June 12, 2021

Sword Embryo

Sword Embryo
Rarity: Uncommon
Transform: Yes
Description: A special pet that lives inside, using the body as its sheath. It can be nurtured until it becomes a sword bone that replaces a bone in your body (final transformation). Each sword bone contains a sword intent that represents an enhancement to an ability.

Physically the embryo is a tiny liquid seed that lodges in different parts of your body as it matures.

Note: Sword embyro matured to Tier 5 becomes a sword bone. It can be transplanted or passed down by birth as a legacy. You can replace any number of bones in the body with different sword embryos.
Note: You can have more than one sword bone but not more than one sword embryo.

Tier Requirements Abilities
0 None +1 bonus to Wisdom (perception checks)
1 see below None
2 see below None
3 see below None
4 see below None
5 see below Sword Bone

Tier 1

At this Tier, the nurturer of the sword embyro must choose its path. Once chosen, it cannot be changed. Each category represents the end result desired. See below for examples of powers in each category. Use these as your template to determine the end power desired.

Note. If not obvious, sword embyro nurture combat powers, so desired categorical abilities must reflect this focus.

Category Resources
Advantage 10x Black Iron essense
Element 10x Elemental essense of the element you are focusing on.
Ability 10x Gold Steel essense
Bonus 12x Divine Bone Dust

Tier 2

Note Time entries listed are the amount of time it takes the embyro to digest and absorb the provided resources.

Category Resources
Advantage 100x Twin-headed Lizard teeth, 4x months or 4x silver power potion
Element 2x Honing Mist of the element you are focusing on; 4x months or 4x silver power potion
Ability 40x Three-headed Hulk bones , 4x months or 4x silver power potion
Bonus 24x Enlightenment Stones, 4x months or 4x silver power potion

Tier 3

Category Resources
Advantage 3x Albino Mithril essense, sacrifice of something symbolic of the power desired or 2x golden power potion
Element 10x Elemental marrow of the element you are focusing on, sacrifice of something symbolic of the power desired or 2x golden power potion
Ability 5x Moon Reflection, sacrifice of something symbolic of the power desired or 2x golden power potion
Bonus 6x Spirit Enlightenment Stones, sacrifice of something symbolic of the power desired or 2x golden power potion

Tier 4

Category Resources
Advantage 10x Wizard Bone, 5x golden power potion
Element 2x Elemental Earth treasure of the element you are focusing on, 5x golden power potion
Ability 4x Empyrean Morning, 5x golden power potion
Bonus 2x Three-Lives, 5x golden power potion

Tier 5

Category Resources
Advantage 1x Silverfold, 10x diamond power potion
Element 1x Elemental Heaven treasure of the element you are focusing on, 10x diamond power potion
Ability 1x Three Suns, 10x diamond power potion
Bonus 1x Limitless Sight, 10x diamond power potion

Example Advantage Sword Bone

  • advantage on attacks once per turn
  • advantage on attacks on a single creature
  • advantage on initiative rolls
  • Re-roll damage dice on one attack per turn
  • Disadvantage anyone hit that turn until their next turn

Example Elementalization Sword Bone

  • attacks can be elementalized, striking as that type of element for damage
  • attacks gain a bonus dice of the element
  • create a weapon of that element or form an attack using that element

Example Ability Sword Bone

  • Barbarian Frenzy
  • retaliation (melee attack back against anything that damages you)
  • Second Wind (Fighter)

Example Bonuses Sword Bone

  • bonus weapon die damage on critical
  • extra attack
  • improved critical range, i.e., 19-20 becomes 18-20.