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 '"`UNIQ--nowiki-0000001E-QINU`"' or one dagger and the  Vicious Battleaxe on a character with  Dual Wielder '"`UNIQ--nowiki-0000001E-QINU`"' 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).