tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4607464045429311026.post4897421320113002236..comments2024-03-26T00:09:13.941-07:00Comments on Dungeon of Signs: Evocative +1 Sword ReplacementsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4607464045429311026.post-66848568462330876152018-03-01T04:25:30.767-08:002018-03-01T04:25:30.767-08:00I ran into this just now and couldn't resist m...I ran into this just now and couldn't resist mentioning something I remember did pretty much the same with even less effort. It was the old Warhammer Fantasy Battle supplement Realm of Chaos (Vol. 2, probably), which included a whopping d1000 table of magic swords. Here and there, there were individual descriptions, appropriately creepy, which instantly gave the (mechanically pedestrian) weapons loads of character. Like so: "Frost Sword, unheated in an unflame of frost and quenched in a pool of flame." "Forged out of the solidified tears of 1,000 maidens." Sometimes a description like that is all that an artefact needs to be treated as unique.Spacemousehttp://thespacemouse.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4607464045429311026.post-72878866204684586502017-08-20T18:46:36.199-07:002017-08-20T18:46:36.199-07:00Here is a +1 mace: The fat head: A mace with a hea...Here is a +1 mace: The fat head: A mace with a head in the shape of a fat human head. It's mouth will bite anything put into it, hard enough to crush a finger. It will swallow metal chewed this way. Feeding it a dagger Worth of metal makes the head fat which grants it a +1 bonus to hit and damage. Feeding it again will not increase the bonus but the head becomes even fatter and is now -1 to inititaive. Each week of not being fed it sheds a daggers Worth of metal through its magic metabolism. Attack rolls of 20 against enemies with metal Equipment or skin means the head has bitten off a piece (and grown one step fatter).<br /><br />I'm stealing the glass sword, it would be interesting as a class of magic Equipment, if made more fragile it could act as an expendable resource of sorts, no reason to risk it vs. weak enemies but perhaps it will save your Life vs. a tough one. I can see glass Shields or armor having a similar effect. I would also add that any dispell effects shatter them instantly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4607464045429311026.post-25834004910469713662017-08-19T09:29:45.632-07:002017-08-19T09:29:45.632-07:00You sure are creepy and angry about a post on how ...You sure are creepy and angry about a post on how I like to play elfgames. Plenty of people seem to like the ideas here, yet somehow you need to use caps and homophobic insults. Are you an 8 year-old? <br /><br />Since you have no actual critque or response beyond squawling rage I'll just say you can play your games however you like, but aslo fuck off.Gus Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872819206286105195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4607464045429311026.post-36511180692694261542017-08-19T03:33:33.865-07:002017-08-19T03:33:33.865-07:00Christ, how faggy. I agree that swords having a +1...Christ, how faggy. I agree that swords having a +1 tacked to them isn't exciting, but the "all magic items must have a drawback because my preteen fantasy novels said MAGICK is SPOOPY" bullshit is absolutely pathetic. You sound like a roll of toilet paper when you drop your drawers, bend over and squeeze a steaming pile of this onto the gaming table. Keep this smug garbage out of grown-up gaming circles, please.Captain Falconhttp://captainfalcon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4607464045429311026.post-64064213264423704792014-03-07T03:50:01.414-08:002014-03-07T03:50:01.414-08:00Love this idea and all your examples. It inspired ...Love this idea and all your examples. It inspired me to come up with a few of my own: <a href="http://www.ruleofthedice.com/2014/03/another-collection-of-1-magical-swords.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ruleofthedice.com/2014/03/another-collection-of-1-magical-swords.html</a><br /><br />Great ideas! Thank you for sharing this.C.D. Gallant-Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080400727631587101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4607464045429311026.post-30205169488407627582014-03-01T19:43:13.924-08:002014-03-01T19:43:13.924-08:00Look up a copy of the Lichway from White Dwarf 9 (...Look up a copy of the Lichway from White Dwarf 9 (1978) - a scan of it is here: http://fightingfantasist.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/lichway.html. It has one of the best "+1" swords - the Bloodletter (Room 10) - a +2 sword with a hidden compartment with a Stone of Disability - which reduces the sword to +1, and reduces the bearer's abilities/saves/etc. by 5%Vance Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03911245780875316627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4607464045429311026.post-67788138297078975862014-02-28T21:48:00.174-08:002014-02-28T21:48:00.174-08:00These are terrific! I have been doing something s...These are terrific! I have been doing something similar; only one character in my group has a magic weapon after months of playing. Essentially a vorpal trident, it must be immersed in seawater every 24 hours or it begins draining the wielders body, d4 Con each day of the first week, d6 the each day of the second, etc.<br /><br />I do, however, use the 3.5 'masterwork' quality slightly more liberally, reigning it in with ad&d magic item to-hit requirements. Zeframseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18347528067380200235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4607464045429311026.post-87943691967236032112014-02-12T10:18:19.685-08:002014-02-12T10:18:19.685-08:00Great job. I like my magic to work the same way y...Great job. I like my magic to work the same way you do. I dislike the magic items arms race, also, especially in the newer editions. Way to go!HitAdjacentAllyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632582325567098655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4607464045429311026.post-24257274215444886272014-02-11T16:51:35.985-08:002014-02-11T16:51:35.985-08:00I love these! Good stuff. In my dungeon-crawl game...I love these! Good stuff. In my dungeon-crawl game, I've been trying to give weapons and other items of loot some flavor with minor enchantments and better descriptions of what they look like. Blakdout36https://www.blogger.com/profile/01635021599847672494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4607464045429311026.post-37856678900855453972014-01-31T15:36:36.991-08:002014-01-31T15:36:36.991-08:00Nice article. Adding it to my favorites list.
