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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 6303657" data-attributes="member: 4937"><p>I feel like you are about 30 years to late to this discussion.</p><p></p><p>Back 'in the day' this was a very common fan boy concept. I'm sure at one time you would have gotten 30 different answers, except for the fact that at the time Saberhagan's work was really at the forefront of fantasy imagination there was no internet so you couldn't have asked the question.</p><p></p><p>It seems like Dragon may have at one time addressed this question in an article. </p><p></p><p>One problem with every answer that you are going to get is that the 'Swords' works aren't really very gameable. They have a lot of 'power of plot' issues and balance issues that don't lend themselves to gaming. So regardless of how people stat out the swords of power, it's wrong. You won't have verisimilitude with the texts based on really any sort of stats because Saberhagen wasn't coming at the work from a gaming perspective at all. </p><p></p><p>Now, the general idea of a game revolving around very powerful swords is fine. But you are going to have a very hard time with plot devices like Farslayer if you try to emulate the text. Otherwise, just pick whatever statistic you think are appropriate.</p><p></p><p>Coinspinner: Keen Sword +1, grants +5 luck bonus to hit and damage, +5 luck bonus to AC, and +5 luck bonus on Reflex saves, and a +5 luck bonus to all ability and skill checks. </p><p></p><p>Mindbender: Sword +1 of Wounding, acts as a Rod of Rulership with no time limit</p><p></p><p>Wayfinder: Sword +3, find the path when held.</p><p></p><p>Dragonslicer: Keen Sword +1 of Dragon's Bane (+5 vs. dragons, 2d6 bonus damage on hits)</p><p></p><p>Shieldbreaker: Sword +6, Defender. </p><p></p><p>Stonecutter: Keen sword +3, ignores DR and hardness of objects/creatures made of stone/metal and does double damage to such targets.</p><p></p><p>Ect. (It's been ages since I read the books.) A lot of the complexity is in defining the weaknesses of the sword since they all have a particular purpose and behavior.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 6303657, member: 4937"] I feel like you are about 30 years to late to this discussion. Back 'in the day' this was a very common fan boy concept. I'm sure at one time you would have gotten 30 different answers, except for the fact that at the time Saberhagan's work was really at the forefront of fantasy imagination there was no internet so you couldn't have asked the question. It seems like Dragon may have at one time addressed this question in an article. One problem with every answer that you are going to get is that the 'Swords' works aren't really very gameable. They have a lot of 'power of plot' issues and balance issues that don't lend themselves to gaming. So regardless of how people stat out the swords of power, it's wrong. You won't have verisimilitude with the texts based on really any sort of stats because Saberhagen wasn't coming at the work from a gaming perspective at all. Now, the general idea of a game revolving around very powerful swords is fine. But you are going to have a very hard time with plot devices like Farslayer if you try to emulate the text. Otherwise, just pick whatever statistic you think are appropriate. Coinspinner: Keen Sword +1, grants +5 luck bonus to hit and damage, +5 luck bonus to AC, and +5 luck bonus on Reflex saves, and a +5 luck bonus to all ability and skill checks. Mindbender: Sword +1 of Wounding, acts as a Rod of Rulership with no time limit Wayfinder: Sword +3, find the path when held. Dragonslicer: Keen Sword +1 of Dragon's Bane (+5 vs. dragons, 2d6 bonus damage on hits) Shieldbreaker: Sword +6, Defender. Stonecutter: Keen sword +3, ignores DR and hardness of objects/creatures made of stone/metal and does double damage to such targets. Ect. (It's been ages since I read the books.) A lot of the complexity is in defining the weaknesses of the sword since they all have a particular purpose and behavior. [/QUOTE]
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