The Blackburned Blade of Cormaran

# The Blackburned Blade of Cormaran

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This massive darksteel greatsword is scarred and pitted by countless marks from previous battles, and the weighty blade, standing as tall as a person, is bifurcated into two rune-scriven edges, the inner sides of which are marked by conspicuous burn marks. At the center of its hilt, a baleful ruby is clasped tightly, shimmering with inert power. A detailed inspection of the weapon reveals it to be ancient beyond measure, yet strangely resilient to the passage of time.

The Blackburned Blade is a legendary greatsword with the following properties:

* **+2 Enchantment.** The greatsword has +2 to its attack and damage rolls. 
* **Burden of Steel.** A creature that wields the weapon must have a Strength score of at least 17 or suffer disadvantage on attack rolls with the Blackburned Blade. Additionally, the weapon cannot be used to make attacks as a reaction or bonus action. 
* **Indestructible.** The Blackburned Blade cannot be destroyed, save by a Wish spell or by the act of a god.
 
A wielder that attunes to the sword additionally gains access to the following features:

* **Soulfire.** A creature of at least CR 1/2 that is reduced to 0 hit points by the Blackburned Blade causes the sword to burst alive with fire as the creature's soul is lit aflame as kindling for the sword. For 1 minute afterwards, the Blackburned Blade deals an additional 3d6 fire damage with every strike.
* **Kindling Flame.** Every additional creature of at least CR 1/2 that is reduced to 0 hit points by the Blackburned Blade adds an additional 1d6 fire damage to the damage of Soulfire and renews the duration. 
* **Blazing Inferno.** When the bonus damage provided by Kindling Flame reaches 2d6, the Blackburned Blade burns with uncontrollable intensity. At the end of each of its wielders turns, it deals 1d6 fire damage to all creatures within an aura of 10 ft. of it, including its wielder. For each additional 2d6 damage provided by Kindling Flame, the damage of the aura increases by another 1d6. 
* **Consuming Glory.** When the bonus damage provided by Kindling Flame reaches 6d6, any creature that takes fire damage from the sword must succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw or be overcome by a primal fear of being consumed by the sword's inferno. A creature that fails their saving throw is frightened of the Blackburned Blade for 10 minutes. While frightened in this way, a creature suffers one level of exhaustion every time they take damage from Blazing Inferno. The DC increases by 1 every time any target succeeds on their saving throw. 
* **Torch of Forgotten Prophecy.** When the bonus damage provided by Kindling Flame reaches 10d6, the blade becomes a howling whirlwind of fire as it consumes one application of Kindling Flame at the end of each of its wielder's turns until extinguished. During this time, the sword ignores resistance and immunity to fire damage, imposes disadvantage on fear effects, and ignores immunity to fear effects. 
 
<div style='margin-top:150px'></div>Whatever its wayward history, the sword teaches a valuable lesson: do not play with fire, lest you light a spark. Better to leave what is lost and found well enough alone.

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> **Created By:** [Aron](https://www.reddit.com/user/chimericWilder/submitted/)
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