Hello everyone, I had the following idea for a magic weapon but I will need feedback concerning its rarity for proper balance.
Staff of the Pale Master (Requires Attunement)
This enchanted staff is made of black ivory and bears a grim shape like a nightmarish tree branch. It is a +1 quarterstaff that can be used as a spellcasting focus. When attuned to it, the wielder can, as a bonus action, create a scythe shaped blade from the top of the staff. While the blade is active the weapon deals either slashing or necrotic damage, decided by the wielder on every successful attack. The blade persists until the wielder deactivates it as a bonus action, the attunement ends, or the wielder dies. Finally, while attuned to it, if the wielder spends a spell slot of 1st or 2nd level to cast a necromancy spell, roll a d6. On a roll of 6 the spell slot is not expended.
Hello everyone, I had the following idea for a magic weapon but I will need feedback concerning its rarity for proper balance.
Staff of the Pale Master (Requires Attunement)
This enchanted staff is made of black ivory and bears a grim shape like a nightmarish tree branch. It is a +1 quarterstaff that can be used as a spellcasting focus. When attuned to it, the wielder can, as a bonus action, create a scythe shaped blade from the top of the staff. While the blade is active the weapon deals either slashing or necrotic damage, decided by the wielder on every successful attack. The blade persists until the wielder deactivates it as a bonus action, the attunement ends, or the wielder dies. Finally, while attuned to it, if the wielder spends a spell slot of 1st or 2nd level to cast a necromancy spell, roll a d6. On a roll of 6 the spell slot is not expended.
Rare. It has both a +1 and effectively extra spell casting attached to it each of which would be Uncommons by themselves thus making it a Rare.