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Ritual Axe
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Ritual Axe is an uncommon Handaxe which inflicts 
Bane against the wielder's targets.
Though shiny and recently polished, dried blood still fills the deepest crevices of this axe.
Properties
- Damage
1d6 (1~6) + Strength modifier 
Slashing - Details
Handaxes
Rarity: Uncommon
Enchantment: None
One-Handed
Light
Thrown- Dippable
Consumable by 
Gale
Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft
Weight: 0.9 kg / 1.8 lb
Price: 280 gp
UID
WPN_GOB_PainPriest_HandaxeUUID
5c996c03-99e9-40c1-8acf-d761550d26f5
Special
The holder of this item gains:
- The Scourge Mistress' Bane
- Chance to inflict upon the target a 1d4 penalty to
Attack rolls and 
Saving throws. If the attacker still has 50% or more hit points, they take 1d6
themselves.
Weapon actions
If you have proficiency, equip in main hand to gain:
Lacerate (
)- Slash at your target's vital points to make it
. (
Recharge: Short rest.)
Where to find
- Shattered Sanctum X: 338 Y: -26: On the table next to
Abdirak
Notes
- The duration of Bane is 2 turns. It does not stack by additional applications, but its duration can be renewed.
- The Bane effect applied by this weapon is the same as the
Bane 
spell and does not stack.
- This effect, however, does apply alongside the similarly named
Baneful Strike condition, and is applied by the 
Gloves of Baneful Striking
- This effect, however, does apply alongside the similarly named
- Because of the bug listed below, the Battle Master Fighter's
Sweeping Attack applies this debuff to every target within the cone's area of effect, hit or miss. - Many situations increase the self-damage dealt by this axe:
- The
Savage Attacker feat results in secondary damage being re-rolled higher. - A critical hit with this axe doubles the self-damage.
- Some damage riders such as
Lightning Charges, radiant damage from the 
Callous Glow Ring and 
Psionic Overload increase the self-damage.
- The
- Effects which reduce incoming piercing damage reduce the self-inflicted damage.
- However, as the self-damage is classified as magical, effects like
Heavy Armour Master do not help, but 
Blade Ward and Magical Plate do.
- However, as the self-damage is classified as magical, effects like
- If at 50% health or higher, the wielder suffers self-damage even if the target dies from the axe blow.
Bugs
- Although the description for The Scourge Mistress' Bane states it only has a "chance to inflict" Bane on a hit, it always does.
- If at 50% health or higher and an enemy is knocked out by
Non-Lethal Damage with this axe, the wielder is also knocked out, even at full HP.