Glorfindel said:Kibbitz, what do you think Soul Crusher would have as stats?
Hrmm... not the easiest of questions.
1) RoLW doesn't seem to have entry-level magical gear, so everything is either a minor artifact, or a major one. Soulcrusher falls into the major artifact category for several reasons (all which require me to spoil certain parts of the anime

2) To be honest, I don't remember too much of it, having last watched the OVA a year ago and the TV series about two. Hard for me to come up with specifics unless I take time to rewatch it, and that won't be happening that soon, I'm afraid with my projects and exams and all ...

3) I don't game in D&D3E, though I do follow it, so I'm not really the right person to look up to stat an item. However, if pressed, I'm guessing a Great Sword with high enough enhancement bonus to bypass a Great Wyrm's DR (+5?). It does seem to actually eat souls, killing even by nicking the opponent, so any "soul eating" abilities can be applied if you like. Perhaps the Life-Stealing abilty for weapons, with increased potency in some way? Plus, if I remember correctly as well, the sword is sentient, though not intelligent. Ashram was powerful enough to subvert the sword to his will to use it, though I think there was some attack of some sort by the sword on him when he first got hold of it. Hey, it's been a year or more, I need to rewatch it

Otherwise, not much powers. If there are any, they're probably mini-buffs or something along those lines. Lodoss wasn't heavy on the fancy stuff anyway. If I remember correctly, I only recall 4-6 major magical artifacts/items in the series...