Dancing

Rune, Rare | (requires Ø2) | 2,500 gp

You can use a bonus action to toss this weapon into the air and speak the command word. When you do so, the weapon begins to hover, flies up to 30 feet, and attacks one creature of your choice within 5 feet of it. The sword uses your attack roll and ability score modifier to damage rolls and you must be proficient in the weapon type.

While the weapon hovers, you can use a bonus action to cause it to fly up to 30 feet to another spot within 30 feet of you. As part of the same bonus action, you can cause the weapon to attack one creature within 5 feet of it.

After the hovering sword attacks for the fourth time, it flies up to 30 feet and tries to return to your hand. If you have no hand free, it falls to the ground at your feet. If the sword has no unobstructed path to you, it moves as close to you as it can and then falls to the ground. It also ceases to hover if you grasp it or move more than 30 feet away from it.

Dark Touch

Rune, Rare | 1,200 gp

Dark energies suck at the life of others each time this weapon deals damage. Each hit deals an additional 1d4 necrotic damage. On a Critical Hit, the wielder of the weapon gains a number of Temporary Hit Points equal to the necrotic damage dealt.

Dark Touch - Powered

Rune, Rare | (requires Ø2) | 2,500 gp

Dark energies suck at the life of others each time this weapon deals damage. Each hit deals an additional 1d8 necrotic damage. On a Critical Hit, the wielder of the weapon gains a number of Temporary Hit Points equal to the necrotic damage dealt.

Displacement

Rune, Very Rare | (requires Ø2) | 32,000 gp

As a bonus action, you can cause yourself to blur for 1 minute. All attacks against you have disadvantage and you have advantage on any saving throws against spells that target only you. This does not count against Area of Effect spells. You can use this feature once per day.

Disrupting

Rune, Uncommon | 800 gp

This weapon deals an extra 1d4 weapon damage to undead creatures on a hit. If your weapon deals Radiant damage, this increases to 2d4 weapon damage to undead creatures.

Distant

Rune, Uncommon | 1,000 gp

As a reaction when you take the Attack action, your weapon extends out and gains 5 feet of range. If you have multiple attacks in a turn, this effects lasts for all of them but ends at the end of your current turn. After you use this effect, at the start of each of your turns, roll a d6. On a 6, this effect recharges.

Empowered Strike

Rune, Uncommon | 1,200 gp

You can feel power swirling through your blade, when you make an attack, you deal 1d4 force damage on a hit. On a critical hit, the opponent is knocked prone so long as they are at most one size larger than you or smaller.

Empowered Strike - Powered

Rune, Uncommon | 2,500 gp

You can feel power swirling through your blade, when you make an attack, you deal 1d8 force damage on a hit. On a critical hit, the opponent is knocked prone so long as they are at most two sizes larger than you or smaller.

Enchanted, +1

Rune, Uncommon | (requires Ø2) | 1,000 gp

This weapon gains a +1 bonus to Attack and Damage rolls and is considered magical for the purpose of overcoming resistances and immunities.

Enchanted, +2

Rune, Rare | (requires Ø3) | 3,500 gp

This weapon gains a +2 bonus to Attack and Damage rolls and is considered magical for the purpose of overcoming resistances and immunities.

Feather Fall

Rune, Uncommon | 750 gp

While wielding this weapon, you can use your reaction to cast the spell Feather Fall. You can use this property once per day.

Fire Breath

Rune, Uncommon | 800 gp

As a bonus action, your weapon exhales fire in a 15 foot cone. All creatures must make a Dexterity Saving Throw, the DC equals 8 + your Proficiency Bonus + the number of rune slots in your weapon. On a fail, the creatures take a number of d6s equal to your proficiency bonus of fire damage (minimum 2d6, maximum 6d6), or half as much on a successful one. This effect can be used once per day.

Flaming

Rune, Uncommon | 1,000 gp

This weapon is empowered by flickering flame. The weapon deals 1d6 fire damage on a hit.

Frost

Rune, Rare | 1,300 gp

This weapon is empowered with freezing ice. The weapon deals 1d4 cold damage on a hit. On a critical hit, the target is also under the effects of a Slow spell until the end of your next turn.

Frost - Powered

Rune, Rare | 3,000 gp

This weapon is empowered with freezing ice. The weapon deals 1d8 cold damage on a hit. On a critical hit, the target is also under the effects of a Slow spell until the end of your next turn.

Ghost Touched

Rune, Uncommon | 300 gp

This rune carries the essence of a ghost that allows you to hit them easier. Not only is this weapon considered magical for overcoming resistances and immunities to ghost like creatures (per DMs discretion), you also have advantage on your first attack roll once per turn against a ghost like creature.

