Hundred-Moth Caress
1d10S·Martial·Polearm·Two-handed
Runes +1, striking
The handles of this +1 striking scythe are made from a dull, gray wood of bone-like consistency, and when you slice with it, a fluttering gust of hundreds of moths' wingbeats fills the air. If you're a devotee of Urgathoa, you can use this scythe as a divine focus, and with every Strike, it exudes a pallid cloud of powdery dust.
Activate ◇ command (divine, necromancy, void)
Frequency once per round
Effect You deal 1d10 void damage to yourself. If your next action is to Strike with the scythe or to Cast a Spell with the disease or void trait, that Strike or spell deals additional void damage equal to the damage you took (after any reductions or increases from immunity, resistances, weaknesses).
Traits
On a critical hit, the weapon adds a weapon damage die of the listed size. Roll this after doubling the weapon's damage. This increases to two dice if the weapon has a greater striking rune and three dice if the weapon has a major striking rune. For instance, a rapier with a greater striking rune deals 2d8 extra piercing damage on a critical hit. An ability that changes the size of the weapon's normal damage dice doesn't change the size of its deadly die.
This magic comes from the divine tradition, drawing power from deities or similar sources. Anything with this trait is magical. A creature with this trait is primarily constituted of or has a strong connection to divine magic.
You can use this weapon to Trip with the Athletics skill even if you don't have a free hand. This uses the weapon's reach (if different from your own) and adds the weapon's item bonus to attack rolls as an item bonus to the Athletics check. If you critically fail a check to Trip using the weapon, you can drop the weapon to take the effects of a failure instead of a critical failure.
Effects with this trait heal undead creatures with void energy, deal void damage to living creatures, or manipulate void energy.
The target is moved 5 feet in a direction of your choice. This is forced movement.