AxianQuest: Weapon Artifacts

AxianQuest: Weapon Artifacts Rulebook

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Weapon Artifacts

Axe of the Executioner

A two-handed axe that craves death.

Attack with 4 AD. If you roll 4 or more skulls when attacking, the opponent cannot roll to defend. May not be used with a shield. May not be used by wizards.

Sword of the Sun

Attack with 3 AD. Once per game, you inflict 1 BP to all adjacent undead opponents (diagonal included), and all adjacent heroes and allies recover 1 lost BP (diagonal included). May not be used by wizards.

Staff of Wizardry

A staff that channels and amplifies the winds of magic.

Attack with 1 AD, may attack diagonally. Every time you cast a spell, roll a die: on a 5 or 6, you may keep the spell card. May only be used by wizards.

Staff of Bones

Attack with 1 AD, may attack diagonally. At any time, you gain permanent control of 1 skeleton you can see, which you can use before or after your turn. It can move, attack, and open doors. You can only have 1 skeleton under your control, and the effect lasts only for the remainder of the current quest. If you die, you become a zombie controlled by Zorgan, and all the equipment and coins disappears, except this staff. May only be used by wizards.

Singing Blade

This sword's blade hums magic.

Attack with 2 AD. You may attack and cast a spell in the same action (if your hero can cast spells). May not be used by wizards.

Flanged Mace of the Wild Hunt

A mace to crush evil.

Attack with 3 AD. "Green" monsters such as orcs and goblins cannot roll to defend. May not be used by wizards.

Holy Morningstar

This morningstar sears and chars the unholy.

Attack with 3 AD. Undead monsters cannot roll to defend. May not be used by wizards.

Soul Eater Dagger

Attack with 1 AD. If you roll all skulls and you slay your opponent, heal one lost BP or MP (your choice). If you die, you become a zombie controlled by Zorgan, and all the equipment and coins you were carrying disappears, except this weapon.

Crystal Blade Dagger

Attack with 2 AD. If you roll all black shields when attacking, the opponent loses 2 BP (no defense roll allowed) but the dagger shatters and you must discard this item. You can throw the crystal blade dagger to attack an opponent you can see, but after the attack the dagger is broken and discarded.

Sword of the Hurricane

Attack with 4 AD. May attack diagonally. Once per game you may decide, after you roll, that your attack roll applies to all adjacent opponents and heroes and allies (diagonal included), who must roll to defend. May not be used with a shield. May not be used by wizards.

Demon Crossbow

A dark shadow permeates the gears of this crossbow.

Attack with 3 AD a non-adjacent opponent you can "see". May attack two times per attack action. If you roll all black shields when attacking, the crossbow breaks and you must discard it. May not be used by wizards.

Bow of the Wild Hunt

The string of this bow howls with rage.

Attack with 3 AD a non-adjacent opponent you can "see". "Green" monsters such as orcs and goblins cannot roll to defend. May not be used by wizards.

Great Axe of Frenzy

This great axe is possessed with the fury of a thousand storms.

Attack with 4 AD. Once per turn, if you slay your opponent, you are allowed to move up to 4 squares and attack another opponent as part of your attack action. May not be used with a shield. May not be used by wizards.

Axe of Frenzy

This axe is possessed with the fury of a storm.

Attack with 3 AD. Once per turn, if you slay your opponent, you are allowed to move up to 3 squares and attack another opponent as part of your attack action. May not be used by wizards.

Sword of the Bloodied

Dripping, vengeful

Attack with 3 AD. Roll +1 AD if your current BP are less than your maximum value, or +2 AD if you only have 2 BP left (or less). May not be used by wizards.

Soul Eater Sword

Attack with 3 AD. If you roll all skulls and you slay your opponent, heal one lost BP or MP (your choice). If you die, you become a zombie controlled by Zorgan, and all the equipment and coins you were carrying disappears, except this weapon. May not be used by wizards.

Sword of the Flame

Eldritch fire forged its steel, and became part of its essence.

Attack with 3 AD. Once per game, you may at any time call a fire burst that attacks with 5 AD an opponent you can see. May not be used by wizards.

Staff of the Geomancer

Attack with 1 AD, may attack diagonally. Once per game, as an action, you may cause the floor to collapse. Place a pit token on a square you can see. If a creature is on the chosen square, it falls into the pit and suffers 1 point of damage. You may at any time remove the pit caused by the staff. May only be used by wizards.

Murderous Sword

A blade enchanted with the ruthlessness of death.

Attack with 3 AD. Each skull the opponent fails to defend inflicts 2 BP instead of 1. May not be used by wizards.

Charged Staff

The nexus of a thousands the staff o constantly vibrating with compressed energy

Attack with 2 AD, may attack diagonally. If you roll all black shields when attacking, you lose 1 BP and your opponent loses 3 BP (neither can make a defense roll). May not be used with a shield.

Arcane Emporium of the Axian Witch

After each quest, the heroes may visit the Axian Witch's Emporium:

Zorgan shuffles the deck and draws 1d6 cards: these are the items she has for sale at this time.
The heroes can examine and buy the items drawn. Thanks to the heroes' reputation, each item can be bought for 1000 coins.
If more than one hero wants to buy a given item, they can either roll a die, or duel for it (use the central room as the arena; the hero who loses all his BP is defeated but not dead, and recovers fully before the next quest).
The witch also buys artifacts from the heroes, paying 500 coins per item.

Curse of the Astral Hunter

The Axian Artifacts are truly powerful items, and their energy reverberates through the very fabric of reality, often attracting the attention of powerful extra-dimensional beings that feed on raw magic energy.

If the heroes own 2 or more artifacts, once at every quest Zorgan must roll 2d6 the first time a hero's blood is spilled (i.e. a hero loses 1 or more BP). If the result is equal to or lower than the total number of AXIANQUEST Artifacts owned by the heroes, an Astral Hunter appears next to the hero with more artifacts, and attacks immediately like a wandering monster.

Astral Hunter

Mv 8 | AD 4 | DD 4 | BP 4 | MP 4

Special - Devourer of Magic

The Astral Hunter's attacks do not inflict BP: each undefended skull destroys one artifact carried by the hero! If the heroes have no artifacts left, it disappears.

Miniature: A gargoyle, dreadful sorcerer, or other horrific figure of your choice.