Singing Steel

Item 	Cost
Armor 	-500 gp (minimum 1/2 total other value)
Shield 	+14,000 gp
Weapon 	+18,000 gp
Other Item	+250 gp/lb.
*Type Metal; HP 30/in. of thickness; Hardness 10; Cost See table
This lustrous metal is slightly lighter in color than normal steel, and when swung or struck produces a humming noise proportionate in volume to the force.
When a singing steel weapon is wielded by a creature who is both proficient in its weapon type and is trained in Perform (Weapon Drill), its sounds can be manipulated to create melodies, acting as an instrument all its own. A singing steel weapon grants a circumstance bonus to Perform (Weapon Drill) checks equal to (its enhancement bonus [minimum +1]). If the wielder has the Bardic Performance class feature or a similar ability, any round in which they make an attack with a singing steel weapon while maintaining a Bardic Performance does not count against their daily rounds of use of that ability. Activating or changing an active performance still costs a round. Finally, a singing steel weapon adds (its enhancement bonus [minimum +0]) to any sonic damage dealt with it (including through effects added onto an attack, such as the Magus' Spellstrike class feature). These benefits have no effect in an area of silence or any other effect that prevents sound from traveling normally, and make fighting with a singing steel weapon impossible to accomplish silently, producing noise equivalent to a Medium Humanoid singing loudly.
Armor made of singing steel produces a loud, sharp noise when the wearer is struck by any physical damage, dealing 1d4 sonic damage to all creatures within 15 ft. of the wearer, including the wearer themselves. It also makes low hum when the wearer moves, too clumsy to be made an instrument and inflicting a -5 penalty on Stealth checks made against non-deaf creatures.
*Crafting Requirements Creating singing steel from base materials requires the Craft Wondrous Item feat and access to exquisite accompaniment. Creating an item from singing steel requires the Bardic Performance class feature or a similar ability.
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Category:Special Materials