overpowered?

[starwolf]

Pardon me while I hijack this thread for a quick question

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[Edena_of_Neith]

In my opinion ...

It's a nice weapon ...

But don't overestimate magic weapons.

Magic weapons tend to be destroyed quickly in any kind of combat involving spells or energy attacks (even Glamdring, one of the most famous of magic weapons, was lost when Gandalf fell off the Bridge of Khazad-Dum - effectively destroyed, since it fell several miles beyond anyone's reach.)

Magic weapons are most commonly, in my experience, melted by magical fire.
Less commonly, they are broken by strength - a spear sticking out 40 feet through the air is a fine target for physical destruction.
Magical weapons also get disintegrated (at least, they used to ... take another look at 2nd edition saves for items versus disintegration.)

Some magic weapons are even broken by adventurers who foolishly try to use them to chop through rock or metal (although I, as a DM, do not allow breakage in this manner unless the substance attacked is magical.)

Importantly, magical weapons can be destroyed by other magical weapons; there is nothing like chopping apart a 40 foot weapon with one's magical sword, to make the point to the enemy that he overestimates his winning ways.

Edena_of_Neith