Ashtrail Longbow

Attack/Damage: +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls

Damage: 1d8+4 piercing damage (range 150/600), ammunition, two-handed

Additional Damage Type: Fire

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Properties

Ashtrail.
Once per turn, when you hit a creature that has already taken damage this turn (from any source), the attack deals an extra 1d4 fire damage.

Smoldering Trail.
When you hit a creature, the arrow leaves a brief ashen residue. Until the end of your next turn, you have advantage on Wisdom (Survival) checks made to track that creature. This grants no combat advantage.

Ember’s Shadow.
A creature with darkvision that is hit by this weapon has disadvantage on its next Wisdom (Perception) check made before the end of its next turn.

Infernal Binding (Optional, Balance Rule).
If you are not a tiefling, rolling a natural 1 on an attack roll with this bow causes you to take 1d4 fire damage (this damage can’t be prevented). Tieflings ignore this effect.

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Description

The Ashtrail Longbow is crafted from deep-black, charred wood, its grain frozen in shapes resembling smoldering flames. Small ember-stones are set into the limbs of the bow, glowing faintly whenever the string is drawn. The bowstring smells of warm ash, and creatures struck by its arrows leave behind a fleeting scorch in the air, as if the shot itself were burning.

This bow was forged for silent hunters who relentlessly pursue wounded prey. It rewards precise follow-up strikes rather than brute force, blending infernal heat with the patience and discipline of a ranger.

Proficiency with a Longbow allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it.

Notes: Bonus: Magic, Damage, Combat, Ammunition, Heavy, Range, Two-Handed, Slow