concept for a D&D magical item

kath-artic:

-lightning bolt shaped short sword (1d6 piercing, light, finesse) possessed by the spirit of the bard who used to wield it (dude practically oozed charisma and used that to charm a bunch of goblins into becoming his followers) 

-requires attunement by a bard 

-when attuned the sword deals an additional 1d8 lightning damage and the target must succeed a con save against the bard’s spell DC or be stunned for the next round 

-also grants a +2 to charisma skill checks (persuasion, deception, intimidation, performance) 

-its mere presence in inherently charming towards goblins who must make a wisdom save against the bard’s spell DC and on a failure they will be unable to have any hostile intentions towards the wielder until they are attacked by the wielder or until they succeed a wisdom save, which they must make every hour spent near the player 

-the soul that inhabits the blade can communicate telepathically with the wielder and usually just suggests that they make bolder wardrobe choices or recycles David Bowie quotes like a follower in Skyrim that just says the same few lines of dialogue before every encounter 

-“Starsplinter, Blade of the Goblin King”

-literally just a sword inhabited by the soul of David Bowie

-“Dance magic, dance” “What kind of magic spell to use?” “Let’s dance!”

-(optional) whenever the soul trapped in the sword suggests that the wielder make a certain aesthetic choice (like shaving off their eyebrows or growing a mullet), the wielder must make a wisdom save against a DC of the DM’s choice or be forced to obey