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Scorpion451 (Edited uphill both ways)
10th Dec, 2020 08:53:38 AM

Cast from Hit Points if it always hurts the user

Living Battery if it's specifically a weapon powered by Life-Force or similar

Self-Damaging Attack Backfire if it hurts the user if it fails

Death or Glory Attack if it's powerful but severely harms or cripples the user, often even if it succeeds.

If you've got someone who specializes in weapons or attacks that harm themselves in addition to the target, you're probably looking at a Combat Sadomasochist, possibly also Improbable Weapon User and/or Impossibly Cool Weapon as well.

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