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8. Vorpal Sword

People tend to lose their heads for Vorpal Swords. 

Vorpal Swords have been an easter egg in D&D since the beginning. They are named for the vorpal swords in Lewis Carrol’s Jabberwocky. You can find them in any size and shape as long as they slash. Each sword is a powerful and rare weapon, difficult to make or even comprehend.

Vorpal swords are weapons of supreme power, granting a +3 benefit to hit and to damage. Additionally, Vorpal swords are so very sharp that they ignore resistances. Any critical hit against a creature with a head beheads said creature. If that creature needed that head, it dies immediately. Beware overconfidence if you face a creature that is too large, immune to slashing damage, legendary themselves or doesn’t need a head.

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