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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rhun" data-source="post: 5481296" data-attributes="member: 29098">While the swords are extremely powerful, many of them have drawbacks. For example, Shieldbreaker may well protect the character from all weapon and magical attacks directed at him, it would leave him completely vulnerable to unarmed attacks. Farslayer can only be used once, and then it will likely end up in the enemy's hands. Swords like Dragonslicer or Stonecutter, while excellent blades, are only of real use in a very few situations. And some of the blades, like Coinspinner give you a mechanism for controlling their use (i.e. it randomly loses itself and ends up elsewhere).Many years ago I ran a 2E campaign in which the swords were a central theme. I wrote my own rules for the swords. The players ended up with one of the swords in hand, and then they became a target for assassins and armies and everyone else wanting them. I actually wrote them into a homebrew campaign world, instead of using the world from the books.I think creating some new swords would be an excellent way to handle this. Though keep in mind that the more swords there are, the less valuable they become.</blockquote>