A wooden greatsword, that is strong as steel, that requires attunement to the druid only.
Very rare. Druid gians proficiency with the weapon.
It can be used as a spell focus.
It is a plus 3 magic sword. (Possibly can include spells for the attack rolls)
The player can stab the sword into the ground and within 5 ft choose to grow a fruit tree of the sword's name. The tree has ripe fruit. And will last as long as the sword is in the ground. If any preparation is needed for the fruit, they can tap the sword with the fruit and it will be instantly prepared. (Almonds for example)
If the sword is ever damaged or partially destroyed leaving the largest part for the hilt in 10 ft of water for 8 hours will restore it to new.
This is cool thematically, but I wouldn't bother trying to make it combat-useful since you need extra attacks to have weapon damage keep up with cantrips.
Alternatively if you really want the druid to wield it in combat, maybe it could change the range of any single-target cantrip to touch, as if the sword is channeling the spells.
You might also want to specify what benefits the fruit has and how many can be harvested per day.
This is cool thematically, but I wouldn't bother trying to make it combat-useful since you need extra attacks to have weapon damage keep up with cantrips.
Alternatively if you really want the druid to wield it in combat, maybe it could change the range of any single-target cantrip to touch, as if the sword is channeling the spells.
You might also want to specify what benefits the fruit has and how many can be harvested per day.
The fruit would just be a source of food and you can pull out the sword (which would cause the tree to disappear) and stab it again to get more.
The cantrip idea looks promising, but I'm not sure. Are you swinging the sword? If so, then what happens to the great sword damage? If said damage is replaced (with pure cantrip damage) then what's the point? Just make it a staff. If you add the great sword damage to the cantrip that might make it to powerful. (GFB on steroids)
I think, I would probably confirm that you can add +3 to spells with this (I know I was uncertain beforehand) that way it would still benefit spell casters while giving a melee option as back up.
You could make the sword imbued with the cantrip, e.g if you use thornwhip, then you make a meelee attack, then roll the damage of the sword and for thornwhip?
Cool concept. I'm all for new/additional magic items for druids (Staff of the Woodlands is wholly inadequate as the best staff for druids).
That said, according to its class features, druids are only proficient in clubs, daggers, darts, javelins, maces, quarterstaffs, scimitars, sickles, slings, spears. Can a druid gain a proficiency in swords?
A wooden greatsword, that is strong as steel, that requires attunement to the druid only.
Very rare. Druid gians proficiency with the weapon.
It can be used as a spell focus.
It is a plus 3 magic sword. (Possibly can include spells for the attack rolls)
The player can stab the sword into the ground and within 5 ft choose to grow a fruit tree of the sword's name. The tree has ripe fruit. And will last as long as the sword is in the ground. If any preparation is needed for the fruit, they can tap the sword with the fruit and it will be instantly prepared. (Almonds for example)
If the sword is ever damaged or partially destroyed leaving the largest part for the hilt in 10 ft of water for 8 hours will restore it to new.
There is only one sword per type of tree.
Sounds cool!
When players get creative.
This is cool thematically, but I wouldn't bother trying to make it combat-useful since you need extra attacks to have weapon damage keep up with cantrips.
Alternatively if you really want the druid to wield it in combat, maybe it could change the range of any single-target cantrip to touch, as if the sword is channeling the spells.
You might also want to specify what benefits the fruit has and how many can be harvested per day.
My homebrew subclasses (full list here)
(Artificer) Swordmage | Glasswright | (Barbarian) Path of the Savage Embrace
(Bard) College of Dance | (Fighter) Warlord | Cannoneer
(Monk) Way of the Elements | (Ranger) Blade Dancer
(Rogue) DaggerMaster | Inquisitor | (Sorcerer) Riftwalker | Spellfist
(Warlock) The Swarm
The fruit would just be a source of food and you can pull out the sword (which would cause the tree to disappear) and stab it again to get more.
The cantrip idea looks promising, but I'm not sure. Are you swinging the sword? If so, then what happens to the great sword damage? If said damage is replaced (with pure cantrip damage) then what's the point? Just make it a staff. If you add the great sword damage to the cantrip that might make it to powerful. (GFB on steroids)
I think, I would probably confirm that you can add +3 to spells with this (I know I was uncertain beforehand) that way it would still benefit spell casters while giving a melee option as back up.
You could make the sword imbued with the cantrip, e.g if you use thornwhip, then you make a meelee attack, then roll the damage of the sword and for thornwhip?
Cool concept. I'm all for new/additional magic items for druids (Staff of the Woodlands is wholly inadequate as the best staff for druids).
That said, according to its class features, druids are only proficient in clubs, daggers, darts, javelins, maces, quarterstaffs, scimitars, sickles, slings, spears. Can a druid gain a proficiency in swords?
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Another idea is to make the sword such that it grants some benefit in combat while the druid is in a wild shape.