Serpent Dagger
1d4P/S·Simple·Knife·One-handed
Runes +1, striking
The serrated blade of this +1 striking dagger has a greenish tinge, and the hilt is sculpted to look like the head of a serpent about to strike.
When you critically succeed at an attack roll with the serpent dagger , the target becomes Sickened 1 unless it succeeds at a DC 19 fortitude save. This is a poison effect.
In addition, you can activate the dagger to poison a creature with a more potent poison.
Activate—Drip Poison ◇ (manipulate)
Frequency once per day
Trigger You damage a creature with the serpent dagger
Effect You poison the creature you hit with dagger venom.
Dagger Venom (poison)
Saving Throw DC 21 fortitude
Maximum Duration 4 rounds
Stage 1 1d8 poison damage and Enfeebled 1
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.
Something with the magical trait is imbued with magical energies not tied to a specific tradition of magic. Some items or effects are closely tied to a particular tradition of magic. In these cases, the item has the arcane, divine, occult, or primal trait instead of the magical trait. Any of these traits indicate that the item is magical.
An effect with this trait delivers a poison or deals poison damage. An item with this trait is poisonous and might cause an affliction.
You can throw this weapon as a ranged attack. A thrown weapon adds your Strength modifier to damage just like a melee weapon does. When this trait appears on a melee weapon, it also includes the range increment.
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 takes 1d6 persistent bleed damage. You gain an item bonus to this bleed damage equal to the weapon's item bonus to attack rolls.