Your favorite sword from D&D lore

[ExploderWizard]

In grade school we all wanted Excalibur from Deities and Demigods.

We were all drooling over the scabbard.

 

[HelloChristian]

Back in the day there was an article in Dragon mag that presented several magical swords. One of my favorites was Susk. Susk was a +1 longsword with an oiled blade that gave it kind of a dark appearance.

What made the blade unique was that it could hover. If you let it go in midair, it would stay in place. One of the characters in our AD&D 1e Greyhawk game came into possession of that blade. He would often try to intimidate foes by letting go of the sword, crossing his arms and say things like, "Are you really sure you want to tangle with me?"

Good times!

 

[Plane Sailing]

My favourite was the OD&D Sword of Cold. I ran a great solo campaign for a friend based around it, and he never really knew the properties of it. Some of the key things that made it great though:

Protection from fire as though wearing a ring of fire resistance
Triple(!) damage on a natural 20.
+3/+5 vs fire using creatures

 

[Alzrius]

Anyone else remember Frostrazor, from the Return to White Plume Mountain? That sword was cool (*rimshot*).

The best part about it was how it noted that shards of ice broke off within those that it cut, and that such shards had a 1% chance of turning into an ice-sword that was similar, though weaker, to its parent.

Such a sword, named Icerazor, appeared in The Shattered Circle.

 

[David Howery]

It wasn't my 'favorite', but the one I remember most is the one in "Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan' that had a plus to hit gas spores. You remember gas spores, the things that blow up when you hit them?

 

[Alzrius]

It wasn't my 'favorite', but the one I remember most is the one in "Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan' that had a plus to hit gas spores. You remember gas spores, the things that blow up when you hit them?

You mean these guys?

Yeah, I remember them.

 

[brewdus]

Sword of Lyons from Aerie of the Slave Lords! +1 short sword that was invisible when sheathed but made the bearer invisible when drawn.

 

[Redshirt]

Sword of Lyons from Aerie of the Slave Lords! +1 short sword that was invisible when sheathed but made the bearer invisible when drawn.

You have that backwards. "While it is sheathed, its wearer is invisible until he or she attacks. When the sword is drawn the invisibility ends, but the sword itself is always invisible." But I agree that this sword was always one of my favorites.

 

[Sir Robilar]

Have there been any nice magic swords in recent adventure paths by Paizo or WotC, or has the "get the item you want for your build" mentality ended that tradition?

Serithtial comes to mind, the sword found in Skeletons of Scarwall in Pathfinder´s Curse of the Crimson Throne Adventure Path.

 

[wrecan]

Wait. I changed my mind. My favorite fantasy sword is Lula from Dave the Barbarian, which I am certain is inspired by D&D.