What are some interesting special effects for magical weapons?

>utters loud profanities each time it strikes a target
>sighs when sheathed
>cackles when drawn

>>51797926
On a critical hit, everyone nearby sees the hit in slow motion. This is not messing with time but only perception.

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>babbles softly when in contact with blood
>activates almonds

I got nothin'.

>>51798185
Roll I guess

When drawn spectral wolf runs along the blade, and if you listen closely you can hear it howl as the blow is struck.

With any movement the blade leaves ripples in the air, like it was passing through standing water.

Any arrow fired from this bow/crossbow leaves a trail of cherry blossom petals in it's wake.

Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>51798185

>>51798185
Rolling

>>51797926
You can't look directly at the blade. Your eyes just slide right off it.

>>51797943
That would suckered for the sneeki breeki types

>>51798719
Well fuck them

>>51797926

I once gave a PC what was basically the FFXIV dark knight sword effect. For anyone not familiar with FFXIV, it was a thin red tracer line that followed the tip of the blade around, as if it was cutting the air.

The blade itself had the gimmick that the enchantment on it was stupid powerful, but in an inferior vessel, so it had a chance to break on each hit. Broke on the first hit. So it goes.

>>51797926
>glows softly
>sparkles
>leaves a trail
>audibly hums
>makes sparks
>sparks are green
>shoots humming projectiles
>is one part Ayyy
>provides guidence
>soothes the troubled fears
>asthetic as fuck
>wielded by a chivalrous Knight and best Husbando

>>51798185
i seek a gift

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>>51799038
whoops, forgot the image

>>51798185
Rolling

>>51798185
gimme the good stuff

>>51797926
Slowly moves towards warm flesh and blood
Is of unusual color (black, white, etc)
Has an ornament that grows more complex with each kill

>>51797926
>whenever you strike your enemies armor, it adds metal from that armor to your weapon
>great for crippling armoured opponents
>will eventually make your weapon too heavy to wield

>>51797926
>Runes start to glow after kill
>Runes glow hotter/brighter with each kill
>Blade gets lighter as the blade heats up

>>51797926
>every wound you leave on an opponent takes away some of your life; the more grievous, the more is taken
>fatal wounds take entire years away from you
>ending the life an opponent with the blade, not waiting for them to bleed out, will give you their remaining lifespan in years
>you must end their life with the blade before they die for this to happen
>it does not reverse the life stolen from you due to the wounds inflicted
>the opponent need not actually die from their wounds for it to effect you

>as more lives are drawn, the blade becomes more and more unwieldy, and will leave far more gruesome wounds than it ought despite not outwardly changing

Rolled 2 (1d100)

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>>51797926
> Magic weapons should feel special even if they're just +1 or +2 or whatever.

They do feel special. Emphasis on FEEL. A +2 sword looks like a normal sword, it's just more accurate - and it doesn't care about how that affects the wielder. The result of this is ironically enough that a magic weapon shouldn't be used by untrained hands: if you swing a +5 sword at a guy's shoulder, it'll adjust the swing to land in his neck instead, probably resulting in a sprained wrist for you if you weren't prepared. A +1 might not sprain it, but is still going to jerk your arm around so hard it hurts.

In short, magic swords are tiring and painful to use. At best, it's a feeling similar to driving in hard wind, where the sword pushes your hand around. At worst, it twists in mid-swing hard enough to actually hurt you.

>>51798185
Rolln

>>51799469
More likely a +5 sword would help you more unerringly hit the dude's shoulder, then cleave down through his body, or take his arm off, or whatever direction you're swinging from. It helps you be more accurate and hit harder. Neck != accurate shoulder attack.

>>51799579
Well, probably. Thy would hurt your wrist even more though, maybe even dislocate your arm!

>>51799673
Eh, maybe a little. I always figured it just passes through flesh like a hot knife through butter. Though thinking about the look of horror on a commoner's face when suddenly he's just cutting some dude in half amuses me to no end.

Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>51798185
It's almost 5 Am but why the fuck not

Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>51798185

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>>51797926
>Is made of black steel, incribed in ancient unholy runes.
>Has an eerie wail when wielded, singing as potential targets close in (not necessarily foes)
>Grunts when sheated without having slaughtered some targets (because you bladeblock it)
>Can cut most plate armors, presumably due to it's chaotic nature
>Consumes the souls of it's victims, wether they are friends of foes.
>Channels these souls towards it's weilder, granting him great strenght, but also occasionally making him go into a killing frenzy.
>Is a thousand times more evil than the weilder.

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>51798185
Better be bribe from the bride

>beams a pre-trail of light, as in, a trail that represents the coming movement of the weapon, making every attack and parry forseeable. The trail can be manipulated by an experienced user through self-manipulation, as in act against what you think you're going to do.

>magnetic weapon; has a slight but noticeable magnetic effect against/towards (can both attract and repell, depending on intention or maybe just what side of the weapon is faced against the opponent's) materials that have magnetic properties (eg. Iron)

>each time the weapon hits/blocks/parries it vibrates and while it does; tones/music that reflects the wielders mood/feelings/thoughts is heard (alternatively, it's the mental state of the opponent that is reflected). The harder the impact the louder/longer the music sounds, but through concentration the weapon can emit music even without any impact.

>>51798185
Poor OP
Rolling.

>>51800169
>roll 69
>not stealing it from a whore/succubus/incubus
Lame.

>while the weapon is held/unseathed, the wielder is filled with euphoria.

>the weapon is imbued with negative gravity, making it less than weightless when held

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>this sword's guard and handle are shaped as an oversized titinnabulus
>at first it acts as a one-bladed Urmin whip-sword, but as the combat progresses, it gets more compressed and hardened
>before the apex it can cut through basically anything
>but it doesn't last long
>with a loud moan, the sword releases oozing liquids and turns to its originary state for an hour or so

>>51797926
The wrapping of the hilt is a decaying holy scroll that trails off the blade and billows in the wind. The end of the scroll is constantly burning and emitting cinders.

