Annihilation (Melee Weapon Magic Property)

Annihilation (Melee Weapon Magic Property)

Enchant Cost: +9 (epic)

You must be level 21 or higher to equip, wield or wear an item with this property.

An annihilation weapon appears shabby and well worn, although very sturdily constructed. If seen in strong light it is oddly dim, as if the light does not affect it as much as it properly should.

When activated, an annihilation weapon becomes an eldritch rent in reality, impossible to look at directly as the brain refuses to see it. The wielder of an annihilation weapon gains a gaze attack which inflicts dazzled upon anyone looking at him, with a reflex save versus an Average DC for the wielder's level to negate.

As an annihilation weapon is moved, space itself seems to crackle and shatter around the horrendous fracture in reality, fractures of space radiating in every direction from the dreadful rent. All creatures within ten feet of an activated annihilation weapon must make a fort save versus an Average DC for the wielder's level or be deafened for the rest of the encounter. This save is rolled once in each round in which the annihilation weapon is used to make an attack.

Stealth rolls automatically fail while wielding an annihilation weapon.

Activating an annihilation weapon is an free action instead of a standard action. However, deactivating it is a full round action, and requires that the wielder not be disturbed while he forces the devouring well closed.

While activated an annihilation weapon delivers all of its damage as force damage.

An annihilation weapon does a bonus 5d6 of damage on all attacks. On a critical hit this is doubled to a bonus of 10d6. If an annihilation weapon has a critical modifier of x3, the bonus damage becomes 15d6. If an annihilation weapon has a critical modifier of x4, the bonus damage becomes 20d6.

In addition, on each successful attack the wielder of an annihilation weapon must choose one square of the target that is within his reach. That square is the center of the area of effect of a 5x5 blast of force damage which inflicts the same 5d6 of force damage. All creatures, friend or foe, within that space take the same 5d6 bonus damage roll.

On a critical hit, this area of effect damage is also multiplied, becoming 10d6, 15d6, or 20d6 depending upon the base weapon's critical multiplier. Critical damage is inflicted upon the terrain as well, counting as 2, 3 or 4 successful Sunder checks (depending on the base weapon's critical multiplier) against all unattended objects, structures and fortifications inside the area of effect, regardless of those objects' Sunder DC's. Note that this does not apply to worn or wielded objects, just unattended objects.

An annihilation weapon grants the wielder some measure of control of the terrible energies it unleashes. The wielder may choose up to five allies who are not affected by the area of effect damage generated by melee attacks. The wielder of an annihilation weapon is always immune to the force damage of his own weapon when it is generated by melee attacks. The wielder chooses which allies are not affected when he makes his first attack roll in the encounter. None of these immunities apply to an annihilation burst (see below).

While active, an annihilation weapon adds +1 to the threat range of the weapon. This bonus is a straight adder that is applied after such affects as Keen or Improved Critical, and is always a simple +1 increase to the threat range.

Annihilation weapons cannot be made Broken with the Sunder combat maneuver, except by other force weapons or weapons with the Ghost Touch property. Annihilation weapons inflict full damage on incorporeal or phased creatures, both those directly struck and those affected by the area of effect damage.

If the wielder is disarmed or otherwise drops the annihilation weapon, if it strikes a solid surface while uncontrolled it erupts in an annihilation burst as detailed below. The annihilation burst power also occurs if the weapon is deliberately dropped or thrown. Note that in no case may more than one annihilation burst be triggered per round, even if an annihilation weapon is thrown multiple times in a round.

Lastly, once per encounter as a swift action, the wielder of an annihilation weapon may unleash an annihilation blast even while holding the weapon. This annihilation blast is an 8x8 area which must be centered within thirty feet of the wielder's space. All creatures, objects, and terrain in the annihilation burst suffer 30d6 of force damage, with a fortitude saving throw against an Average DC for the wielder's level to take half damage.

Note: If used with a single attack that includes multiple targets or multiple attacks (such as Whirlwind Attack or a Monk's Echoing Strike), the blast is only applied to one successfully struck target, chosen by the wielder.

Creation: Creator (Feat), Epic Creator (Feat), Bailiwick Check (DC 72), a mythic remnant (tier 8), and an item symbolic of the enchantment.