Bone Blade (Alteration/Evocation/Necromancy)

Range: 0

Components: V,S,M

Duration 1 round/level

Casting Time: 8 segments

Area of Effect: Special

Saving Throw: None

From a normal bladed weapon and a bone from any source (both consumed in the casting), this magic creates a temporary but very effective weapon. The bone blade thus created can be wielded by any being normally able to wield edged weapons. It is identical in size, weight, and damage to the bladed weapon that served as a material component of the spell.

The bone blade does normal damage with the following exceptions: It is unbreakable until it crumbles into dust at the spells expiration, counts as a ""+0"" magical weapon for attack purposes, and deals damage against undead as a sword of wounding. Any wounds it causes cannot be healed by regeneration or magical means short of a limited wish spell. Normal rest and time cure the wounds caused by a bone blade. Until such wounds are bandaged or one turn passes, the victim losses one additional hit point per round, per wound, over and above the initial damage.

Against undead, a bone blade does double normal damage. If the undead fails to save vs. death magic (it must save only after the first initial contact with a particular bone blade, not at each strike), it is instantly blasted out of existence.

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