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<blockquote data-quote="Bacon Bits" data-source="post: 6887025" data-attributes="member: 6777737">I would assume it was a throwback.&nbsp; In 2e, Frost Brand used to be a +3 sword (+6 vs fire using/dwelling creatures) that also counted as a ring of fire resistance (which itself was... if not better then still fairly impressive).&nbsp; The extinguishing property also just kind of worked.&nbsp; It had a 50% chance to extinguish any flame within 10'... including non-instantaneous magical effects like wall of fire.&nbsp; There wasn't any stipulation about how long you had to wait to extinguish the flame if it didn't work, either, so you could just kind of keep trying.&nbsp; The blade appeared on the very rare weapon table.&nbsp; The table you really wanted to roll on.&nbsp; The one with the +4/+5 Defender, +5 Holy Avenger, Sharpness, Vorpal, Life Stealing, Quickness, etc.The Flame Tongue was a +1 sword (+2 vs regenerating, +3 vs cold, flammable, or avian, +4 vs undead).&nbsp; It burned like a torch, and that's it.&nbsp; The Flame Tongue appeared on the uncommon weapon table.&nbsp; The only other great weapons on the same table as it was the Sun Blade and the Luck Blade.Also, fire creatures were generally more common than ice creatures.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bacon Bits, post: 6887025, member: 6777737"] I would assume it was a throwback. In 2e, Frost Brand used to be a +3 sword (+6 vs fire using/dwelling creatures) that also counted as a ring of fire resistance (which itself was... if not better then still fairly impressive). The extinguishing property also just kind of worked. It had a 50% chance to extinguish any flame within 10'... including non-instantaneous magical effects like [I]wall of fire[/I]. There wasn't any stipulation about how long you had to wait to extinguish the flame if it didn't work, either, so you could just kind of keep trying. The blade appeared on the very rare weapon table. The table you really wanted to roll on. The one with the +4/+5 Defender, +5 Holy Avenger, Sharpness, Vorpal, Life Stealing, Quickness, etc. The Flame Tongue was a +1 sword (+2 vs regenerating, +3 vs cold, flammable, or avian, +4 vs undead). It burned like a torch, and that's it. The Flame Tongue appeared on the uncommon weapon table. The only other great weapons on the same table as it was the Sun Blade and the Luck Blade. Also, fire creatures were generally more common than ice creatures. [/QUOTE]

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