Hungry Spear

A hungry weapon, a creation of the daelkyr, is formed from muscle and bone. It may moan, growl, or wail, and it twists in your grip if it doesn't like you. If any creature attempts to wield this weapon while not attuned to it, it has disadvantage on attack rolls made using the weapon. Additionally, if you are attuned to this weapon when another creature tries to wield it, the weapon's hilt extrudes sharp thorns and that creature takes 1d4 points of piercing damage each turn. While attuned to and wielding this weapon, you can use a bonus action to bond to it, causing tendrils from the hilt of the weapon to burrow into your flesh. While bonded to it, you gain the following benefits:

• The weapon is bound to your hand and can't be removed from your grasp, voluntarily or involuntarily. If it's a two-handed weapon, only one of your hands is bound to the weapon.

• When you hit a creature with this weapon, you can choose to spend one Hit Die to deal additional damage with the attack, and as you do, drain the life from your foes. Roll the Hit Die and add your Constitution modifier; the attack deals extra necrotic damage equal to the result, and you regain an equal number of hit points.

You can end the weapon's bond as an action, causing the tendrils to retract so you can release the weapon. You can remain attuned to the weapon regardless of whether you're bonded to it.

Thrown: If a weapon has the Thrown property, you can throw the weapon to make a ranged attack. If the weapon is a melee weapon, you use the same ability modifier for that attack roll and damage roll that you would use for a melee attack with the weapon. For example, if you throw a handaxe, you use your Strength, but if you throw a dagger, you can use either your Strength or your Dexterity, since the dagger has the Finesse property.

Range: A weapon that can be used to make a ranged attack has a range shown in parentheses after the ammunition or thrown property. The range lists two numbers. The first is the weapon's normal range in feet, and the second indicates the weapon's maximum range. When attacking a target beyond normal range, you have disadvantage on the attack roll. You can't attack a target beyond the weapon's long range.

Versatile: This weapon can be used with one or two hands. A damage value in parentheses appears with the property—the damage when the weapon is used with two hands to make a melee attack.

Proficiency: simple, spear Source: Exploring Eberron p. 230 (Third Party), Player's Handbook (2014) p. 149