Vicious Shortsword

Vicious Shortsword is a very rare, moderately enchanted (+2) variant of the Shortswords family of weapons. It is a martial melee weapon wielded in one hand. As a finesse weapon, it can benefit from the wielder's Dexterity and not just their Strength. It's a light weapon that anyone can dual-wield without special training.

Despite its engravings, this lightweight sword is perfectly balanced - a flawless killing implement.

Properties

Damage

1d6 + 10 (11~16) + Strength or Dexterity modifier ⁠Slashing

Details

 Shortswords

 Rarity: Very rare

Enchantment: + 2

 One-Handed

 Finesse

 Light

 Dippable

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft

 Weight: 0.9 kg / 1.8 lb

 Price: 1100 gp

UID

MAG_Vicious_Shortsword

UUID

0d3a133c-038c-48c6-a1a0-0faf22ce04cb

Special

The holder of this item gains:

Dolor Amarus

When you land a Critical Hit with a weapon or unarmed attack,^{[See: Bugs]} it deals an additional 7 damage.

Weapon actions

If you have proficiency, equip in main hand to gain:

 Flourish ()

Feint an attack to possibly throw your opponent  Off Balance. ( Recharge: Short rest.)

 Piercing Strike ()

Stab an enemy and possibly inflict  Gaping Wounds. ( Recharge: Short rest.)

Notes

Regarding Dolor Amarus (passive feature):

• Dolor Amarus applies to all weapon attacks while a weapon with the feature is equipped, and it can be activated multiple times if multiple weapons with the passive are equipped. For example, if both  Dolor Amarus daggers are equipped – or one dagger and the  Vicious Battleaxe on a character with  Dual Wielder – together with the  Vicious Shortbow, when the wielder lands a critical hit, then +21 damage will be added, instead of +7.
• Dolor Amarus also stacks on multiple damage riders, which could potentially lead to massive bonuses from different damage sources.
• The name dolor amarus is Latin for "harsh suffering" or "bitter sorrow".

Bugs

Regarding Dolor Amarus (passive feature):

• Despite the description, Dolor Amarus does not deal an additional 7 damage on unarmed attack critical hits (including  Throw attacks).