Speaking Dagger (Magic Dagger)

When thrown, this otherwise normal dagger's special power is unleashed. It is +4 to attack, but only when thrown, and upon impact it emits an audible message. This spoken “sending” cannot be a spell incantation, nor can it trigger any delayed spell or activate any item or effect by uttering a command word. It can, of course, convey passwords or instructions.
Such a message reproduces the accent and tone of the speaker, can be up to 50 words in length, and is repeated each time the dagger is thrown. (The irritation that a mocking comment can produce makes it a favorite of Cali shite torturers, who throw it near the arms and legs of bound prisoners in the darkness, without warning and at irregular intervals.)
Only one message can be spoken over the dagger in a day. A code word (not part of the message, nor counted in its word length) begins and ends the dagger's “recording” of a message, which may be implanted by any being knowing the word and having the power of speech. If the word is spoken twice over the blade, with nothing being said in between, the blade will bear no message.
The making of such blades is known to require the crushing of certain gems, the casting of a magic mouth spell, and uttering the code word, which can never be changed after that.
Category:Encyclopedia Magica Magic Items
Category:Magic Items
Category:Magic Daggers
Category:Magic Weapons