[Greek Mythos] Scythe of Demeter (Patreon)

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Weapon (glaive or halberd), uncommon (requires attunement)

A gnarled branch forms the twisted handle of this weapon, whose emerald-green blade has been blessed by the goddess of the harvest. Like the cycle of the seasons, the scythe is capable of both draining and bestowing life.

You gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls made with this magic weapon. The scythe has 4 charges and regains all expended charges daily at dawn.

Bountiful Harvest. When you hit a non-undead, non-construct creature with an attack using this weapon, you can expend 1 charge to deal an additional 1d8 necrotic damage to it, or 2d8 necrotic damage if it’s a plant. You regain an equal number of hit points to the necrotic damage dealt.

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Rare variant: Increase the bonus to attack rolls to +2 and the damage of Bountiful Harvest to 2d8, or 4d8 if it’s a plant. The scythe has the Greensight property.

Greensight. While holding this scythe, you can sense the natural energy that suffuses animated plants, allowing you to distinguish them from mundane ones. You know the location of any plant creature within 30 feet of you that isn’t behind total cover. Within the same radius, you also detect the presence of any magical plants, or plants under the effect of a spell or other magic.

Very rare variant: Increase the bonus to attack rolls to +3 and the damage of Bountiful Harvest to 2d8. The scythe has the Greensight and Return to the Earth properties.

Return to the Earth. When you hit a creature with an attack using this weapon, you can expend 2 charges to cause vines to sprout forth and entwine it. The creature must succeed on a DC 16 Strength saving throw or become restrained for the next minute. A creature that ends its turn restrained in this way takes 1d6 necrotic damage as the vines drain its lifeforce, causing flora to bloom around it. A creature can use its action to repeat this saving throw, ending the condition on a success.Download here