Holy Revenger (Magic Sword)

This sword was made for a halfling assassin who disguised himself as a paladin for so long, he came to believe it. The blade alternates between being a holy avenger and a dagger of venom. In either guise, it causes 1d4+1 points of damage.
As a holy avenger, it does +5 damage in the hands of a paladin, has all the other holy avenger abilities, and can detect invisible objects, cast a protection from evil once a day, detect traps, and summon a ki-rin for one turn once every two weeks. Against an assassin, it does extra damage—the assassin's level x2 points of damage.
When this weapon is a dagger of venom, it poisons any victim on a natural roll of 20. Even if the saving throw vs. poison (at a -1 penalty) is successful, the victim is in such pain that all subsequent attacks are made at a -4 penalty for the next full turn. A paladin's normal saving throw bonus becomes a -4 penalty against the venom of this weapon. The venom never needs to be renewed. The blade can detect good, cast protection from good once a day, and summon a dao or efreet for one turn every two weeks. The user of the blade must concentrate upon controlling the summoned monster, lest it turn upon him or her.
The nature of the blade varies in an unpredictable fashion, but it never spends more than three weeks in one form. It has an Intelligence of 17 and an Ego of 19. It attempts to slay all who are not assassins or paladins.
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