Rusty Morningstar

Rusty Morningstar is a common variant of the Morningstars family of weapons. It is a martial melee weapon wielded in one hand.

The heavy head of this steel star is malefic with rust.

Properties

Damage

1d8 (1~8) + Strength modifier ⁠Piercing

Details

 Morningstars

 Rarity: Common

Enchantment: None

 One-Handed

 Dippable

 Melee: 1.5 m (5 ft)

 Weight: 1.8 kg (3.6 lb)

 Price: 5 gp

UID

WPN_HUM_Morningstar_A_0_Rusty_A

UUID

f8856d2d-ffda-417c-b7a8-c7aa757903b7

Stats

WPN_Morningstar_Rusty

Special

The holder of this item gains:

Main Hand Only

Tenacity

When you miss a melee attack, you deal Strength Modifier⁠⁠Bludgeoning damage (minimum of 1) anyway.

Weapon actions

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

 Heartstopper ()

Smash an enemy's chest in and possibly inflict  Chest Trauma. ( Recharge: Short rest.)

 Concussive Smash ()

Hit an enemy with all your might to deal damage and possibly  Daze them. ( Recharge: Short rest.)

Where to find

• On a large pile of discarded weapons and armour near the Rivington gate at X: 10 Y: -131

Notes

Regarding Tenacity:

• If a weapon action misses, using Tenacity does not trigger its effects.
• As Tenacity deals weapon damage even if an attack misses, it can trigger many on-hit effects from equipment. For example, from the  Gloves of Power, the  Callous Glow Ring, weapon coatings, or any infusion from the  Ring of Elemental Infusion.

Bugs

• When dual-wielding a flail or morningstar with a non-Tenacity weapon using the  Dual Wielder feat, Tenacity can be triggered by missing an attack with the non-Tenacity weapon, dealing ⁠Bludgeoning damage regardless of the weapon used.
  • Some non-Tenacity weapons can trigger their on-hit effects via Tenacity as well, such as the  Ritual Dagger and  Loviatar's Scourge.

Regarding Tenacity:

• As  Horde Breaker (Melee) rolls invisible, zero-damage weapon attacks against all enemies in the Horde Breaker area of effect, Tenacity can be prompted to trigger against them even if the first attack hits. It is therefore possible to score 2 hits in one attack: the full attack against the original Horde Breaker target and a Tenacity hit against another target.