A Defender can be anywhere from +2 to +5 and can be any type of sword. Those skilled with the sword type of the weapon gain a +2 per rank to their chance to attune (+3 per rank if specialized or double specialized).
The magic of a Defender can be used for offense, defense or protection or split between any two or three. There are three small gems just above the crosspiece that separates the blade from the hilt. They are red, representing offense, yellow representing defense and blue representing protection. The attuned wielder of the sword can use the gems to determine the offensive, defensive and protective capabilities of the blade. Each "plus" of the weapon can be used to represent +5 SC and +1 Dmg, +1 PROT or +1 DEF. For example, if the wielder has a +2 Defender, he can set it to provide a +10 to SC and +2 Dmg but no DEF and no PROT (red gem is illuminated but the other two are not). Or he could set it to provide +2 to PROT but no DEF and no bonus to SC or Dmg (the blue gem is illuminated but the other two are not). Or he could set it to provide +5 SC, +1 Dmg and +5 to DEF but no bonus to PROT (the red and yellow gems are dimly illuminated while the blue is not).
As the plus of the weapon increases, the possibilities increase. The wielder can change the configuration in combat by giving up one of their attacks for the round.
Bonus | Power Level |
+2 | 5 |
+3 | 6 |
+4 | 7 |
+5 | 8 |
Note that the bonus to protection granted by the sword does not grant Lack of Weakness.
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