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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Edena_of_Neith" data-source="post: 1880400" data-attributes="member: 2020">The 3.5 rule would make the Sword Berserk more frightful than I envisioned it, then.  The Sword's blade is 6 inches thick, in the middle.  At the edges, it is razor sharp and thin.  So some sort of average (3 inches?) is needed.  The pommel is standard sized for a large orc's hand, although longer than normal for a long sword.  The guard generally consists of four spokes extending out and then forward, ending in spheres often with onyx stones of their own.  I had intended that an ordinary defender with ordinary weapons (swords, maces, arrows) could hit and damage the Sword.  I gave it so many hit points to offset the obvious:  the defenders would rain destruction down on the Sword to stop it.  But now, you are saying that only weapons of + 3 or greater could damage a Sword Berserk, because it is itself a + 3 weapon?    I guess the Sword should be counted as 3 inches thick, and as adamantite for purposes of hardness.  The Sword is not made of adamantite, but rather of iron, but treat it as adamantite anyways.  And of course the orcs made the thing thick, putting great effort into enchanting all that metal, so the Sword would be strong and difficult to destroy (so the hit point stipulations per inch of adamantite work out within the spirit of what I intended for the weapon)  So in 3.5 the Sword would have a Hardness of 26, would have 150 hit points, and it would be immune to attacks with weapons of under + 3 enchantment.  It would continue to make saves as a 20th level fighter.    Still, far more frightful and dangerous than my original 2E conception of the Sword.    Let's just say, if the majority of my characters knew the orcs were on the way with one of these Swords, they'd be calling for the local Elven High Mage to make an appearance, and fast.</blockquote>

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