Blade Burst

School conjuration (creation) [metal]; Level bloodrager 4, occultist 4, shaper 4, magus 4, vanguard 4

CASTING

Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, F (a melee weapon)

EFFECT

Range 20 ft.
Area 20-ft.-radius burst, centered on you
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw Reflex half (object), see text; Spell Resistance no, see text

DESCRIPTION

Dozens of copies of your held weapon appear around your space for a brief moment before flying outwards, running through any nearby targets. Each creature and unattended object within the burst takes 1d6 damage per caster level (max 10d6). A creature struck is rendered flat-footed until the end of your next turn as they are overwhelmed by the flurry of attacks. A successful Reflex save halves the damage and negates the flat-footed effect. After the spell resolves, all created weapons vanish without a trace.

The damage dealt by blade burst is based on the weapon you use as a focus: if the weapon is magical, then blade burst’s damage is also considered magic. If the focus weapon is made with a special material, then this spell’s damage also counts as being that type for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. If that weapon has any special properties that apply on a hit (such as dealing fire damage with a flaming sword) those effects also apply to any creature that fails their Reflex save. Only constant effects that can apply on a regular hit with the weapon apply. Effects that occur only on critical hits or require additional resources (such as a spell contained in a spell storing weapon) are not applied by blade burst, subject to GM discretion. Despite the spell’s name, any manufactured weapon can be used with blade burst, not just bladed ones.

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