• You have a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon.
• Shared Suffering: The Axe of Agony deals an additional 1d10 slashing damage on a hit. However, each time you deal this extra damage, you take 1d8 minus your Intelligence modifier psychic damage yourself, as the axe channels part of its power through your own life force.
• Cry of the Fallen: Once per day, you can invoke the cry of the fallen souls within the axe. As a bonus action, you let out a wail that causes all enemies within 30 feet to make a Wisdom saving throw (DC 15) or be frightened of you until the end of your next turn.
• Wounds of the Past: The wielder gains resistance to cold damage, as the axe’s magic hardens their body against the chill of Icewind Dale.
The Axe of Agony is a weapon of immense power and profound sorrow. Those who wield it must be prepared to share in its eternal lament, bearing the scars of its history and the weight of its grief.
Proficiency with a Battleaxe allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it.
This weapon has the following mastery property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it.
Topple. If you hit a creature with this weapon, you can force the creature to make a Constitution saving throw (DC 8 plus the ability modifier used to make the attack roll and your Proficiency Bonus). On a failed save, the creature has the Prone condition.
Notes: Bonus: Magic, Resistance: Cold, As the attunement progresses, the following occurs: 1. Initial Contact: Upon first grasping the axe, a sharp, icy pain shoots through your hands, traveling up your arms and settling in your heart. You feel a connection to the weapon’s sorrowful magic, as if the axe itself is assessing your strength and resolve. 2. Embrace the Pain: As the minutes pass, you begin to feel minor cuts and bruises forming on your skin, as if tiny shards of ice are embedding themselves into your flesh. These wounds are not life-threatening but serve as a reminder of the weapon’s power and its demand for shared suffering. 3. Visions of Despair: Your mind is flooded with visions of past battles, the cries of the fallen, and the cold, unrelenting landscape of Icewind Dale. 4. Final Acceptance: In the final moments of attunement, the runes on the blade glow brightly, and you feel a surge of energy as the axe fully bonds with your soul. The minor wounds on your body fade, replaced by a dull, throbbing ache that you sense will always accompany you while you wield the Axe of Agony., To attune to the Axe of Agony, you must spend a short rest holding the weapon and letting its magic seep into your essence., Damage, Combat, Versatile, Topple
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