Legacy Power: The Sword of the Spirit

And take the helmet of Salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. - Ephesians 6:17

A 2 Gift Melee Mastery Power used by Ellis McGruber, created by BobDylan530.

Description

Ellis wields a mighty sword, Esperachius, forged from the very nail used to hang Jesus upon the cross. This is a blessed sword, and the Lord's will channels through it. It will never strike a creature not damned or tainted by a demonic presence; the wielder will find it simply too heavy to swing, and non-demonic entities will find the blade dull to the touch.

However, against those enemies the Lord has condemned to die, Ellis may sally forth with divine speed and smite them down with a ferocious blow.

System

Passive, always in effect. Attacks with Esperachius against demonic entities do + +2 and pierce [[armor-piercing]] Armor; against other targets attacks do no damage at all. May move as a free action when attacking demonic targets with Esperachius.

Enhancements

  • Whirlwind (You may Exert your Mind to apply your next attack to any number of targets who are within melee range.)
  • Fancy Footwork (You may move your full Dash distance and attack in the same Round without penalty. You may also split your movement before and after your attack.)

Drawbacks

  • Conditional (This Effect is only available when a certain condition is met. This condition must be severe enough that this Gift is unusable the majority of the time.)
    • Condition - This weapon will only do damage to demons or demonic creatures
  • Supernatural (This Power causes a mutation (passive) or an effect (active) that marks it or its owner as a supernatural being.)
    • Effect - Golden aura marking you as a servant of the Lord. Glows far brighter in combat.
  • Unique Weapon (This Power takes the form of a specific, unique weapon, which can be borrowed, lost, or stolen.)
    • Weapon - Esperachius

Parameters

Armor Effectiveness: 1 ( Reduced to 1/2, rounded up ) Additional Damage: 2 ( +2 )

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June 2, 2025, 7:42 p.m. - Adjustment Cost: 2. Text field change

June 1, 2025, 8:22 p.m. - Adjustment Cost: 2. Text field change

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Gift from House Games of yore spent on adjusting power: The Sword of the Spirit

June 1, 2025, 8:06 p.m. - Revision Cost: 2. Added Enhancements: Dark Harvest, Bane, Accursed Wounds, Removed Enhancements: Whirlwind, Fancy Footwork, Parameter Bonus Damage changed from 2 to 3.

May 11, 2022, 6:55 p.m. - Upgrade Cost: 2. Upgraded from old powers system

Sept. 25, 2021, 3:05 p.m. - Improvement Cost: 2. Removed Drawback: Supernatural

Revision purchased with:
Gift from House Games of yore spent on improving power: The Sword of the Spirit    (since refunded)
Improvement from House Games of yore spent on improving power: The Sword of the Spirit    (since refunded)
Gift from House Games of yore spent on improving power: The Sword of the Spirit    (since refunded)

March 3, 2021, 9:59 p.m. - Improvement Cost: 1. Parameter Armor Effectiveness changed from 1 to 2. Parameter Additional Damage changed from 2 to 3.

- March 1, 2021, 6:58 p.m. - Improvement Cost: 0. Added Enhancement: Whirlwind

Jan. 17, 2021, 9:37 p.m. - New Cost: -1. Initial power creation