evocation, magical
- Price: 13,000 silvers
- Bonus Value: +5
You can activate a vorpal weapon as a free action directly after a critical hit on a creature with at least one head. Once activated, the target of the attack must succeed at a Fortitude save with a DC equal to half the damage dealt or it is decapitated. This kills any creature except ones that do not require a head to live, such as constructs, oozes, and some aberrations and undead. For creatures with multiple heads, such as ettins or hydras, this usually kills the creature only if you sever its last head. A vorpal rune is a very rare item.