Holy Light

Rune, Uncommon | 1,000 gp

Power from the gods swirls in the blade of your weapon. On a hit, you deal 1d6 radiant damage as holy energy pulses from the blade.

Jump

Rune, Uncommon | 800 gp

You can use an action to cast Jump only on yourself. This effect can be used once per day.

Keen

Rune, Rare | 4,500 gp

Attacks with this weapon are a critical hit on a 19 or 20 on the die as long as that result would otherwise be a success. This property does not make a 19 on the die an automatic hit.

Light

Rune, Uncommon | 700 gp

Your weapon emits constant and persistent light as if using the Light cantrip. This can only be turned off by removing the rune.

Longstrider

Rune, Uncommon | 800 gp

You can use an action to cast Longstrider only on yourself. This effect can be used once per day.

Lucky

Rune, Very Rare | (requires Ø2) | 20,000 gp

When you take the attack action, you can call on the runes luck (no action required) to reroll one attack roll you dislike. You must use the second roll. This property can be used two times per day.

Mage Killer

Rune, Rare | 14,000 gp

When you attack with this weapon and land a successful hit, the targeted creature has disadvantage on their Constitution Saving Throw to maintain Concentration on their spells. If the targeted creature used their Action or Bonus Action to cast a spell on their last turn, they take 2d6 psychic damage on your first attack with this weapon against them.

On a critical hit, the targeted creature automatically fails their Constitution Saving Throw if they are currently concentrating on a spell.

Magical

Rune, Rare | 900 gp

This weapon is considered magical for overcoming resistances and immunities.

Magic Missile

Rune, Uncommon | 400 gp

Once per day, you can use an action to cast the Magic Missile spell from your weapon.

Oath

Rune, Rare | (requires Ø2) | 15,000 gp

When you use this weapon to make an attack, you can use your command phrase, no action required. The target of your attack becomes your sworn enemy until it dies or until the dawn of the next day. You can have only one such sworn enemy at a time. When your sworn enemy dies, you can choose a new one after the next dawn.

When you make an attack roll with this weapon against your sworn enemy, you have advantage on the roll. In addition, your target gains no benefit from cover, other than total cover, and you suffer no disadvantage due to long range. If the attack hits, your sworn enemy takes an extra 3d6 weapon damage.

Parry

Rune, Rare | 1,200 gp

When you see someone make a weapon attack against you, you can use your reaction to twist their attack away from you by adding +2 to your AC against that one attack.

Quiver

Rune, Rare | 800 gp

When your weapon requires ammo, you can create a piece of non-magical ammo created from the air to fire instead of relying on regular ammo. This effect is seemingly endless and deals the same damage that your weapon normally would. This does not remove any special properties on the weapon like Loading.

Resistant

Rune, Very Rare | 27,000 gp

As a reaction, you can choose to succeed a Saving Throw when you fail it. You can use this feature once per day.

Returning

Rune, Common | 350 gp

When you attempt a thrown Range attack with this weapon, it flies back to your hand after the weapon impacts an object or creature. If there is no impact, it does not return to your hands. If your hands are full when the weapon returns, it falls to the ground at your feet. The weapon has a max Return range of 1,000 feet.

Riposte

Rune, Rare | *requires Parry rune | 2,500 gp

When you use your reaction to use your Parry Rune, and stop the attack from hitting, you can roll an attack roll contested by your opponents attack roll. If yours is higher a result, and you beat their AC, you make a regular attack against them. You can use this a number of times equal to your Dexterity Ability Modifier per day.

Sharpness

Rune, Very Rare | (requires Ø3) | 23,000 gp

As a bonus action, you can sharpen your weapon so that it has +3 to attack and damage rolls for 1 minute. If your weapon already has a magical bonus (like Oil of Sharpness), it can not exceed +3 to attack and damage rolls. You can use this ability once per day.

Shock

Rune, Rare | 1,300 gp

Electric arcs crisscross this weapon each time it hits, dealing 1d4 additional Lightning damage on a successful hit. On a critical hit, electricity arcs out to deal lightning damage to up to two other creatures of your choice within 10 feet of the initial target.

Shock - Powered

Rune, Rare | 2,500 gp

Electric arcs crisscross this weapon each time it hits, dealing 1d6 additional Lightning damage on a successful hit. On a critical hit, electricity arcs out to deal lightning damage to up to two other creatures of your choice within 10 feet of the initial target.

Siege

Rune, Rare | 12,000 gp

Your weapon becomes empowered when it comes to bringing down buildings and constructs. All damage you deal is doubled against buildings and constructs.

