Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
White Dwarf Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Nest
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
EN Publishing
Twitter
BlueSky
Facebook
Instagram
EN World
BlueSky
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Twitch
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
Re-creating a 2ED sword for 4ED
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="SkidAce" data-source="post: 5075786" data-attributes="member: 7706"><p>I had a sword with an interesting backstory in 2nd edition with one simple property. It was a +1 weapon but it was capable of hitting any creature regardless of immunities. You still needed the skill to hit, but if you were fighting a demon that required +3 or better to hit, the sword negated that defense and allowed you to hit. It acted like silver for werewolves and a crossbow bolt for rakshasas (no instant kill). My players loved it and kept it longer than any other sword, around 5th to 11th if I recall.</p><p></p><p>Obviously 4th does not require magical pluses to hit creatures, and silver only ceases lycanthrope regen for a while. So I need it recreate it to meet the intent, simple yet effective.</p><p></p><p>Here is the weapon from 2nd ED as I recall;</p><p></p><p>Fairplay - created by a demi-god of skill and excellence in battle to level the playing field between opponents.</p><p>+1 to hit/damage longsword</p><p>Ability: Bypasses any requirement for a special weapon or material needed to hit.</p><p></p><p>Here is what I am considering for 4th ED:</p><p></p><p>Fairplay</p><p><em>A weapon created by a demi-god of combat designed to reduce remove unfair adavantages and ensure combats are a test of skill</em></p><p>Level: ???</p><p>Price: ???</p><p>Weapon: Longsword</p><p>Enhancement: +1 to attack rolls and damage rolls</p><p>Critical: +1d6 damage</p><p>Property: Attacks made with this weapon bypass any immunities or resistances the attacked creature has and the weapon fulfills the requirement for any special materials required to negate the creatures defenses.</p><p></p><p>I am open to any suggestions; level, cost, modification of the special property etc. This is not intended to be a property that you can add to a different weapon, it is a function of this specific weapon.</p><p></p><p>thanks...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SkidAce, post: 5075786, member: 7706"] I had a sword with an interesting backstory in 2nd edition with one simple property. It was a +1 weapon but it was capable of hitting any creature regardless of immunities. You still needed the skill to hit, but if you were fighting a demon that required +3 or better to hit, the sword negated that defense and allowed you to hit. It acted like silver for werewolves and a crossbow bolt for rakshasas (no instant kill). My players loved it and kept it longer than any other sword, around 5th to 11th if I recall. Obviously 4th does not require magical pluses to hit creatures, and silver only ceases lycanthrope regen for a while. So I need it recreate it to meet the intent, simple yet effective. Here is the weapon from 2nd ED as I recall; Fairplay - created by a demi-god of skill and excellence in battle to level the playing field between opponents. +1 to hit/damage longsword Ability: Bypasses any requirement for a special weapon or material needed to hit. Here is what I am considering for 4th ED: Fairplay [I]A weapon created by a demi-god of combat designed to reduce remove unfair adavantages and ensure combats are a test of skill[/I] Level: ??? Price: ??? Weapon: Longsword Enhancement: +1 to attack rolls and damage rolls Critical: +1d6 damage Property: Attacks made with this weapon bypass any immunities or resistances the attacked creature has and the weapon fulfills the requirement for any special materials required to negate the creatures defenses. I am open to any suggestions; level, cost, modification of the special property etc. This is not intended to be a property that you can add to a different weapon, it is a function of this specific weapon. thanks... [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
Re-creating a 2ED sword for 4ED
Top