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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LoneWolf23" data-source="post: 1298797" data-attributes="member: 643">After playing Warcraft III and listening to a friend of mine talk about the Soul Reaver sword in the Legacy of Kain series, I got to thinking: What if Blackguards, instead of gaining a Fiendish companion, recieved an Intelligent Weapon?  Possibly something low-level at first, and growing in power as the Blackguard rose in level, like the Oriental Adventures Samurai's Daisho.The basic, level 1 weapon could be as such: Unholy Sword, Int 12, Wis 10, Cha 12, NE, Empathy, gives 10 Ranks of Intimidate, Special Purpose: Slay Neutral Good, item can cast mass inflict light wounds, ego 9.  The actual weapon type could be "Any Weapon in which the Character has Proficiency in", so a more roguish Blackguard could pick a Dagger or Shortsword, while a fallen Paladin could pick a Longsword, and a Diabolist Blackguard could use a Staff.Said Intelligent Weapon could grow and progress like a Wizard's familiar, following the table for Item Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma and Capabilities in the Dungeon Master's Guide, with extra Weapon Improvements purchasable the same way the Samurai Daisho's weapon improvements could be: By Beseeching Supernatural patrons (Dark powers in the Blackguard's case) and spending Experience Points equal to the price for enchanting it.So...  What say you?</blockquote>