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<blockquote data-quote="JoeGKushner" data-source="post: 2009983" data-attributes="member: 1129"><p>3rd Edition has been out for a while now and a ton of magic items and magic item supplements have hit the stands. Most of them had been missing unique magical double blades though. I mean here is one of the coolest types of swords in the game system and we don’t have a lot of options for ‘em. Sure, there are enough general types of magic enhancements that you can make dozens of unique swords yourself, a sword with the holy and fire properties that’s +3 called Undead Bane? That requires a little work though.</p><p></p><p>Enter Weapons: Book of Swords vol 1, covering Longswords, Shortswords and Double Blades. Here, we get some odd thirty pages of swords, each one illustrated with powers boxed and background below to keep the game mechanics separate from the world setting. This allows those just looking for magic items to quickly glance through and see what the blades do and those who want to know more about the Sprawling Shadows setting to enjoy a brief read.</p><p></p><p>So what types of double swords are there? The Power Arch is a double bladed shortsword of shock while Halfling’s Sorror is a Screaming Double Bladed Shortsword. One of the interesting things here is that one end is a higher plus than the other (+3/+2). The variety in illustrations and abilities, not only for the doubleswords, but for the longswords and shortswords, was enough to make me look forward to another volume with bastard swords, greatswords and daggers.</p><p></p><p>One of the things that was strange was the Dracus Morii, a blade with lots of background detail, but no abilities. While the idea is interesting, allowing the user to customize the weapon, it defeats the point of buying a magic item book. Most people are probably looking for abilities and powers to go with their background.</p><p></p><p>The only problem with this method is the amount of white space left on each page. Now this is countered by the price. One of the best things about the book of swords is the price. At 99 cents, it’s a great deal. No ifs, ands or butts. This is augmented by the fact that you get a printer friendly version of the file as well as a regular full color one.</p><p></p><p>The artist does a good job of providing life to the swords. My only complaint is that nothing is done with the blades themselves. Most of them are just unadorned naked steel. Now when I’ve seen magic swords in other media, the blades usually have runes or something else about them to make them stand out.</p><p></p><p>The only thing the book was lacking was unique properties. As I mentioned at the start of the review, there are so many properties that anyone can make dozens of magical weapons with little to any overlap. Without those new properties for weapons, the book can’t really break out of being just a standard magic item book that most people, with the time, could eventually come up with on their own. If you’re looking for some more unique weapons to add to your campaign, this book should have what you need.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoeGKushner, post: 2009983, member: 1129"] 3rd Edition has been out for a while now and a ton of magic items and magic item supplements have hit the stands. Most of them had been missing unique magical double blades though. I mean here is one of the coolest types of swords in the game system and we don’t have a lot of options for ‘em. Sure, there are enough general types of magic enhancements that you can make dozens of unique swords yourself, a sword with the holy and fire properties that’s +3 called Undead Bane? That requires a little work though. Enter Weapons: Book of Swords vol 1, covering Longswords, Shortswords and Double Blades. Here, we get some odd thirty pages of swords, each one illustrated with powers boxed and background below to keep the game mechanics separate from the world setting. This allows those just looking for magic items to quickly glance through and see what the blades do and those who want to know more about the Sprawling Shadows setting to enjoy a brief read. So what types of double swords are there? The Power Arch is a double bladed shortsword of shock while Halfling’s Sorror is a Screaming Double Bladed Shortsword. One of the interesting things here is that one end is a higher plus than the other (+3/+2). The variety in illustrations and abilities, not only for the doubleswords, but for the longswords and shortswords, was enough to make me look forward to another volume with bastard swords, greatswords and daggers. One of the things that was strange was the Dracus Morii, a blade with lots of background detail, but no abilities. While the idea is interesting, allowing the user to customize the weapon, it defeats the point of buying a magic item book. Most people are probably looking for abilities and powers to go with their background. The only problem with this method is the amount of white space left on each page. Now this is countered by the price. One of the best things about the book of swords is the price. At 99 cents, it’s a great deal. No ifs, ands or butts. This is augmented by the fact that you get a printer friendly version of the file as well as a regular full color one. The artist does a good job of providing life to the swords. My only complaint is that nothing is done with the blades themselves. Most of them are just unadorned naked steel. Now when I’ve seen magic swords in other media, the blades usually have runes or something else about them to make them stand out. The only thing the book was lacking was unique properties. As I mentioned at the start of the review, there are so many properties that anyone can make dozens of magical weapons with little to any overlap. Without those new properties for weapons, the book can’t really break out of being just a standard magic item book that most people, with the time, could eventually come up with on their own. If you’re looking for some more unique weapons to add to your campaign, this book should have what you need. [/QUOTE]
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