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Scimitar of Speed

Scimitar Of Speed
  • Category: Weapon (Scimitar)
  • Rarity: Very Rare (Requires Attunement)

You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. In addition, you can make one attack with it as a Bonus Action on each of your turns.

Tactical Applications​

Enhanced Combat Speed: Provides +2 enhancement bonus and bonus action attack every turn. Exceptional for dual-wielding builds, high-damage output, and action economy optimization through additional attacks.

Class Synergies:

  • Rogues: Perfect for sneak attack optimization with additional attack opportunities
  • Fighters: Essential for action surge combinations and multi-attack synergy
  • Rangers: Excellent for hunter's mark damage and combat versatility
  • Dual-Wielders: Outstanding for two-weapon fighting builds and enhanced attack frequency

Build Considerations: Requires attunement but provides ongoing combat enhancement with additional attacks. Most valuable for melee combatants prioritizing attack frequency and damage output.

Acquisition Methods​

Crafting Requirements: Requires speed magic, enhancement enchantments, and combat essences. Creation cost 8,000-18,000 gp and takes 16 weeks.

Common Sources:

  • Speed specialists and combat enchanters
  • Treasure hoards of legendary duelists and speed fighters
  • Commission from enchanters specializing in weapon enhancement
  • Found in the collections of combat masters and speed specialists
  • Sometimes discovered in dueling academies or obtained from speed creature encounters

Alternative Acquisition: Often found in locations with strong connections to combat training and speed enhancement.

Value & Trade​

Estimated Value: 12,000-25,000 gp, with higher demand among melee combatants and dual-wielding specialists.

Trade Considerations: Popular among fighters and anyone requiring enhanced combat speed and attack frequency.

Character Integration​

Roleplay Elements: Suggests experience with advanced combat techniques, dueling, or professional roles requiring enhanced combat speed.

Character Concepts:

  • Master duelist with speed combat expertise and advanced fighting experience
  • Combat specialist using enhanced attacks for tactical advantage and damage optimization
  • Character with extensive experience in speed combat requiring enhanced attack frequency
  • Fighting expert combining speed magic with traditional combat techniques

Adventure Hooks​

The Speed Duel: Combat challenges where enhanced attack frequency provides crucial advantages in single combat.

The Fast Combat: Scenarios where speed enhancement enables superior tactical positioning and attack optimization.

The Combat Tournament: Competition situations where enhanced attacks determine victory and combat supremacy.

The Speed Mission: Action-oriented adventures where combat speed advances objectives and tactical success.

Variants & Customization​

Greater Scimitar of Speed (Legendary): Enhanced bonus and additional speed effects with improved combat capabilities.

Scimitar of Lightning Speed (Artifact): Includes lightning damage and comprehensive speed enhancement.

Duelist's Speed Scimitar (Very Rare): Optimized for single combat with enhanced dueling bonuses and finesse techniques.

Specialized Variants:

  • Assassin's Swift Scimitar: Enhanced for stealth combat with improved sneak attack bonuses and silent strikes
  • Dancer's Combat Scimitar: Optimized for performance combat with enhanced acrobatic bonuses and artistic flourishes
  • Guardian's Speed Scimitar: Specialized for protection with enhanced defensive capabilities and ally defense bonuses

Lore & History​

Origins: Created by ancient blade masters who needed reliable speed enhancement for their advanced combat techniques.

Historical Significance: These scimitars enabled legendary dueling victories and the success of speed-based combat styles.

Cultural Impact: Represent the mastery of speed combat and the pinnacle of enhanced weapon craftsmanship.

Magical Craft: Demonstrates understanding of speed magic and the processes required for combat enhancement.

Balancing Notes​

Introduction Timing: Appropriate for levels 8-16 when multiple attacks become important and speed provides significant combat advantages.

Campaign Impact: Provides significant combat enhancement balanced by attunement requirement and specific weapon type.

Combat Focus: Most valuable in campaigns featuring frequent melee combat and dueling encounters.

Encounter Design​

Recommended Challenges:

  • Melee scenarios where enhanced attacks enable superior damage output and tactical positioning
  • Dueling encounters where speed provides crucial advantages in single combat
  • Combat challenges where attack frequency determines tactical effectiveness and damage optimization
  • Action economy situations where bonus attacks advance combat efficiency and strategic success

Speed Adjustments: Encounters may need to account for significantly increased attack frequency and enhanced damage output.

Speed Items: Other items that enhance combat speed and provide attack bonuses.

Combat Equipment:

  • Items that improve melee effectiveness and combat capabilities
  • Equipment for dual-wielding and enhanced attack frequency
  • Tools for speed magic and combat enhancement

Complementary Equipment: Items that enhance combat abilities or provide additional melee benefits.

Roleplay Opportunities​

Combat Mastery: Characters develop expertise in speed combat and advanced fighting techniques.

Dueling Excellence: Speed capabilities create opportunities for leading combat training and dueling instruction.

Fighting Artistry: Enhanced combat enables impressive demonstrations of speed fighting and advanced blade techniques.