They were powerful magical greatswords that came in two varieties, depending on the wielder's rank.

They were powerful magical greatswords that came in two varieties, depending on the wielder's rank. Githyanki hate non-githyanki using their silverswords. A Githyanki silver sword transforms into a column of liquid metal when drawn in melee. There are quite a few silver blades of varying power among the Githyanki already, so one more sword, regardless of power, is unlikely to make that much of a difference.

Their most notable property was the ability to sever an individual's silver cord.. Soran previously wanted to create a curved sword like the Gith silver sword to obtain the [Beheading] feature of the silver blade above level + 3. They are especially concerned with their silver swords, which are only permitted to knights and leaders. On a critical hit against a target in an astral body (as with the a stral projection spell), the githyanki can cut the silvery cord that tethers the target to its material body, instead of dealing damage. This alters the balance of the blade significantly from that of the base weapon type, and unless the wielder has the appropriate exotic weapon proficiency feat (Githyanki Silver Sword), they take a non-proficiency penalty (-4 to attack rolls) in its use. This is done by choosing to go by sea instead of through the portal, after you have escaped the asylum in Chapter 4.This is the better option since, apart from getting the blade, you would miss a whole area (City of Caverns) if you chose the portal. Githyanki fighters of 7th level and above are 60% likely to carry a long sword +2. That is, extremely easily with the right divinations. Githyanki Silver Sword (5e Equipment) From D&D Wiki. Knights of 7th level and above will always carry a silver sword — a two-handed sword +3 that, if used astrally, has a 5% chance per hit of cutting an opponent’s silver cord (see The Astral Plane , … Cultural Significance Edit.

This alters the balance of the blade significantly from that of the base weapon type, and unless the wielder has the appropriate exotic weapon proficiency feat (Githyanki Silver Sword), they take a non-proficiency penalty (-4 to attack rolls) in its use.

If your character understands the implications of having such weapon, you could attempt to give it back to Githyanki and hope they will just accept it back without retaliation.

So, my 12th level half-Orc fighter has, ahem, acquired a +3 Githyanki silver great sword, and it's within the realm of possibility to get my hands on a rare +5 Githyanki silver sword with the vorpal sword ability, seeing as the owner is currently sitting in a pair of dimensional shackles. They were also extremely exclusive about their forging technique. That was why Soran could only go to the Underdark to build refined weapons. Location Edit. It can be obtained from Saemon Havarian as a reward for helping him get a new ship.

It was a pity that these Githyanki were too difficult to deal with. Githyanki silver swords were weapons given to the knights and leaders of the githyanki race.

Re: Githyanki Silver-Swords Originally Posted by Callos_DeTerran Or if you really want to have some fun with the sword, tell the githyanki that you stole it from a cabal of illithids and degenerate githzerhia, give them the sword back, and give "directions" to where this "cabal" is. This is a part of the Silver Sword..