Potion of Handedness Swap

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A slender glass vial filled with a swirling azure liquid that coils like twin serpents of glass. The stopper bears two tiny etched hands that twist and glint as you tilt the bottle. When uncorked and consumed, a faint tingle runs from your arms to your chest as your hands seem to shift balance, as if your dominant hand and off-hand had swapped places.

Dominant-Offhand Damage Dice Swap For 1 hour after you drink this potion, if you are wielding two one-handed melee weapons, you swap the damage dice between the two weapons for any attacks you make with either hand. The main-hand weapon's damage is dealt as if it were the off-hand's weapon, and the off-hand weapon's damage is dealt as if it were the main-hand's weapon. The to-hit bonus remains unchanged. If you are using only a single weapon, this property has no effect. This swap does not affect ranged weapons or weapons that require two hands.

Lore

In the days when duelists vied with two blades in perfect synchrony, a secret order called the Twin Balance forged potions that could rebalance a fighter's hands on the fly. This elixir let a student of their arts learn new timing when wielding two weapons, trading one hand's coordination for the other's to keep foes off balance. Tales say a famed champion once used it to win a tournament by outmaneuvering a superior opponent with sudden switches in the way he struck.

History

The original recipe was crafted by the twin smith-sorcerers Lora and Keth within the vaulted forges of Eclipsing Hall. The potion's power relies on precise alchemical bindings and a touch of marrow from a trained duelist's hand. Over centuries, copies spread to mercenary markets and academies; some retain potency, others fade with time. Notable owners include a legendary duelist known as Ryn the Weave of Blades, who reportedly vanished after a fateful duel where his swapped hands turned the tide of the fight.

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