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<blockquote data-quote="Alzrius" data-source="post: 627435" data-attributes="member: 8461">Having read some of the Book of Swords series and Book of Lost Swords series by Fred Saberhagen (excellent books btw, I recommend them): here are the names of the twelve swords that his books were about, in no particular order:ShieldbreakerWoundhealerCoinspinnerFarslayerDragonslicerDoomgiverStonecutterThe MindswordWayfinderTownsaverSightblinderSoulcutterEach had a special property, and a weakness or drawback that was associated with that property. With Farslayer, for example, you named the person you wanted dead, and hurled the sword, which unerringly then flew to bury itself in that person's body. However, it stayed there once it killed that person, and if they had any friends with them, and they knew you wanted that guy dead, you could very well find Farslayer coming back to get you. Likewise, Woundhealer healed anyone it touched, but thus was utterly useless as a weapon in combat.Hope that gives you some ideas!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Alzrius, post: 627435, member: 8461"] Having read some of the Book of Swords series and Book of Lost Swords series by Fred Saberhagen (excellent books btw, I recommend them): here are the names of the twelve swords that his books were about, in no particular order: Shieldbreaker Woundhealer Coinspinner Farslayer Dragonslicer Doomgiver Stonecutter The Mindsword Wayfinder Townsaver Sightblinder Soulcutter Each had a special property, and a weakness or drawback that was associated with that property. With Farslayer, for example, you named the person you wanted dead, and hurled the sword, which unerringly then flew to bury itself in that person's body. However, it stayed there once it killed that person, and if they had any friends with them, and they knew you wanted that guy dead, you could very well find Farslayer coming back to get you. Likewise, Woundhealer healed anyone it touched, but thus was utterly useless as a weapon in combat. Hope that gives you some ideas! [/QUOTE]

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