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Post by Admin Pete on Mar 30, 2016 18:23:42 GMT -5
Are all magic swords intelligent in your game? Or do you run it some other way? Are any other magical weapons intelligent?
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Post by hengest on Mar 30, 2016 22:08:28 GMT -5
What a fine topic. I like the idea of a sword roughly like a cat. Variable personalities but around that level of possible companionship and empathy (or mutual dislike!).
Ooh, and they could be wary of being stared at like cats!
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Post by captaincrumbcake on Mar 30, 2016 22:25:07 GMT -5
Not having an "up and running" game going, I can only respond to what I would like things to be. In this matter, since magic/magic items are relegated to being things of the ancient past (in The Lost Lands), anything that I actually design and implement into said campaign will be special-special-special; iow, nothing mundane.
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Post by Von on Apr 17, 2016 13:08:46 GMT -5
Depends who made them.
Magic weapons crafted within the Orthodox Church are invariably intelligent, and usually either submissive or bloody annoyed. Magic weapons crafted within the Schismatic Church are either intelligent, or... haunted, I suppose, with an echo of their empowering Ancestor hanging around even if the ego has long since departed. Druidic and barbaric magic weapons are more 'animistic' than 'intelligent'. All id, no ego. Vel magic weapons are soulless products of high-end arcane research and your talking sword is superstitious claptrap.
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Post by hengest on Apr 18, 2016 11:04:33 GMT -5
I like this distinction between animistic and intelligent. I wonder if it would ever be fun to have someone sitting in play the sword for a session.
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Post by robkuntz on Apr 20, 2016 5:09:12 GMT -5
It all varies, but true magic items in general are rare finds and have legendary status in most if not all cases. Intelligence is too specific in this respect, so I usually work with auras and that tends to differentiate into many, too many categories to generalize.
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Post by The Master on Dec 6, 2016 16:49:49 GMT -5
Magic swords are rare and intelligent.
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Post by Admin Pete on Dec 8, 2016 12:38:07 GMT -5
It all varies, but true magic items in general are rare finds and have legendary status in most if not all cases. Intelligence is too specific in this respect, so I usually work with auras and that tends to differentiate into many, too many categories to generalize. Hey robkuntz, do you use auras in the sense of or in the sense of or something else? Also do you go into colors of the auras? Do you use any of the following types of things of your own devising?
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Post by Admin Pete on Dec 8, 2016 12:38:59 GMT -5
Magic swords are rare and intelligent. Do you have any examples you would like to share?
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Post by robkuntz on Dec 8, 2016 12:50:40 GMT -5
Yes, Yes, No.
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Post by robkuntz on Dec 8, 2016 16:20:55 GMT -5
You bought that? You must be tired... Yes, it's about feelings and not physical registry.
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Post by Admin Pete on Dec 8, 2016 17:19:59 GMT -5
You bought that? You must be tired... Yes, it's about feelings and not physical registry. Yes, quite tired... In looking up auras and browsing a dozen websites on auras, I came up with ideas for swords, other magic items and for another twist on portals. I just have to have the time and energy to write it down. There is so much that could be done, and so little time to do it in. I suppose that is why I enjoy envisioning creatures that are effectively immortal.
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Post by robkuntz on Dec 8, 2016 17:33:46 GMT -5
You bought that? You must be tired... Yes, it's about feelings and not physical registry. Yes, quite tired... In looking up auras and browsing a dozen websites on auras, I came up with ideas for swords, other magic items and for another twist on portals. I just have to have the time and energy to write it down. There is so much that could be done, and so little time to do it in. I suppose that is why I enjoy envisioning creatures that are effectively immortal. Now you know my problem over the years--10x the amount of good project ideas compared to the time I can summon to finish them. Future PDFs gives me some reduction in that, but that medium/route is still not enough to even it up. Choices, Choices.
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Post by Admin Pete on Dec 8, 2016 19:04:29 GMT -5
Yes, quite tired... In looking up auras and browsing a dozen websites on auras, I came up with ideas for swords, other magic items and for another twist on portals. I just have to have the time and energy to write it down. There is so much that could be done, and so little time to do it in. I suppose that is why I enjoy envisioning creatures that are effectively immortal. Now you know my problem over the years--10x the amount of good project ideas compared to the time I can summon to finish them. Future PDFs gives me some reduction in that, but that medium/route is still not enough to even it up. Choices, Choices. And if you lived 10 times as long, you'd increase the ideas a 1000 fold. If you have time to be bored and have nothing to do, then you are doing something wrong.
