Dread

A dread weapon excels at attacking one type of creature. Against its designated foe, its effective enhancement bonus is +4 better than its normal enhancement bonus. Further, it deals +4d6 points of bonus damage against the foe, and if it scores a successful critical hit against the foe, that creature must make a Fortitude save (DC 27) or be destroyed instantly and turned to dust. (This even affects creatures immune to critical hits or death magic.) To randomly determine a dread weapon’s designated foe, roll on the following table.

*Caster Level:*22nd; *Prerequisites:*Craft Magic Arms and Armor, Craft Epic Magic Arms and Armor, *summon monster IX; Market Price: +*7 bonus.

d%	Designated Foe	d%	Designated Foe
01–05	Aberrations	58–60	Humanoids, orc
06–09	Animals	61–65	Magical beasts
10–16	Constructs	66–70	Monstrous humanoids
17–22	Dragons	71–72	Oozes
23–27	Elementals	73	Outsiders, air
28–32	Fey	74–76	Outsiders, chaotic
33–39	Giants	77	Outsiders, earth
40	Humanoids, aquatic	78–80	Outsiders, evil
41–42	Humanoids, dwarf	81	Outsiders, fire
43–44	Humanoids, elf	82–84	Outsiders, good
45	Humanoids, gnoll	85–87	Outsiders, lawful
46	Humanoids, gnome	88	Outsiders, water
47–49	Humanoids, goblinoid	89–90	Plants
50	Humanoids, halfling	91–98	Undead
51–54	Humanoids, human	99–100	Vermin
55–57	Humanoids, reptilian