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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DogBackward" data-source="post: 5817143" data-attributes="member: 50642">1) and 2) Talk to your DM about a mini-quest. You could do it over eMail between sessions. Find a long-lost relic, an ancient family heirloom, or something like that. Maybe, as a bard, you've earned the patronage of some noble or another who gifts it to you. By 5th level in an E6 game, even a masterwork steel weapon wouldn't be too much for a Darksun game. The main point being, look for some useful and interesting story-based way to gain the sword, and just assume that it happens in the background.3) You have to have it "in hand", so yes, having it sheathed and in your belt would work just fine, as long as you have a hand on it. It's not uncommon for warrior types to keep a hand on their weapon, though people might eventually notice that you always touch your blade just before something mystical happens. Which is one of the drawbacks to balance the usefulness of the Bonded Item. Although, to be honest, the Bonded Item is much less useful for classes that cast spontaneously. But you still get to enchant it as if you had the feat, so that's useful, especially in Darksun.</blockquote>