Magma Blade (Priest Spell)

When used on a specially prepared obsidian sword, this spell sharpens the blade to a razor edge and stores a burst of magical energy within. The sword inflicts 3 additional points of damage to anything it hits, and the impact releases a store of magical heat that turns the sword to molten stone. The blade bursts upon an opponent, showering the foe with burning magma and causing an additional 2d6 points of heat damage. The magma can destroy equipment (save vs. magical fire), and continues to burn for 1d6 points of damage per round, up to 10 rounds. A sizable body of water cools the magma in 2 rounds. A full canteen only halts damage for 1 round. Ice spells or resist fire are the most effective forms of protection. Also, the subject can drop and roll, extinguishing the magma in 1d4 rounds (rolling in loose sand or wet earth expunges the magma in 1d2 rounds).
To create such a weapon, a priest must first find or craft an obsidian blade. The blade must be taken to a source of magma and, to a chant in an ancient language, plunged into the lava. When it emerges, the weapon is a magma Made. Since the creation of such a weapon is governed by pacts with elemental forces, a priest who has prepared a magma Made cannot make another until the first has been used.
Notes: Uncommon for priests from the Dark Sun setting.
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