Which sword would you take?

Numenorean

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Ok folks, take alook at these two swords and tell me which one you would prefer.

Sword #1

Bastard sword +5 Defender
• Bane weapon against Lower Planar Creatures (Evil Outsiders)
• Radiates Protection from evil (as spell) upon the wielder when drawn
• Can heal wielder (at 15th level of usage as spell) once per day
• Glows cold blue in vicinity of evil creatures (dim within 500’, very bright within 100’)
• Will shed a 30’ radius of pale light at command of wielder, however this light will turn blue based on the nearness of evil, from a slight bluish tinge, to a bright blue hue
• Made of rare mithril alloy, virtually unbreakable and indestructible (cannot be sundered)
• Sentient and goodly. Communicates via empathy

OR

Sword #2

Bastard sword +3 Frost Brand, +6 vs. fire-using/dwelling creatures
• Icy burst weapon does 1d6 frost damage per normal hit and on a critical hit does 1d6 frost damage and 1d10 icy burst damage
• Protects wielder as if wearing a ring of fire resistance (major)
• As standard action can dispel magical fires such as a wall of fire on a dispel check {1d20+14} or quench non-magical fires by being brought in to contact with them
• Can heal wielder (at 15th level of usage as spell) once per day
• Glows cold blue in vicinity of evil creatures (dim within 500’, very bright within 100’)
• Will shed a 30’ radius of pale light at command of wielder, however this light will turn blue based on the nearness of evil, from a slight bluish tinge, to a bright blue hue
• Wielder gains +1 to AC, saves, and initiative when sword is wielded or carried
• Made of rare mithril alloy, virtually unbreakable and indestructible (cannot be sundered)
• Sentient and goodly. Communicates via empathy


Which one would you choose?

Thanks for giving me some feedback and helping me out on this :)
 
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Numenorean said:
Ok folks, take alook at these two swords and tell me which one you would prefer.

Sword #1



OR

Sword #2




Which one would you choose?

Thanks for giving me some feedback and helping me out on this :)

The way you phrased it, and because I like the flavor more, I'd choose the second one. As written, it would be awesome against red dragons, and if you pushed "fire using" as far as it would go, it would be +6 against all humanoids as well. ;D
 


I'd say #1.

#1 just seems more focused. It's all about fighting evil, with powers that seem evenly distributed between offense, defense, and utility.

Sword #2 has the same distribution, but the focus is split. It has a lot of its powers based around opposing fire, but its detection powers and sentience seem focused against evil, which doesn't make sense since this sword is supposed to be a "cold" sword, not a "good" sword.
 


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