Cal...Nice article. Adding it to my favorites list.<br /><br />Calum, the Baan was a favorite of mine too, back when I first read The Pastel City. I introduced one to my game. I'd have to dig deep to see how similarly I statted it out, but I'd guess yours is more balanced.<br />Ed Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09627812364407769994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4607464045429311026.post-1519258689856892032014-01-30T23:24:01.417-08:002014-01-30T23:24:01.417-08:00Nice work on these. Perfect for my home campaign....Nice work on these. Perfect for my home campaign. Begone +1/+2 swords welcome tainted magic swords! One of my current players has just ditched a sword that aged his character by d10 years on a 1, he rolled 4 natural 1s in a session and aged 27 years. The elderly 61 year old PC then had to be retired…good times!<br /><br />Oh and another +1 to Brittlestone nice vibe going on in that little adventure.Pleonexiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16838283151758002202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4607464045429311026.post-31728181673815538842014-01-30T17:05:40.312-08:002014-01-30T17:05:40.312-08:00Hi Gus, I like the swords. I'm feeling like r...Hi Gus, I like the swords. I'm feeling like ret-conning the +1 Sabre my players got at the Obelisk.<br /><br />Can I play the sword game? I've just finished Virconium and have been thinking about something like this:<br />Baan: This blade is made of advanced metals but is otherwise quite plain. Upon 'activation' ignores two points of armour (including creatures with heavy natural armour) and rolls two dice for damage taking the highest. On the second round of combat the user suffers a -1 to hit penalty as the vibrations begin to numb the wielders arm. The wielder must roll under CON or this penalty persists for the rest of the day making fine manipulation with that hand impossible<br /><br /><br />+1 vote on the Brittlestone Parapets too. I know it's not ASE but it fits and I've got it tucked away for a rainy day.Calumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967342466040237845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4607464045429311026.post-7921832026889012372014-01-29T19:57:23.604-08:002014-01-29T19:57:23.604-08:00Ha, yeah, I plan on finishing it this year. Ha, yeah, I plan on finishing it this year. Aoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145284080419502886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4607464045429311026.post-57011901529431242062014-01-29T18:43:58.974-08:002014-01-29T18:43:58.974-08:00Dude! That means a lot re: Brittlestone. I though...Dude! That means a lot re: Brittlestone. I thought it was fun, but don't think of it as great, though I like anything with an adorable owlbear family, let me know who it works out if you use it. Also finish Level II of that minotaur mansion and put it in a PDF someday - it's good.Gus Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872819206286105195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4607464045429311026.post-21525387063307662902014-01-29T17:03:59.226-08:002014-01-29T17:03:59.226-08:00Very nice.
Btw, I read something like 3 years wort...Very nice.<br />Btw, I read something like 3 years worth of OPDs last night, The Brittlestone Parapets was easily in my top 5, which is to say, tied for first place. Better still, I have a place in my gothic setting that is basically the same thing, so i can just drop it in there. Aoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145284080419502886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4607464045429311026.post-63233055281452172962014-01-29T09:07:03.036-08:002014-01-29T09:07:03.036-08:00I like the fact that this also solves the whole &q...I like the fact that this also solves the whole "how do I trick players into using my amusingly horrible cursed weapon" issue, by building a minor curse into every useful magical weapon.Edward Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722813928118912296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4607464045429311026.post-50885965812060453122014-01-29T06:29:19.273-08:002014-01-29T06:29:19.273-08:00What Jack said. Nice list.What Jack said. Nice list.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4607464045429311026.post-36443161093457024082014-01-29T05:01:10.071-08:002014-01-29T05:01:10.071-08:00We've needed a post like this for a long time....We've needed a post like this for a long time. Jack Guignolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05226738666709754348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4607464045429311026.post-91586571782486402012014-01-28T21:04:01.216-08:002014-01-28T21:04:01.216-08:00Whenever +1 weapons show up?Whenever +1 weapons show up?Gus Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872819206286105195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4607464045429311026.post-72370891344485585842014-01-28T20:56:50.695-08:002014-01-28T20:56:50.695-08:00so when do we get to start seeing these. what lev...so when do we get to start seeing these. what level characters do you think should start getting cool toys like this? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164338064534438655noreply@blogger.com