{"name":"The Star That Screams","item_type":"Weapon","rarity":"Legendary","price":"","weight":"","properties":"[h4]Cosmic Fracture[\/h4]\r\nWhen the Star That Screams hits a creature, it deals an additional 2d10 psychic damage as fragments of cosmic knowledge flood the victim\u2019s mind.\r\n\r\nThe target must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or suffer disorienting visions, giving it disadvantage on its next attack roll.\r\n\r\n[h4]Hallucination Pulse[\/h4]\r\nAs an action, the wielder can strike the ground with the morningstar, releasing a wave of fractured starlight in a 20-foot radius.\r\n\r\nCreatures in the area must make a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw.\r\n\r\nOn a failed save they:\r\n\r\n[ul][li]take 4d8 psychic damage[\/li][\/ul]\r\n\r\n[ul][li]are frightened until the end of their next turn[\/li][\/ul]\r\n\r\nOn a successful save they take half damage and suffer no fear.\r\n\r\nThis ability can be used twice per long rest.\r\n\r\n[h4]Whispering Star[\/h4]\r\nWhile attuned to the weapon, the wielder constantly hears faint whispers from the screaming star fragment.\r\n\r\nThe wielder gains:\r\n\r\n[ul][li]Advantage on Insight checks[\/li][\/ul]\r\n\r\n[ul][li]Advantage on saving throws against illusion spells[\/li][\/ul]\r\n\r\nHowever, the whispers never fully stop.\r\n\r\n[h1]Enhanced Properties (Post-Attunement)[\/h1]\r\n[h4]Starburst Strike[\/h4]\r\nOnce attuned, the wielder can channel the exploding star within the weapon.\r\n\r\nWhen the wielder scores a critical hit, the target must succeed on a DC 19 Wisdom saving throw or become stunned until the end of its next turn as it experiences a catastrophic vision of cosmic annihilation.\r\n\r\n[h4]Prophetic Echo[\/h4]\r\nOnce per long rest, the wielder may meditate with the weapon for 1 minute to receive a fleeting glimpse of the future.\r\n\r\nThis functions similarly to the augury spell.\r\n\r\nHowever, the answer always manifests as disturbing cosmic imagery rather than clear words.\r\n\r\n[h2]Special Power - Supernova Revelation[\/h2]\r\nOnce per week, the wielder may invoke the full power of the dying star within the weapon.\r\n\r\nAs an action, the wielder slams the Star That Screams into the ground, creating a 30-foot radius explosion of psychic starlight.\r\n\r\nCreatures in the area must make a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw.\r\n\r\nOn a failed save they:\r\n\r\n[ul][li]take 10d10 psychic damage[\/li][\/ul]\r\n\r\n[ul][li]become confused (as the confusion spell) for 1 minute[\/li][\/ul]\r\n\r\nOn a successful save they take half damage and are not confused.\r\n\r\nAfter using this power, the wielder must succeed on a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw or immediately gain two levels of Star Madness.\r\n\r\n[h1]Curses[\/h1]\r\n[h4]Screaming Madness[\/h4]\r\nEach time the wielder uses Hallucination Pulse, they must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw.\r\n\r\nOn a failed save, the screaming of the star intensifies, inflicting one level of Star Madness.\r\n\r\n[b]Star Madness Effects[\/b]\r\n\r\n[ul][li]1st Level \u2014 The wielder hears constant whispers and suffers disadvantage on Perception checks relying on hearing.[\/li][\/ul]\r\n[ul][li]2nd Level \u2014 The wielder experiences hallucinations and suffers disadvantage on Wisdom saving throws.[\/li][\/ul]\r\n[ul][li]3rd Level \u2014 The wielder struggles to distinguish friend from foe during battle, suffering disadvantage on attack rolls once per encounter.[\/li][\/ul]\r\n[ul][li]4th Level \u2014 The wielder is overwhelmed by cosmic revelation and becomes affected by indefinite madness until cured by greater restoration or wish.[\/li][\/ul]\r\n\r\n[h4]Hunger of the Star[\/h4]\r\nThe weapon hungers for moments of violent revelation.\r\n\r\nIf the wielder goes three days without striking a creature, the whispers grow unbearable. The wielder must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or suffer 4d8 psychic damage and disadvantage on attack rolls until the weapon tastes blood again.","description":"The Star That Screams is a terrible weapon born from a fragment of a dying star that Khione captured during a moment of cosmic madness. Its head resembles a jagged crystalline starburst, its spikes uneven and warped as if frozen in the moment of an explosion. The metal of its haft is cold and dark, etched with spiraling runes that seem to shift when stared at too long.\r\n\r\nThose who hold the weapon hear a faint sound like distant screaming carried across the void of space. At times the sound is barely perceptible, but when the weapon strikes flesh the screaming grows louder, echoing like a cosmic choir of shattered minds.\r\n\r\nThe weapon embodies Khione\u2019s most dangerous revelation: that knowledge of the universe\u2019s true nature is overwhelming and terrifying. Those struck by the Star That Screams glimpse fragments of impossible truths\u2014visions that can shatter sanity as easily as bone.","armor_class":"","strength_requirement":"","weapon_subtype":"Martial Melee","weapon_damage":"1d8+3+STR+PROF","weapon_secondary_damage":"2d10 psychic","weapon_damage_type":"Bludgeoning","weapon_range":"5 ft","attunement":"Rite of the Shattered Sky","source":"","image_gallery_id":"","tags":"Artifact, Khione","templateId":"2999","blockId":"1645560","world":"4e631094-0c86-4f24-a3fd-23a77d4c1caa","folder":"afe85c9c-9c51-49b6-90e2-359def6d90cd","isShared":"on"}