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<blockquote data-quote="Starfox" data-source="post: 4793912" data-attributes="member: 2303">&quot;cold&quot; iron really means cold-forged iron. That is basically anything forged on an open heath, as opposed to cast or made in a furnace. Before 1700 or so, cold iron was basically the only kind of iron around, and definitely the only kind you'd use to make a weapon.In an agrarian society, almost everything was made by replenishable local materials like wood or clay. Much of the metal goods was softer metals, like copper. Iron was odd and exclusive, for small tools like knives. Many people would not own an iron object. In such a society, iron is a symbol of civilization and human progress - which is the anathema of they fey. It was considered wise to wear a small iron object, like a nail, as a ward against faeries.How to simulate this in an rpg where everyone sports metal weapons? Actually, I don't think you should. Giving fey a weakness against something this common is not a good idea. Specific fey might have specific weaknesses, but giving them an overall weakness to iron only works in a low-fantasy world where iron is actually scarce - and faeries are banished to the back of the woods.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Starfox, post: 4793912, member: 2303"] "cold" iron really means cold-forged iron. That is basically anything forged on an open heath, as opposed to cast or made in a furnace. Before 1700 or so, cold iron was basically the only kind of iron around, and definitely the only kind you'd use to make a weapon. In an agrarian society, almost everything was made by replenishable local materials like wood or clay. Much of the metal goods was softer metals, like copper. Iron was odd and exclusive, for small tools like knives. Many people would not own an iron object. In such a society, iron is a symbol of civilization and human progress - which is the anathema of they fey. It was considered wise to wear a small iron object, like a nail, as a ward against faeries. How to simulate this in an rpg where everyone sports metal weapons? Actually, I don't think you should. Giving fey a weakness against something this common is not a good idea. Specific fey might have specific weaknesses, but giving them an overall weakness to iron only works in a low-fantasy world where iron is actually scarce - and faeries are banished to the back of the woods. [/QUOTE]

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