Slavering Maw-Blade of the Ancient Cannibal Necromancer
Slavering Maw-Blade of the Ancient Cannibal Necromancer Rulebook
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Item: May only be held or used by a Necromancer. Doubles squad's movement speed. Slavering Maw-Blade of the Ancient Cannibal Necromancer tracks its own kill points. Adds 3 plus all enemy kill points accrued to Slavering Maw-Blade to bloodthirst, dodge, and weapon Combat Attributes. Cannot be dropped.
Kills holding squad if no creature is killed or sacrificed during turn.
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Once Revealed: Place the Chthonic Crystal of the Ancient Cannibal Necromancer on the pit. Slavering Maw-Blade of the Ancient Cannibal Necromancer is fused into the crystal. A player with 18 or more Enemy Kill Points may freely draw the sword. Necromancer squads with inadequate kill points may engage in combat with the Ancient Cannibal Necromancer's astral form to smash the crystal and take the blade.
Ancient Cannibal Necromancer's Astral Form has 18 in all Combat Attributes.
Slavering Maw-Blade of the Ancient Cannibal Necromancer may only be held or used by a Necromancer. A Necromancer may not drop or relinquish the blade except in death.
Slavering Maw-Blade of the Ancient Cannibal Necromancer doubles movement speed for the possessing squad.
Slavering Maw-Blade of the Ancient Cannibal Necromancer must eat every turn. If an enemy or wandering squad is not defeated by the squad holding Slavering Maw-Blade of the Ancient Cannibal Necromancer in a turn then Slavering Maw-Blade of the Ancient Cannibal Necromancer will consume its own squad and fall to the cavern floor, awaiting a wielder with more bloodlust. Necromancers may perform the sacrifice action to sate the blade. No kill points are awarded for a sacrifice. Creatures sacrificed to or killed by the blade drop no resources.
Slavering Maw-Blade of the Ancient Cannibal Necromancer tracks its own kill points. All kill points earned by a squad holding Slavering Maw-Blade of the Ancient Cannibal Necromancer go to Slavering Maw-Blade of the Ancient Cannibal Necromancer. Add Slavering Maw-Blade of the Ancient Cannibal Necromancer's enemy kill points to its base combat attributes.
Necromancer flesh fueled the Ancient Cannibal Necromancer's most taboo magics. For one turn after consuming a Necromancer Slavering Maw-Blade of the Ancient Cannibal Necromancer may perform a ranged attack within 6 hexes as a free action by launching a Slavering Astral Mouth. Kills performed this way will sate the blade for the turn, freeing the Necromancer to perform any other action that turn.
Once Awakened: If no player possesses Slavering Maw-Blade of the Ancient Cannibal Necromancer the Chthonic Crystal dissolves and the sword can be freely taken by any Necromancer. The countdown to complete underworld devourment begins.
To Win: Slavering Maw-Blade of the Ancient Cannibal Necromancer craves nothing more or less than complete dominion over the subterranean realm. The only way to win is total player elimination.
If the Blood Eye reaches the Reveal Icon for a second time ALL Necromancers are destroyed.