickened, quickens the character for 2 rounds.
• When a lightning rapier's last charge is used, it powers down, transforming back into a mundane rapier.