It has enough to be useful, but not enough to be really substantive. Still, there are some gems in here (I especially loved The Wizard). One quick note on The Brawler: I can't imagine willingly using my instrument in a fight -- even a tuba. Most musicians are far too protective of their tools for that. Maybe it's a custom-designed tuba with extra plating for protection? Go to Comment

I have to agree with Mourn, it seems more like an anime/ computer game weapon... cool graphic with effectivness embedded into the program, rather than reality.

And who is making these for the Ogres? Given the description, this weapon is huge, unwieldy, and beyond the ability of someone pre 18th century to make. Go to Comment

Well, make these things magically animated instead by spirits of ogrish hunger - mauls with metal maws on them that not only crush but bite chunks out of your armor, clothes, you.

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Now this I like. I can imagine an army armed with these things, enough to scare all but the most fearless troops in the opposing army. Go to Comment

Maybe these are just carried in the front rank of the Ogre army, to try and scare the heck out of people? If they don't flee, the swordsmen and axemen take over. Go to Comment

It sounds like a gladiator weapon for the arena.

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While it looks to be an impressive and scary weapon. I don't quite get how it would physically work on combat.

It seems to unwieldy and difficult to use, easily defended against, and a bit complicated to produce for all the moving parts.

In effect once a warrior picks this weapon up they are committed to using it. Both hands are now occupied and can not be used for anything else.

Like I said, scare factor 101 wins the prize, but actual functionality. I can't see it. Go to Comment

Well, I agree it sounds very unwieldly.. but then again ogres are strong. Plus, have you ever seen a real human claymore? Talk about unwieldly.... some of those things are bigger than I am, and I'm more ogre then elf or dwarf.

Plus, ogres are often not known for their wits. Go to Comment

I don't see anything really wrong with this, a lot people critique things as "unrealistic" because they think it won't be as effective as another weapon or concept. These sort of argument ignore that technology is both human and aligned over time. Yeah this may be a crappy weapon, and its use may be a poor tactic, but that doesn't mean it would n't be used. Rather all it means is that the forces of natural selection that drive warfare and invention would eventually phase this out. I also don't think it would be over complicated for fantasy race to make large metal hinge with handles. Go to Comment

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I tend to agree that it doesn't seem very useful to me. And while I agree with Axlerowes that all kinds of weapons got tried, the ones that didn't work well got dropped quickly, either because the fighters went to something different, or they all got killed. I agree with Cheka Man that it would have some scare value, I can imagine a few ogre champions with these, backed up by lots with more normal weapons. And it wouldn't be too complicated to be made by a fantasy race.

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I agree. This is a perfect way to draw in the over confident players into hunting for an item that really isn't going to help them. Especially if the sword, being it has an affinity for it's weilder, somehow dislikes it's new owner. Perhaps they are a decendant of one of the soldiers who helped kill Crog in the first place, thereby angering the spirit within.

Interesting side story there. I just bumped it another .5 for that thought. Go to Comment

The item has now taken on a "magical" life of its own. I like it. Go to Comment

Most unique indeed. It can be used to teach the hero that the power of one's heart and soul can sometimes achieve the same results as an artifact of power. Go to Comment

I like it-a fake magical weapon.Great for uber-gamers. Go to Comment

Um I posted that... for some reason it didnt register my vote or my login. Go to Comment

Question - how do you deal with an uber-powerful, munchkin weapon?
Answer - replace it with a fake and leave everybody else BELIEVE it to be the original.

Great backstory - a good legend of for treasure seekers (enter the PCs) to follow and just the sort of thing most such people would seek out - pity it's not quite as advertised

*** evil GM laugh ***

Quite like the idea that the fake sword (the one the PCs might actually get) has picked up some minor powers Crog's sacrifice

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I like it, sending PCs after fake magic. And I like how it is actually magic itself now. One question - why the myths that Crog was a big half-dragon? I couldn't find explanation for that in the post.

minor comment - the dragon who gets the sword is named twice, by different names Molkoth then Morkoth. Go to Comment

This is how magic items should come about. Unplanned, unrequisitioned, unordered.

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The eternal lure of the assassin... what is it that it leaves everyone trembling to make one or a few?


So if I understand it correctly, we have a very greedy individuum, that is not above betraying his contacts for profit. Because this can be quite dangerous over time, he created himself a 'noble' alter-ego. To perform some kills on his own, he has another, murderous alter ego. Logically, these two were put against one another, to create even more profit, and still a better alibi for Sadis.

Overall, he seems much more of a real killer than most of those bland specimens showing up here with some regularity. Not the common emotionless and totally insane variety, there is but something unhealthy, even obsessive about him. I wouldn't bet much on his mental stability in the long turn.

A few questions:
- are there other motivations besides greed? He seems to be content with others knowing him as a broker for criminals, but anxious to not reveal his other personalities. Is there nothing else in his life than hoarding money and then wasting it?
- who made those rings? I ask this not because of their way of working, but because their creator knows of Sadis/alter egos.
- how does he fake the 'meeting' between Quickknife and Tulius?
- how long will it take until someone makes the connection? Alternatively, a man that knows this much is better disposed off anyway. Sooner or later, someone tries to kill him. Go to Comment