Lion's Call
1d6P/S·Martial·Sword·One-handed
Runes +1, striking, authorized
Access You're a member of the Lion Blades.
Given only to highly trusted agents by the grand princes back when Lion Blades protected the Primogen Crown, these historic +1 striking authorized shortswords allow a Lion Blade wielder to locate resources.
Activate—Find the Pride ◆◆◆ (arcane, concentrate, manipulate)
Frequency once per day
Effect You cast Locate at 5th rank to learn the location of one of the following of your choice: the nearest Lion Blade safe house, shadow school, Lion Blade agent, Lion Blade kith, or a person other than yourself who's in possession of a lion's call .
Activate—Echo the Call ↺ (arcane, concentrate)
Frequency once per day
Trigger A creature locates you using another lion's call
Effect You immediately learn the location and appearance of the triggering creature. You can communicate telepathically with the triggering creature while you remain within 1 mile of each other for the next hour
Traits
The multiple attack penalty you take with this weapon on the second attack on your turn is -4 instead of -5, and -8 instead of -10 on the third and subsequent attacks in the turn.
You can use your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier on attack rolls using this melee weapon. You still use your Strength modifier when calculating damage.
A versatile weapon can be used to deal a different type of damage than that listed in the Damage entry. This trait indicates the alternate damage type. For instance, a piercing weapon that is versatile S can be used to deal piercing or slashing damage. You choose the damage type each time you make an attack.
The target is made off-balance by your attack, becoming off-guard until the start of your next turn.