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<blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 1950300" data-attributes="member: 5100">And this is the #1 reason why I love it.&nbsp;Think of legends.&nbsp; The legends don't say &quot;werewolves can be harmed only by silver... or magic.&quot;&nbsp; They just say &quot;silver.&quot;&nbsp; Ditto for fae and iron.&nbsp;Imagine the great lycanthrope hunter of legend, Fritz.&nbsp; When he's first starting out, he carries a silvered long sword.&nbsp; As he grows more powerful, he decides he needs an enchanted blade and commissions one.&nbsp;The next time Fritz is called upon by a burgomeister to rid the area of werewolves, he says, &quot;This talisman was specially forged to cut through werewolves,&quot; as he draws his sleek new cold iron sword ('cause he likes black).&nbsp; &nbsp;Does Fritz look cool?&nbsp; Does he look like a legendary hunter of lycanthropes?&nbsp; Does he look heroic?&nbsp; No.&nbsp; He looks like the moron who brought a knife to a gun fight.&nbsp;Even if you throw away the legends of silver and what-not, all you really are doing is saying that if you bring a LAW rocket into play, it trumps any mystic symbolism.&nbsp; Forget the screwdriver -- all you need is a hammer.&nbsp; Bigger and stronger is always better than intelligence and planning.&nbsp; Just more 'kewl toyz' with which to play and more 'power-ups' to gather.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercule, post: 1950300, member: 5100"] And this is the #1 reason why I love it. Think of legends. The legends don't say "werewolves can be harmed only by silver... or magic." They just say "silver." Ditto for fae and iron. Imagine the great lycanthrope hunter of legend, Fritz. When he's first starting out, he carries a silvered long sword. As he grows more powerful, he decides he needs an enchanted blade and commissions one. The next time Fritz is called upon by a burgomeister to rid the area of werewolves, he says, "This talisman was specially forged to cut through werewolves," as he draws his sleek new [i]cold iron[/i] sword ('cause he likes black). Does Fritz look cool? Does he look like a legendary hunter of lycanthropes? Does he look heroic? No. He looks like the moron who brought a knife to a gun fight. Even if you throw away the legends of silver and what-not, all you really are doing is saying that if you bring a LAW rocket into play, it trumps any mystic symbolism. Forget the screwdriver -- all you need is a hammer. Bigger and stronger is always better than intelligence and planning. Just more 'kewl toyz' with which to play and more 'power-ups' to gather. [/QUOTE]

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