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'''Blackrazor''' is a terrible, soul-devouring sword found in [[White Plume Mountain (mountain)|White Plume Mountain]]. | '''Blackrazor''' is a terrible, soul-devouring sword found in [[White Plume Mountain (mountain)|White Plume Mountain]]. | ||
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==Powers== | ==Powers== | ||
''Blackrazor'' drains life energy from those it strikes, temporarily granting the stolen power to its wielder. If the sword strikes a negative energy creature, it works in reverse, draining life energy from its wielder. It can grant its wielder a suite of other powers, including ''haste'' and resistance to mind-effecting magic. It is intelligent, and can communicate with those nearby through telepathy. If it goes too long without being "fed" with life-energy, its ego grows stronger | ''Blackrazor'' drains life energy from those it strikes, temporarily granting the stolen power to its wielder. If the sword strikes a negative energy creature, it works in reverse, draining life energy from its wielder. It can grant its wielder a suite of other powers, including ''haste'' and resistance to mind-effecting magic. It is intelligent, and can communicate with those nearby through telepathy. If it goes too long without being "fed" with life-energy, its ego grows stronger until it can take over its wielder's mind and forces them to satiate its hunger. | ||
''Blackrazor'' can be destroyed by crushing it in the great gears of Mechanus. Primus, the creator of the modrons, also knows a series of musical tones that ''Blackrazor'' can’t stand to hear, causing the sword to shatter.{{csb|DMG2024|236}} | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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The wizard [[Keraptis]] time-communed with the rulers of this multiverse, who granted Keraptis the knowledge needed to transform one of the reality-parasites into a weapon in exchange for taking it back to his own planes. The creature that Keraptis forged into ''Blackrazor'' was an abomination similar to an atropal, a stillborn god. | The wizard [[Keraptis]] time-communed with the rulers of this multiverse, who granted Keraptis the knowledge needed to transform one of the reality-parasites into a weapon in exchange for taking it back to his own planes. The creature that Keraptis forged into ''Blackrazor'' was an abomination similar to an atropal, a stillborn god. | ||
During the events of the original ''[[White Plume Mountain ( | During the events of the original ''[[White Plume Mountain (adventure)|White Plume Mountain]]'' adventure, ''Blackrazor'' was guarded by the ogre mage [[Qesnef]], who preferred not to touch the dreadful thing. In ''[[Return to White Plume Mountain]]'', ''Blackrazor'' was wielded in battle by the efreeti [[Killjoy]]. | ||
==Creative origins== | ==Creative origins== | ||
''Blackrazor'' was inspired by ''Stormbringer'', the soul-devouring sword in [[Wikipedia:Michael Moorcock|Michael Moorcock's]] [[Wikipedia:Elric|Elric]] stories and novels. | ''Blackrazor'' was inspired by ''[[Wikipedia:Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'', the soul-devouring sword in [[Wikipedia:Michael Moorcock|Michael Moorcock's]] [[Wikipedia:Elric|Elric]] stories and novels. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
[[ | <gallery> | ||
[[ | Blackrazor01.jpg|Art by Bill Willingham ''[[White Plume Mountain (adventure)|White Plume Mountain]] (1980). | ||
[[ | Blackrazor02.jpg|Art by Wayne Reynolds, ''[[Return to White Plume Mountain]]'' (1999). | ||
Blackrazor05.jpg|''[[Nodwick]]'', [[dragmag|Dragon]]#267, (2000), art by Aaron Williams. | |||
Blackrazor03.jpg|Art by Scott Roller, ''3e Arms and Equipment Guide'' (2003). | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Bibliography== | ==References== | ||
===Citations=== | |||
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===Bibliography=== | |||
*Cagle, Eric, [[Jesse Decker]], Jeff Quick, and [[James Wyatt]]. ''Arms and Equipment Guide''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2003. | *Cagle, Eric, [[Jesse Decker]], Jeff Quick, and [[James Wyatt]]. ''Arms and Equipment Guide''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2003. | ||
*[[Bruce R. Cordell|Cordell, Bruce R.]] ''[[Return to White Plume Mountain]]''. Renton, WA: TSR, 1999. | *[[Bruce R. Cordell|Cordell, Bruce R.]] ''[[Return to White Plume Mountain]]''. Renton, WA: TSR, 1999. | ||
*[[Lawrence Schick|Shick, Lawrence]]. ''[[White Plume Mountain (adventure)|White Plume Mountain]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1979. | |||
*[[Lawrence Schick|Shick, Lawrence]]. ''[[White Plume Mountain ( | |||
*[[Lawrence Schick|Shick, Lawrence]], Andy Collins, Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, and [[James Wyatt]]. ''[[White Plume Mountain (Revised)]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2005. Available online: [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/oa/20051207a] | *[[Lawrence Schick|Shick, Lawrence]], Andy Collins, Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, and [[James Wyatt]]. ''[[White Plume Mountain (Revised)]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2005. Available online: [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/oa/20051207a] | ||
*Sernett, Matthew. "Ecology of the [[Death Knight]]." ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' #360. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2007. | |||
*[[Aaron Williams|Williams, Aaron]]. ''[[Nodwick]]'', "Climb Every (White Plume) Mountain." ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' #267, p60-61. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:10, 24 January 2025
| Blackrazor | |
|---|---|
 Blackrazor, as depicted in Dragon #360 (2007). Art by Steve Argyle. | |
| General information | |
| Type: | Weapon |
| Rules | |
| Value: | 90,150 gp |
| Caster lvl: | 10th |
| Weight: | 8 lbs. |
| Publishing | |
| First published: | White Plume Mountain (1979) |
Blackrazor is a terrible, soul-devouring sword found in White Plume Mountain.
