Joseph Elric Smith
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I tend to give out at least one variation of it in almost every campaign I run,but then again I am a huge new sun fan. Of course it also tend to be a magical weapon too, and one of those that goes up in power as the party progresses. so that when they find it it is liek plus 1 but it gain in power as the owner levels. before they came out with the mercurial sword. I used to make it +1 +2 damage to start, then +2 +4 damage etc as it's power progressed, but I liek the right up for it so know I use it pretty much as written in the book.Mark said:
More importantly, how popular is it with DMs...?
And I am about number 10EricNoah said:
And apparently YOU've never read perhaps the greatest work of literature known to man -- a little something called "The Rest of This Thread"!
(Sorry, man, couldn't help it. You're like the 4th person to point this out. I was the second!)
It has nothing to do with acceleration.Staffan said:
It doesn't work, at least not in the real world. You might try a somewhat safer experiment to see how it (doesn't) work: take a big bottle (2 liters or so). Fill it about one third to one half with water, and put on the stopper. Try swinging it around and see if you get any additional accelleration from the water sloshing around in it.
Carceri said:Ok, this is a rant. I am here to bitch about one of the cheesiest weapons ever developed for D&D. First off, I'd like to know where the idea for this weapon even spawned. Can anyone tell me? I've read my fair share of fantasy novels, and I do not recall a particular hero or villain using a mercurial weapon.
Secondly, what were the developers THINKING when they made this weapon? It is easily one of the biggest if not THE biggest min/max weapons in the game. Did they think players would NOT abuse it?
I need some feedback here. Exactly how popular is this weapon amongst other players? I am curious. I only play with a couple of different groups and only one particular person from the groups I play with uses one, but just that is enough to drive me nuts, especially as a DM.
I'd like to know why a player thinks they're entitled to something found in an optional book.y'know, the so called "game balance" argment is just the ultimate GMs tool for telling a player "nyah-nyah you ca-an't haaave it!"
If a player want an item then it is up to the player and the Gm to come to terms. Game balance it ultimately in the DM hand. if the party is tough then you just add a few more mobs . If the game master feels some how a weapon is unbalancing there are lots of ways to bring the game in balance, .The game is about both the players and the game master creating a good game right?(Psi)SeveredHead said:
I'd like to know why a player thinks they're entitled to something found in an optional book.
They know it's too good to be true.
(Psi)SeveredHead said:I'd like to know why a player thinks they're entitled to something found in an optional book. ...