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{{WeaponPage | {{WeaponPage | ||
| image = Balduran Giantslayer Icon.png | | image = Balduran Giantslayer Icon.png | ||
| controller icon = Balduran Giantslayer Unfaded.png | |||
| icon = Balduran Giantslayer Unfaded Icon.png | |||
| description = {{legendary|Balduran's Giantslayer}} is a legendary [[Greatswords|greatsword]] that receives doubled damage bonus from [[Strength]], grants its wielder the [[Giant Form]] class action and the [[Topple the Big Folk]] weapon action, as well as [[Advantage]] on [[attack rolls]] against Large, Huge, and Gargantuan creatures. | |||
| quote = Wielded by Balduran, the founder of Baldur's Gate and friend to his guardian dragon, a great glittering wyrm called Ansur. Fellowship can be undone, though, as easily as you or I might unlace the strings of our shoes, and it was in a time of skullduggery and hardship that Balduran killed Ansur, carrying out the deed with this sword. | |||
| category = martial | | category = martial | ||
| | | melee or ranged = melee | ||
| | | handedness = two-handed | ||
| type = Greatswords | | type = Greatswords | ||
| rarity = legendary | | rarity = legendary | ||
| | | enchantment = +3 | ||
| damage = 2d6 + 3 | |||
| damage = 2d6+3 | |||
| damage type = Slashing | | damage type = Slashing | ||
| | | heavy = yes | ||
| weight kg = | | dippable = yes | ||
| weight lb = | | weight kg = 2.7 | ||
| price = | | weight lb = 5.4 | ||
| special = * | | price = 1300 | ||
| uid = MAG_Giantslayer_Greatsword | |||
| weapon actions = Pommel Strike, Lacerate, Cleave | | uuid = 7219fca3-5f41-43a0-8253-f4c09d8b6308 | ||
| passives = Giantslayer | |||
| special = | |||
* {{ClassAction/Format|name=Giant Form|link=Giant Form|icon=Generic Utility Icon.webp|description=Grow to a fearsome [[Creature size|size]]. Your weapons deal an additional 1d6 damage and you gain {{Temp hp|27}} and {{Advantage}} on Strength [[Ability Check|Checks]] and {{Saving Throw}}s.|action type=action|recharge=Short Rest}} | |||
| weapon actions = Pommel Strike, Lacerate, Cleave | |||
| special weapon actions = Topple the Big Folk | |||
| where to find = *Looted from [[Ansur]] in [[The Dragon's Sanctum]], [[Wyrmway]]. | |||
| notes = * It is possible to grow two size categories larger than normal by combining this weapon's [[Giant Form]] with the [[Elixir of the Colossus]]. | |||
* Giant Form does not stack with the spell [[Enlarge]]. | |||
}} | }} | ||
== External links == | |||
* {{FRWiki|Balduran's Giantslayer|long}} | |||
[[Category:Sources of Slashing damage]] | |||
Latest revision as of 08:52, 1 April 2024
Balduran's Giantslayer is a legendary greatsword that receives doubled damage bonus from Strength, grants its wielder the Giant Form class action and the Topple the Big Folk weapon action, as well as Advantage on attack rolls against Large, Huge, and Gargantuan creatures.
Wielded by Balduran, the founder of Baldur's Gate and friend to his guardian dragon, a great glittering wyrm called Ansur. Fellowship can be undone, though, as easily as you or I might unlace the strings of our shoes, and it was in a time of skullduggery and hardship that Balduran killed Ansur, carrying out the deed with this sword.
Properties
- Damage
2d6 + 3 (5~15) + Strength modifier 
Slashing damage - Details
Greatswords 
Rarity: Legendary
Enchantment: + 3
Two-Handed- Dippable
Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft
Weight: 2.7 kg / 5.4 lb
Price: 1300 gp 
UID
MAG_Giantslayer_GreatswordUUID
7219fca3-5f41-43a0-8253-f4c09d8b6308
Special
The holder of this item gains:
-
- Giantslayer
- On a hit, double the damage from your Strength modifier. This weapon grants you
Advantage on 
Attack rolls against Large, Huge or Gargantuan creatures.
Giant Form (
): Grow to a fearsome size. Your weapons deal an additional 1d6 damage and you gain 
27 temporary hit points and Advantage on Strength Checks and 
Saving throws. (
Recharge: Short rest).
Weapon actions
If you have proficiency, equip in main hand to gain:
-
Pommel Strike (
)- Make a non-lethal attack against an enemy and possibly
them.
-
Lacerate ()- Slash at your target's vital points to make it
.
-
Cleave ()- Swing your weapon in a large arc to attack up to 3 enemies at once. They each take half the damage your weapon usually deals.
Special weapon actions
This weapon also grants the following:
-
Topple the Big Folk ()- Deal additional damage equal to your proficiency bonus. On a hit, Large, Huge, or Gargantuan creatures take an additional 2d6SlashingDRS damage and must succeed a Strength saving throw or fall
.
Where to find
- Looted from Ansur in The Dragon's Sanctum, Wyrmway.
Notes
- It is possible to grow two size categories larger than normal by combining this weapon's Giant Form with the Elixir of the Colossus.
- Giant Form does not stack with the spell Enlarge.