Description
Blackrazor is a greatsword that appears to have been forged from an unknown steel alloy. When unsheathed, its blade resembles a star-studded night sky. When it kills, the wielder hears faint whispers. Its black scabbard is decorated with pieces of obsidian.
Powers
Blackrazor drains life energy from those it strikes, temporarily granting the stolen power to its wielder. If the sword strikes a negative energy creature, it works in reverse, draining life energy from its wielder. It can grant its wielder a suite of other powers, including haste and resistance to mind-effecting magic. It is intelligent, and can communicate with those nearby through telepathy. If it goes too long without being "fed" with life-energy, its ego grows stronger until it can take over its wielder's mind and forces them to satiate its hunger.
Blackrazor can be destroyed by crushing it in the great gears of Mechanus. Primus, the creator of the modrons, also knows a series of musical tones that Blackrazor can’t stand to hear, causing the sword to shatter.[1]
History
In a multiverse far removed from the planes of Oerth, powerful beings kept absolute order, banishing entropy and decay to preserve the planes of their reality from its long-overdue death. Yet with all their power, eventually the artificial stasis imposed by these entities failed and the multiverse began to die. Like worms in rotten wood, creatures from beyond infested the rotting multiverse, speeding its destruction.
The wizard Keraptis time-communed with the rulers of this multiverse, who granted Keraptis the knowledge needed to transform one of the reality-parasites into a weapon in exchange for taking it back to his own planes. The creature that Keraptis forged into Blackrazor was an abomination similar to an atropal, a stillborn god.
During the events of the original White Plume Mountain adventure, Blackrazor was guarded by the ogre mage Qesnef, who preferred not to touch the dreadful thing. In Return to White Plume Mountain, Blackrazor was wielded in battle by the efreeti Killjoy.
Creative origins
Blackrazor was inspired by Stormbringer, the soul-devouring sword in Michael Moorcock's Elric stories and novels.
Gallery
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Art by Bill Willingham White Plume Mountain (1980). -
Art by Wayne Reynolds, Return to White Plume Mountain (1999). -
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Art by Scott Roller, 3e Arms and Equipment Guide (2003).
References
Citations
- ↑ Dungeon Master's Guide (2024), p.236.
Bibliography
- Cagle, Eric, Jesse Decker, Jeff Quick, and James Wyatt. Arms and Equipment Guide. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2003.
- Cordell, Bruce R. Return to White Plume Mountain. Renton, WA: TSR, 1999.
- Shick, Lawrence. White Plume Mountain. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1979.
- Shick, Lawrence, Andy Collins, Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, and James Wyatt. White Plume Mountain (Revised). Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2005. Available online: [1]
- Sernett, Matthew. "Ecology of the Death Knight." Dragon #360. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2007.
- Williams, Aaron. Nodwick, "Climb Every (White Plume) Mountain." Dragon #267, p60-61. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrazor (Sword of Souls) | Item | Artifact, | Into White Plume (RPGA) (Low Level Version), D&D 3.5e | 3 |
| Blackrazor (Sword of Souls) | Item | Artifact, | Dragon magazine #285 | 66 |
| Blackrazor (Sword of Souls) | Item | Artifact, | Dragon magazine #299 | 101 |
| Blackrazor (Sword of Souls) | Item | Artifact, | Into The Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook, D&D 4e | 106, 107 |
| Blackrazor (Sword of Souls) | Item | Artifact, | Encyclopedia Magica - Volume IV | 1346 |
| Blackrazor (Sword of Souls) | Item | Artifact, | Return to White Plume Mountain | 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 26, 37, 38, 39 |
| Blackrazor (Sword of Souls) | Item | Artifact, | S1-4 Realms of Horror, Adventure Booklet | 22, 23, 25, 26, 29, 32, 35 |
| Blackrazor (Sword of Souls) | Item | Artifact, | S1-4 Realms of Horror, Inscription and Map Booklet | 2 |
| Blackrazor (Sword of Souls) | Item | Artifact, | S2 White Plume Mountain (1st-3rd printing), AD&D 1e | 2, 9, 12 |
| Blackrazor (Sword of Souls) | Item | Artifact, | White Plume Mountain (Revised), D&D 3.5e | 2, 3, 4, 21, 29, 30, 31, 32, 36 |
| Blackrazor (Sword of Souls) | Item | Artifact, | S2 White Plume Mountain {Expanded} (4th+ printing), AD&D 1e | 2, 12, 16 |