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A bastard sword hovers in the air, surrounded by a purple aura. Glowing crimson sigils dance upon its blade.
CR 1; XP 400
N Small Construct
Init +0; Senses blindsight 30 ft.; Perception +0
Defense
AC 12, touch 12, flat-footed 11 (+1 dodge, +1 size)
hp 15 (1d10+10)
Fort +1, Ref +1, Will +1
Defensive Abilities all-around vision, defensive fighting; Immune construct traits
Offense
Speed fly 20 ft. (perfect)
Speed fly 20 ft. (perfect)
Melee bastard sword +2 (1d10+1)
Special Attacks whirlwind slash
Special Attacks whirlwind slash
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 1st, concentration +1)
Constant—magic weapon, resistance
Statistics
Str 10, Dex 10, Con —, Int —, Wis 11, Cha 1
Base Atk +1; CMB +0; CMD 10 (can't be tripped or sundered)
Feats HoverB
Skills Fly +10
Str 10, Dex 10, Con —, Int —, Wis 11, Cha 1
Base Atk +1; CMB +0; CMD 10 (can't be tripped or sundered)
Feats HoverB
Skills Fly +10
Ecology
Environment urban, ruins
Organization solitary, pair, storm (3—12)
Treasure mwk bastard sword
Environment urban, ruins
Organization solitary, pair, storm (3—12)
Treasure mwk bastard sword
Defensive Fighting (Ex) A masterless sword strikes as if it was used by a wielder in defensive stance, getting constant –1 penalty to attack rolls and +1 dodge bonus to AC (already included in the stat-block).
Whirlwind Slash (Ex) As a full-round attack, a masterless sword can make a single attack against each creature within 10 feet, as if using a combination of Lunge and Whirlwind Attack feats. After finish the whirlwind slash, the masterless sword suffers –2 penalty to its AC until the start of its following turn and is dazed for 1 round.
A masterless sword is a mystical force animating a masterwork sword. They might be results of flawed attempts at creation of dancing weapons, vengeful weapons of fallen warriors, or haunting forces guarding haunted places. The latter particularly often ignore other denizens of the guarded place while actively pursuing intruders.
All the attacks against a masterless sword are absorbed by the animating force, which dissipates when reduced to 0 hit points, leaving the weapon itself undamaged afterwards.
The leftover weapon gives +2 bonus to check made to craft it into a magical weapon, though it also has 25% chance of developing weird quirks and 1% chance of spontaneously manifesting a sentience.
Masterless shortswords (CR 1/2) are Tiny and have AC 13, 5 hp, attack bonus of +3, and deal 1d6+1 points of damage.
How do you continue to do this? Are you magic? This is great!
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