Sensei's ParasolWeapon 11
Source Pathfinder Season of Ghosts Hardcover Compilation
Damage 1d8 Bludgeoning
Type Martial
Price 1,400 gp
Weight 2 bulk
A master once said to his pupil that, in the hands of a skilled practitioner, even a parasol can become a deadly weapon. Returning the next day, the pupil excitedly turned over a parasol forged out of metal slats, explaining that it lowered the amount of skill one would need to exert deadly force. The master sighed, seeing that his pupil had failed to see the point, but accepted the gift nonetheless. Ingenuity was, after all, a virtue.
Since then, other smiths have imitated the pupil's design and crafted additional sensei's parasols, and they're highly sought after by those who appreciate multipurpose tools. This weapon functions as a +2 striking bo staff.
Activate—Your Attacks Are but Raindrops 1 (manipulate)
Frequency once per day
Effect You cause the metal slats of the parasol to open up, transforming it into a moderate sturdy shield (Hardness 13, HP 104 BT 51). You can sustain this activation for up to 10 minutes, after which the sensei's parasol reverts back to bo staff form. If it's broken as a shield, it reverts to its undamaged bo staff form. If it's destroyed as a shield, it reverts to bo staff form and becomes broken.
Activate—Defensive Redirection r (concentrate)
Requirements The sensei's parasol is in bo staff form and isn't broken
Frequency once per day
Trigger A creature misses you with a melee Strike
Effect You redirect the missed Strike to target a creature or object within the triggering creature's reach. The triggering creature rolls a new Strike against the new target to determine the results of the redirected attack.
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.
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.
MonkAbilities with this trait are from the monk class. A weapon with this trait is primarily used by monks.
ParryThis weapon can be used defensively to block attacks. While wielding this weapon, if your proficiency with it is trained or better, you can spend a single action to position your weapon defensively, gaining a +1 circumstance bonus to AC until the start of your next turn.
ReachNatural attacks with this trait can be used to attack creatures up to the listed distance away instead of only adjacent creatures. Weapons with this trait are long and can be used to attack creatures up to 10 feet away instead of only adjacent creatures. For creatures that already have reach with the limb or limbs that wield the weapon, the weapon increases their reach by 5 feet.
TripYou can use this weapon to Trip with the Athletics skill even if you don't have a free hand. This uses the weapon's reach (if different from your own) and adds the weapon's item bonus to attack rolls as an item bonus to the Athletics check. If you critically fail a check to Trip using the weapon, you can drop the weapon to take the effects of a failure instead of a critical failure.