Jistkan War CrossbowWeapon 18
Source Pathfinder Battlecry!
Damage 1d10 Piercing
Type Martial
Range 110 feet
Price 22,000 gp
Weight 2 bulk
These +3 greater striking grievous arbalests are a fantastically intricate creation of the ancient Jistka Imperium, seamlessly weaving together mechanical ingenuity and powerful magic to create one of the deadliest projectile weapons ever devised by human hands.
Activate—Bolt of War 1
Frequency once per 10 minutes
Effect Make a Strike with the Jistkan war crossbow, ignoring the penalty for making a Strike within your second or third range increment. Additionally, the arbalest gains the splash trait and deals 10 piercing splash damage for this Strike.
Traits
This rarity indicates that a rules element is very difficult to find in the game world. A rare feat, spell, item or the like is available to players only if the GM decides to include it in the game, typically through discovery during play. Creatures with this trait are rare. They typically can't be summoned. The DC of Recall Knowledge checks related to these creatures is increased by 5.
BackstabberWhen you hit an off-guard creature, this weapon deals 1 precision damage in addition to its normal damage. The precision damage increases to 2 if the weapon is a +3 weapon.
MagicalSomething with the magical trait is imbued with magical energies not tied to a specific tradition of magic. Some items or effects are closely tied to a particular tradition of magic. In these cases, the item has the arcane, divine, occult, or primal trait instead of the magical trait. Any of these traits indicate that the item is magical.