Mordschlag is a brutal, armor-crushing technique where the wielder flips their sword, gripping the blade and using the crossguard and pommel like a hammer. This technique is especially useful against armored foes, as it momentarily compromises their defenses.

When wielding a Greatsord or Longsword (two-handed), you can use your attack to perform a Mordschlag instead of a standard weapon strike. This attack is treated as an improvised weapon attack, dealing bludgeoning damage instead of slashing or piercing.

Damage: 1d12 bludgeoning (Greatsword) / 1d10 bludgeoning (Longsword two-handed)

If the target is wearing heavy or medium armor, they must make a Strength or Dexterity saving throw (DC = 8 + your Strength modifier + your proficiency bonus). On a failure, they take a -1 penalty to AC until the start of their next turn. This effect does not stack.

Critical Hit Effect:

If you land a critical hit, the enemy's armour suffers a permanent -1 AC penalty (to a minimum of 10 AC for heavy armour, or 11 AC for medium armour) until it is repaired by a blacksmith or replaced. This effect stacks with other critical hits.

• If you use this attack while raging, you can add your Rage bonus to the AC penalty effect, increasing it to -2 until the start of your next turn instead of -1.

• If an enemy's armor is completely degraded to its minimum AC, it is considered broken, imposing disadvantage on Stealth and Dexterity saving throws until repaired or replaced.

• Enemies wearing magical armor can resist the Mordschlag’s permanent effect unless the attacker is using a magical weapon or Adamantine weapon.