Sword Skill Dark Sword (Master); Prerequisites 2 Dark Sword (Basic) swordskills
Element Shadow
EFFECT
Range centered on sword saint
Target enemies in a 15-ft.-burst
Saving Throw Fortitude half (see text)
DESCRIPTION
Raising his sword upward, the sword saint pours his soul into his sword to blast unholy energy around him to decimate those near him. The sword saint sacrifices hit points equal to 50% of his current hit points and all enemies within the area of effect are dealt focus sword damage plus the sacrificed damage. A successful Fortitude save halves this damage. Those who fail the save are Nauseated for a number of rounds equal the sword saint’s Charisma modifier. If the sword saint was standing on the ground, the area of effect also becomes difficult terrain.