Snare

Rune, Uncommon | 1,400 gp

When you take the attack action and hit on your weapon attack, you can spring forth a magical rope that tries to wrap up your target. They must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or find themselves grappled by the rope. The DC equals 8 + your Proficiency Bonus + number of rune slots on the weapon.

The grappled creature can use an action to make an Athletics check to break out of the rope, the DC is the same as the Dexterity Saving Throw. You can use this ability once per day.

Speed

Rune, Very Rare | 5,000 gp

By using your bonus action to activate this rune, you feel yourself moving faster. You can make an additional attack on your bonus action, including the turn you activate this rune, so long as you took the Attack action and this effect lasts for 1 minute. You can use this rune once per day.

Spell Storing, 1

Rune, Uncommon | 4,500 gp

This rune stores Spells cast into it, holding them until the wearer uses them. The rune can store up to 1 level worth of Spells at a time. It uses the same DC and To Hit of the original caster at the time of casting.

Spell Storing, 2

Rune, Rare | 10,000 gp

This rune stores Spells cast into it, holding them until the wearer uses them. The rune can store up to 2 levels worth of Spells at a time. It uses the same DC and To Hit of the original caster at the time of casting.

Spell Storing, 3

Rune, Rare | (requires Ø2) | 16,500 gp

This rune stores Spells cast into it, holding them until the wearer uses them. The rune can store up to 3 levels worth of Spells at a time. It uses the same DC and To Hit of the original caster at the time of casting.

Spell Storing, 4

Rune, Very Rare | (requires Ø2) | 21,000 gp

This rune stores Spells cast into it, holding them until the wearer uses them. The rune can store up to 4 levels worth of Spells at a time. It uses the same DC and To Hit of the original caster at the time of casting.

Spell Storing, 5

Rune, Very Rare | (requires Ø3) | 28,500 gp

This rune stores Spells cast into it, holding them until the wearer uses them. The rune can store up to 5 levels worth of Spells at a time. It uses the same DC and To Hit of the original caster at the time of casting.

Undead Servant

Rune, Rare | 4,500 gp

This rune seems to draw in nearby life. When you kill a medium humanoid with this weapon, you can use your reaction to turn them into a zombie. This creature will follow you to the best of their ability and so long as this rune resides in your weapon. If you use this effect again, the old zombie falls dead and the new one takes its place.

Vampiric Siphon

Rune, Very Rare | 26,000 gp

This rune seems to grow strange teeth like barbs along the blade of your weapon. On a critical hit, you can choose to not double your damage die but instead roll normal damage and you then roll a 1d4. The target loses a number of points equal to the 1d4 to either their Strength or Dexterity Score (your choice) and you gain the same number of points to your Strength or Dexterity Score (must be the same as the one you choose) as you suck away their power.

This can not increase your stat beyond 24, and only lasts until you take a short or long rest. If you land multiple critical hits, you can do this effect multiple times but you can not stack the increase to your score. You must take the latest result.

Vicious

Rune, Uncommon | 750 gp

When you roll a critical hit with your weapon, you deal an additional 2d6 damage die, do not double these die.

Vorpal

Rune, Very Rare | (requires Ø2) | 26,000 gp

This rune can only be used on slashing weapons. The rune creates a wickedly sharp blade that deals an additional 1d6 slashing damage on a hit. On a critical hit, the blade deals an extra 6d8 slashing damage, do not double these die. If you kill a creature on a critical hit, their head is sliced off and you gain a number of temporary hit points equal to the 6d8 slashing damage you dealt to them.

Warning

Rune, Rare | 8,000 gp

This rune warns you of danger. So long as you have it attached to your weapon, you can not be surprised.

Water Wall

Rune, Rare | 9,000 gp

As an action, you can slam your blade into the ground and spring forth a wall of water centered on the blade. The wall of water functions the same as if you had cast the Wall of Water spell. You can use this feature once per day.

Waterfall

Rune, Rare | 5,000 gp

As an action, you slam your blade into the ground and spring forth a geyser of water up to 30 feet away from you. A 5 ft radius geyser of water shoots up from the ground and all large or smaller creatures effected by it must make a Dexterity saving throw or be thrown up 20' in the air. Upon landing, they fall prone and take 2d6 bludgeoning damage. The DC equals 8 + your Proficiency Bonus + # of rune slots. You can use this feature once per day.

Wound

Rune, Rare | 8,000 gp

Wicked barbs cover the blade of this weapon and on each hit the target takes 1d4 bleed damage. This bleed damage stacks once a turn and the target takes this damage at the start of your turn every round until they take an action to make a DC 10 Medicine check, are healed with magic or you use a Bonus Action to end the effect.

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