Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Dark Sun Artifact: Bonesaw

 Bonesaw

Bonesaw is a magical shortsword, or gladius, created in the elemental plane of water. The sword has a hard wood handle, a single large tooth blade, with smaller, razor sharp, teeth connected to the sides of the main blade. It resembles a macuahuitl, but with sharp teeth instead of obsidian blades.
Bonesaw does not have any material penalties, for being made of bone.


Weight

Size

Type

Speed

Melee Reach

Dam. Sm/Med

Dam. Lrg

3

S

S

Fa (3)

1

1d6

1d8

Bonesaw is an intelligent weapon, with a loud and boisterous personality. It like insulting its wielding, it's favorite insult is calling the wielder a “freak” and variations of freak. It enjoys fighting and calls combat “Play time.” It also likes to talk about how great it is. In fact, Bonesaw just loves to talk, even at inappropriate times.
Bonesaw is Chaotic Neutral and has an Ego of 17. Bonesaw speaks the language of water elementals, Tyrian, Nibnese, and Balican.
Bonesaw's special purpose is to defeat the enemies of the elemental plane of water, which includes defilers, and silt, sun, and magma clerics. Bonesaw will not willingly attack a water cleric.

Powers

Bonesaw has an intelligence of 14.
The wielder of bonesaw is automatically proficient in its use.
Bonsaw is a +2 sword, +4 versus defilers and clerics of silt, sun, and magma.
The wielder is imbued with water breathing, as long as Bonesaw is being held.
Once per day, Bonsaw may cast Water Witch. Bonesaw must be used as one of the rods.
Once per month, Bonsaw may cast Create Oasis. The spell is cast as if Bonesaw was a 21 caster. If Bonesaw leaves the stone circle, the spell ends.

Bonesaw has a psionic power score of 14 and 80 PSPs. It has the following psionic powers:
Cell Adjustment
Concentrate Water
Cryokineses
Feel Moisture
If Bonesaw is not used to attack, it may initiate a psionic power if it wishes. Bonesaw must be able to "see" its target, so if Bonesaw is completely covered, it may not target individuals. It need not have the permission of its wielder.

Curse
The wielder must drink double the amount of water per day. If the wielder is attacked by any spell, spell-like ability, or psionic power, that drains water or dehydrates the character, the effect is doubled.

Suggested Means of Destruction
Leave Bonesaw on the Salt Flats for thirty days, with no shade or respite from the sun.
Leave Bonesaw in an active volcano for thirty days.
Leave Bonesaw at the bottom of the Silt Sea for thirty days.


Note: I took the idea for the weapon's obnoxious personality from Randy Savage's character Bonesaw McGraw in the 2002 Spider-Man film. So, I do my best impersonation of Savage when talking for the sword.

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