Arrows that always miss their target unless the target tries to dodge them

A little creature that is chained to any weapon and if the weapon is thrown/lost the creature will quickly run back with the weapon to its owner. The creature can also attack opponents while the weapon is still held but is easily agitated and will turn on its owner if it feels neglected/mistreated

>>51798185
h-h-here i go!

>The weapon feels like one of average make in your hand, but while practicing one night it dropped from your hand and you were surprised when the sound it made clattering against the stone ground like something many times heavier. As you lifted the weapon, still just as light as you remembered, you see a small crater left where you dropped it. Deciding to test its ability, with no one looking, you strike the ground again and it clashes with the stone as though it weighed hundreds. You realize the light weapon you wield holds heavyweight power.

>weapon that has some good supernatural ability, BUT you can't loot a body that is slain by it

>>51799161
Neat.

I might use this and then give the player an ability to discharge the absorbed metal as a Legend of Zelda style Sword Beam.

>An ethereal blade that passes through enemies, enchanted never to cut or harm a living thing. Still does damage, but when a foe hits 0 they're put to sleep instead.
>A weapon with the spirit of a long-dead warrior inside. Will deal extra damage to magic users and force the wielder to target them if they're nearby.
>A dagger with an immovable rod integrated into its hilt
>A weapon displaced in time, only the afterimage remains
>The ghostly image of a warrior clad in armor accompanies this weapon and fights alongside the wielder.
>The guard has bat wings and spider legs that unfurl and carry the weapon to a specified place, usually the owner.

The blade slightly glows a unique colour depending on the wielder.
It is said to be one of a pair, used by two swordsmen who possessed a single soul.

Somewhat useful in determining doppelgangers and possessions as the blade's hue depends into the wielder's soul. Not so useful against hypnosis or similar.
Of course, the doppelganger might just have a similar colour to the person it is mimicking...

Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>51798185
Rolling for my Iron Warrior's trusty missile lawnchair

>>51799260
>>fatal wounds take entire years away from you
>>ending the life an opponent with the blade, not waiting for them to bleed out, will give you their remaining lifespan in years
??

Rolled 48, 93 = 141 (2d100)

>>51798185

>>51798185
roll

>>51799469
This is cool as fuck and I'm stealing it. So nyah. But seriously, how would you implement this mechanics-wise? Take a point of damage if you crit succeed? -1 damage each swing, pings back between fights?

>>51800160
>mfw fighting the Warlock

>>51799985
A clash of steel, a blinding light.

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>>51805069
fucking forgot pic

>>51798185
rollan

>>51797926
Growls when sheathed, howls in use, snarls when it misses and purrs when it kills
Refracts light like a prism
Sings
Looks different each time it's used
Causes stars or other symbols to appear around enemy heads on a hit
Plays music based on the number of people in a fight

>a pair of daggers on opposite ends of the world
>when one moves, the other moves in the exact same way

>>51802174
>A weapon displaced in time, only the afterimage remains
That's pretty neat

>>51797926
Looks ordinary...
...but gradually ramps up the wielder's aggression and paranoia until he starts killing anyone who goes near him, sating the weapon's thirst for blood.

>>51798185

>>51802174
>>51805325
>A weapon displaced in time, only the afterimage remains
This would be especially neat if it was a ranged weapon, since it could have infinite ammo (if time displaced ammo doesn't run out)

>every time it is swung the blade transforms into the limb of an animal

>>51798185
rollan

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>>51799038
Up until the projectiles I thought you were describing a lightsaber

When striking an enamy passes through skin and cuts only what lies beneath.

>Shines but will reflect no image

>When griped, feels like something is trying to hold your hand to the hilt

>>51798185
Rollin

>in the blade's reflection there is an elf
>he chortles mightily at you and mocks your deepest insecurities

>its not enough to give any advantage in battle besides a momentary distraction, but it shakes even the thick skin of gods and demons when everything is said and done
>whoever is willing to use it is probably a huge dick, though

>>51797926

Are guns okay? Fuck it, I like guns.

>SMG that is perfectly accurate when sprinting and fired from the hip, but is completely unable to hit anything otherwise

>sentient, possessed sniper rifle that purposely gives bad marksmanship advice and tries to convince you to bludgeon things to death with it

>six-shooter revolver that unloads its entire magazine plus a few extra bullets upon being drawn, regardless of whether or not you're pointing it at something

>pump action shotgun that can't directly hurt anything, but blasts its targets back several dozen feet

>organic assault rifle that grows bullets if you feed it things through the magwell, has teeth

I made a few unique items for a homemade rpg thing

>A sword that is capable of repairing itself as long as it has been bathed in blood and washed/cleaned of said blood. This autorepair ability can occur even if it's just the hilt

>A sword that blinds any who looks at it but only when it has just been unsheathed. Something for iado/battojutsu techniques

>A derringer pocket pistol that deals incredible damage against enemies as long as you are closer to dying

>>51798185
rollagato

A talking sword/dagger/hatchet/knife that detests violence, prefers to be used for cooking and butchering cuts of meat.

>>51798185
>30-31 It was a Dooming present from your parents
What's this about? Never heard this use of doom before. Inherited after their deaths?

>>51804935
>missle launcher pulled from a stone in the forest
Neat.

>>51813945
Kek, it is now called Excaliboom

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>51798185
Rolling for supersoaker filled with acid

Rolled 83 (1d100)

>>51798185
rollin

>>51798185
>>bonus: the sparks are an unusual colour, like blue or green
roll