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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bacon Bits" data-source="post: 7560564" data-attributes="member: 6777737">The actual <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragarach" target="_blank">Fragarach</a> is a blade from Irish mythology. It's unique -- though I have read stories that describe other such blades -- so I would say that at the very least it would be a relic or minor artifact. It's not as famous as Excalibur, but it's on par with Hrunting, Gungnir, and Durendal. If I remember right, it appeared in the 1e DMG as such, but I'm not completely sure anymore. I'm also pretty sure that the weapon made you attack when struck, and I think you automatically hit, too. Edit: Ah, ha! I should read my own link! "Fragarach appears in the Dungeons & Dragons module The Temple of Elemental Evil as a sword that never misses and 'answers' any strike to the wielder with a strike of its own."Personally, I wouldn't use Legendary Actions at all. Don't be cumbersome. Just describe how you want it to work. I would just phrase it like so:"An answering weapon compels an attuned wielder to strike any creature that damages the weilder. When you are damaged in combat by an attack from an opponent you can reach and if you have a reaction available, you make an immediate melee attack against that opponent. This attack does not use your reaction, but you can only make the attack if you have a reaction available to use and be able to use your reaction. You can't retaliate in this way if you are unconscious, stunned, or otherwise unable to make an attack or take a reaction."Personally, I like the idea that it's not optional so I worded it that way, but you can make it so if you wish. This wording is roughly the wording of the "Mark" option in the DMG. You might look at that for even cleaner phrasing.</blockquote>

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