Black BladesĪ black blade is a particular form of intelligent weapon gained by a magus with the bladebound archetype. These weapons become valuable tools and allies, as both the magus and weapon typically crave arcane power, but as a black blade becomes more aware, its true motivations manifest, and as does its ability to influence its wielder with its ever-increasing ego. Bladebound (Archetype)Ī select group of magi are called to carry a black blade-a sentient weapon of often unknown and possibly unknowable purpose. Monks and sorcerers are often more accepting of magi, as they know that life energy and magic are more powerful than formulae and devotion would dictate, and see magi as fellow travelers on the road toward power, if not wisdom.īecause of the magi's flexibility, it is rare to find two who practice their arcane arts in exactly the same way, giving rise to many different organizations, disciplines, and tactics. To more formulaic or hierarchal spellcasting traditions, such powers can only mean meddling from beings beyond mortal understanding. This is especially true of the rare magi who dabble in hexcraft or carry strange sentient blades with alien goals and an ever-increasing lust for power.
Clerics, oracles and wizards often view these spellcasters with a degree of mistrust, as they seldom understand the nature or-more importantly-the source of magi's arcane power.
Many are mistaken for rogues and swashbucklers dabbling in minor magic, often to their opponents' detriment.
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