> "...is when death becomes an afterthought." > - Mara Magnolia, the Soulsplitting, First Apostle of Death and Original Wielder of the Bracers of Vaka The very first firearm ever crafted. Wildly volatile, but extremely precise. Calling it a "Hand Cannon" is an understatement. _One of the **Implements of the Reaper.**_ **Exotic Hand Cannon.** While attuned to The First Curse, it grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls.  **Dead Eye**. When you make an attack roll with this Magnum, your Critical Threshold is 15-20. This Threshold cannot be increased or decreased. **Custom Ballistics.** This gun also provides the Weapon Mastery Properties of Sap and Vex. With The First Curse being the first gun created, it has a chance to misfire if you roll 5 or lower. If it does, you need to spend a bonus action to fix it. **Triple Tap**. The First Curse can create its own ammo. It fires up to six shots before it requires a Bonus Action to cool down.  **Fickle Luck**. When you roll to hit with this weapon, roll a d6. After the roll, check the outcome below. - On a roll of 6, the weapon instantly reloads itself, and you make one extra attack with it. This attack is always a Critical Hit. - On a roll of 2-5, nothing happens. - On a roll of 1, the weapon misfires, dealing the weapon's damage to the wielder instead.  Chambered for large-caliber bullets, Magnum revolvers pack the most kick possible into a single shot. --- This weapon has the following mastery property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it. **_[Slow](https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/free-rules/equipment#Slow)._** If you hit a creature with this weapon and deal damage to it, you can reduce its Speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn. If the creature is hit more than once by weapons that have this property, the Speed reduction doesn’t exceed 10 feet.