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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 5349664" data-attributes="member: 1">[title]Artifacts of Lore #1: Excalibur[/title] Kicking off EN World's new Artifacts of Lore series, we have the most famous of all magical swords - <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/featured-news-flashes/295505-artifacts-lore-1-excalibur.html#post5349654" target="_blank">Excalibur</a>!Excalibur was wielded by King Arthur. It was given to Arthur by the Lady of the Lake as a symbol of the sovereignty of the Britons, and is said to be “the finest sword that there was, which sliced through iron as through wood”. A jewelled, shining sword, Excalibur was engraved with words on both sides. Excalibur had various magical properties: it was said to blind the wielder's enemies with a bright light, and that he who wore both sword and scabbard would not bleed from his injuries. After Arthur's death, Excalibur was returned to the Lady of the Lake. For a list of all recent articles in EN World's Myths & Legends, Heroes of the Far East, Pirates of the High Seas, and other article series, check out the <a href="http://www.enworld.org/index.php?page=articles" target="_blank">Columns & Articles</a> page! [title]D&D 4th Edition News[/title]<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/neuroglyphs-reviews/295506-review-zombies-ate-my-baby-3-sages-games.html" target="_blank">Review of Zombies Ate My Baby by 3 Sages Games</a>  EN World official reviewer Neuroglyph takes a look at the adventure for D&D 4E.</li> </ul> The month of October and the anticipation of Halloween seems to make everyone start thinking about zombies, ghouls, ghosts, and all manner of things going bump in the night. Certainly, the same is true of D&D campaigns, and players often find their DMs turning to creepier themes during October, and undead become the major plot point in many adventures this time of the year. [title]Sage Advice: Entire AD&D Collection[/title] Remember Sage Advice from DRAGON Magazine? Well, <a href="http://jgrimbert.free.fr/add2/advice/" target="_blank">here's an archive</a> of all 680 questions and the answers regarding AD&D. Be warned, you may need to bleach your eyes after being reminded of some of these questions! For example:We are having an argument over an issue that has us divided. My friends say that with a ring of telekinesist hey can make an arrow spin at the speed of light and then release it, having it do between 100 and 600 points of damage to their target. I say this is impossible! What do you think? [title]In Other News...[/title] <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.gnomestew.com/gming-advice/nice-myth-ugly-truth-we-gamers-are-not-that-smart" target="_blank">Nice Myth, Ugly Truth: We Gamers Are Not That Smart</a> Gnome Stew takes a look at that oft-heard phrase "we gamers are more intelligent than most people".</li> </ul></blockquote>

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