Archives of Nethys
Source Impossible Magic pg. 208
Usage held in 1 hand; Bulk L
Base Weapon Shortsword
This +2 greater striking shifting shortsword is formed of rapidly vibrating air and magical energy, though it uses the same statistics as iron. The wooden hilt is adorned with four gems, representing the energies of acid, cold, electricity, and fire.
Activate—Cycle Energy [free-action] (manipulate); Frequency once per round; Effect You draw magical energy from one of the gems. Roll 1d4. Until the start of your next turn, the weapon gains the effects of the corresponding property rune: 1—corrosive, 2—flaming, 3—frost, or 4—shock.
Activate—Release Energy [two-actions] (concentrate, manipulate); Frequency once per day; Requirements The blade has an energy rune from Cycle Energy; Effect You call upon the energy stored in the blade to explode outward. You cast a 5th-rank spell that depends on the active rune: acid grip for corrosive, fireball for flaming, 2-action howling blizzard for frost, or lightning bolt for shock, with a DC of 30.
Blade Of Four EnergiesItem 13
Source Impossible Magic pg. 208Price 3,000 gp
Greater Blade Of Four EnergiesItem 18
Source Impossible Magic pg. 208Price 20,000 gp
The blade is a +3 greater striking shifting shortsword and gains the effects of the greater corrosive, greater flaming, greater frost, or greater shock runes instead of their base versions. When you use the blade to Release Energy, you Cast the Spell heightened to 7th rank, and the DC is 38.
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