Ruidium Weapon (Critical Role: Call of the Netherdeep)

very rare · Generic Variant 2014 · Requires Attunement

This magic weapon has a dull, rusty color or has veins of ruidium running through it. While this weapon is on your person, you gain the following benefits:

  • You can breathe water.
  • You gain a swimming speed equal to your walking speed.

Ruidium Strike

A creature you hit with this weapon takes an extra 2d6 psychic damage.

Ruidium Corruption

When you roll a 1 on an attack roll made with this weapon, you must make a DC 20 Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, you gain 1 level of exhaustion. If you are not already suffering from ruidium corruption, you become corrupted when you fail this save.

If Ruidium Is Destroyed

If the Apotheon is killed or redeemed, all the ruidium in Exandria is destroyed instantly, and a ruidium weapon becomes a +2 weapon.

Base items

This item variant can be applied to the following base items:

  • Antimatter Rifle (Ruidium Antimatter Rifle)
  • Automatic Rifle (Ruidium Automatic Rifle)
  • Battleaxe (Ruidium Battleaxe)
  • Blowgun (Ruidium Blowgun)
  • Club (Ruidium Club)
  • Dagger (Ruidium Dagger)
  • Dart (Ruidium Dart)
  • Double-Bladed Scimitar (Ruidium Double-Bladed Scimitar)
  • Flail (Ruidium Flail)
  • Glaive (Ruidium Glaive)
  • Greataxe (Ruidium Greataxe)
  • Greatclub (Ruidium Greatclub)
  • Greatsword (Ruidium Greatsword)
  • Halberd (Ruidium Halberd)
  • Hand Crossbow (Ruidium Hand Crossbow)
  • Handaxe (Ruidium Handaxe)
  • Heavy Crossbow (Ruidium Heavy Crossbow)
  • Hooked Shortspear (Ruidium Hooked Shortspear)
  • Hoopak (Ruidium Hoopak)
  • Hunting Rifle (Ruidium Hunting Rifle)
  • Javelin (Ruidium Javelin)
  • Lance (Ruidium Lance)
  • Laser Pistol (Ruidium Laser Pistol)
  • Laser Rifle (Ruidium Laser Rifle)
  • Light Crossbow (Ruidium Light Crossbow)
  • Light Hammer (Ruidium Light Hammer)
  • Light Repeating Crossbow (Ruidium Light Repeating Crossbow)
  • Longbow (Ruidium Longbow)
  • Longsword (Ruidium Longsword)
  • Mace (Ruidium Mace)
  • Maul (Ruidium Maul)
  • Morningstar (Ruidium Morningstar)
  • Musket (Ruidium Musket)
  • Pike (Ruidium Pike)
  • Pistol (Ruidium Pistol)
  • Quarterstaff (Ruidium Quarterstaff)
  • Rapier (Ruidium Rapier)
  • Revolver (Ruidium Revolver)
  • Scimitar (Ruidium Scimitar)
  • Semiautomatic Pistol (Ruidium Semiautomatic Pistol)
  • Shortbow (Ruidium Shortbow)
  • Shortsword (Ruidium Shortsword)
  • Shotgun (Ruidium Shotgun)
  • Sickle (Ruidium Sickle)
  • Sling (Ruidium Sling)
  • Spear (Ruidium Spear)
  • Trident (Ruidium Trident)
  • War Pick (Ruidium War Pick)
  • Warhammer (Ruidium Warhammer)
  • Whip (Ruidium Whip)
  • Yklwa (Ruidium Yklwa)