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Feb 11, 2018 1:29:38 GMT -5
Nope. Though I'll likely do so in the Low Fantasy setting I am considering developing. I tend to create settings for specific styles of play, my World of Skârn setting is a high magic Arcanepunk setting. The setting I'll create for Low Fantasy with either be a Grim Dark setting inspired by Warhammer Fantasy & Darkest Dungeons (which will be run with Lamentations of the Flame Princess)or A Sword & Sorcery one inspired by Conan, Kane & the tales of Fafhrd & the Gray mouser; using OD&D (or some variant of it).
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Post by True Black Raven on Mar 13, 2018 22:57:21 GMT -5
All magic swords are intelligent and there is a chance other items may be intelligent.
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Post by Robert the Black on Jun 21, 2018 11:10:08 GMT -5
All of my magic swords are intelligent and have high egos too.
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Post by mormonyoyoman on Jun 21, 2018 18:28:55 GMT -5
Not all intelligent swords are magic and not all magicians are intelligent.
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Post by dilvish on Jun 21, 2018 21:31:53 GMT -5
All magic swords are intelligent and belligerent.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2018 21:37:41 GMT -5
If you count animal intelligence? Yes. Some are very intelligent and neither humble nor silent about it.
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Post by The Old Ref Himself on Jun 21, 2018 21:44:54 GMT -5
Intelligent, belligerent, egotistical and cunning. Now we're talking.
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Post by mao on Jun 23, 2018 13:13:36 GMT -5
A few of my swords were smart, but a lot more were animistic, My fav smart one was "Conquest" It was a +10 sword that only functioned for first level fighters(my game was always fighter heavy, it was mad that way). It would teleport to another person when its owner reached second. in second place was "Hope"a plus 7 holy avenger that ascended to godhood. Third was God Slayer, can't remember it's plus but at the begining of every round you rolled a d6, and the wielderand both got that many attacks and ant the player took d6 damage for each attack, I think it was also +4 or so.
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Post by Admin Pete on Jun 23, 2018 13:26:59 GMT -5
A few of my swords were smart, but a lot more were animistic, My fav smart one was "Conquest" It was a +10 sword that only functioned for first level fighters(my game was always fighter heavy, it was mad that way). It would teleport to another person when its owner reached second. in second place was "Hope"a plus 7 holy avenger that ascended to godhood. Third was God Slayer, can't remember it's plus but at the begining of every round you rolled a d6 and both got that many attackes and took d6 damage for each attack, I think it was also +4 or so. Do you mean the wielder took damage while using the sword?
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Post by mao on Jun 23, 2018 13:32:39 GMT -5
A few of my swords were smart, but a lot more were animistic, My fav smart one was "Conquest" It was a +10 sword that only functioned for first level fighters(my game was always fighter heavy, it was mad that way). It would teleport to another person when its owner reached second. in second place was "Hope"a plus 7 holy avenger that ascended to godhood. Third was God Slayer, can't remember it's plus but at the begining of every round you rolled a d6 and both got that many attackes and took d6 damage for each attack, I think it was also +4 or so. Do you mean the wielder took damage while using the sword? yes, I fixed the post.
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Post by dragondaddy on Jun 23, 2018 19:07:34 GMT -5
Most of them have intelligence. no. yes.
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Post by The Bloody Nine on Jun 27, 2018 22:01:57 GMT -5
Intelligent, belligerent, egotistical and cunning. Now we're talking. This sounds like fun to me.
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Post by Yaleric on Jun 29, 2018 20:21:58 GMT -5
All magic swords are intelligent IMC and they are all special purpose swords.
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Post by Warrior Twin One on Aug 21, 2018 0:10:21 GMT -5
All of them, why wouldn't they be?
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Aug 21, 2018 0:12:08 GMT -5
In my future campaigns they will be.
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Post by Warrior Twin Two on Aug 22, 2018 10:33:49 GMT -5
Swords should be fun and that means intelligent.
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