24. Tibetan Mani prayer wheel
A cyclinder mounted on a spindle that can be spun via a chain that is the Tibetan religious artifact.
When used as a weapon, it is spun so that the chain will smack the opponent.
Disclaimer: This entry does not intend to make fun of/insult the Tibetan religion so anyone of the Tibetan religion, please don't flame me because of it.
25. Hourglass
A device for measuring time used in ancient Western societies. Made up of 2 glass bulbs stacked one over the other with sand flowing between them.
As a weapon, it is really a disguised form of the Meteor Hammer. The rope is hidden between the 2 glass bulbs that can be pulled out by detaching the glass bulbs from each other.
Optional magical traits:
The hourglass records the duration of the battle even though the 2 glass bulbs are detached from each other in battle.
26. Compass
A modern tool for finding direction that already exists in ancient days, consisting of a rounded face with a needle pointing to the South/North (in Chinese, it literally translates to "the Needle that points South" but according to Wikipedia, it points North?)
It might be used as a boomerang or a weapon for shooting out projectiles in combat.
Optional magical traits:
The needle will always point towards the direction of your opponent, useful when facing off against someone who can teleport at will
27. Bamboo Dragonfly
A children toy in ancient China, T shaped in that it is basically made up of a plank (acting as a propeller) mounted on a stick. When it is turned with both hands, the Bamboo Dragonfly will fly off while rotating.
Can be used as a dart that will burrow into the opponent's flesh on contact if spun into his/her direction. When facing multiple opponents, it can be spun in the direction of a group of enemies, with the rotating action spreading poison/gas that will hurt or disable them.
28. Tuning fork
A U-shaped two-pronged fork that resonates with a particular pitch.
A tuning fork used for combat purposes has sharp tips that can penetrate an opponent¡¦s armor/flesh and is mainly used in jabbing motions. In addition, it resonates at a really high pitch when hit against a special shield that will severely damage an opponent's internal organs if in close range to the opponent.
Optional magical traits:
Enlarges into the size of a pitch fork on demand.
29. Tortoise shell
The shell of a turtle. In ancient China, tortoise shells are often used by fortune tellers who practices their crafts by putting three copper coins into such shells, shaking the shell and then spilling out the coins on a plate to see how many face up and then repeating the same procedure for 3 times. These shells are often about one hand span in length.
In weapon form, however, it is of a size that can be worn around one¡¦s hand like oversized gloves. It is an all-rounded weapon, giving an user additional defense beyond conventional weapons. In offense, it is mainly used to swat an opponent.
Optional magical traits:
Can be shrunken when needed so it can be hidden and easily carried around.
30. Chinese frying pan (wok)
A round-bottomed frying pan.
Can be used to slam or dunk opponents on their heads on close range. Can also be a medium range weapon if used as a boomerang.
Optional magical traits:
Returns to hand on call Go to Comment
A completed 30 finally! Also fixed up the spelling of shuriken and added slightly more details in the 1st scroll wheile at it (as pointed out by Pieh during a chat session) Go to Comment
After reading the history in fine detail and legend, the short part on their powers almost disappointed me. After reading the part again, it was suddenly clear. (Note that Roleplaying notes are still a part of the Magical Properties, since there is no real roleplaying involved - you either have the right body type or you don't.)
Does the spirit or essence of the creator, that dwells within the hammers, have any impact on its use? The penalties at use are given by its make, but is there something else? There's no need to another bonus against enemy X, what if, say, the hammers gently glow, after being recited an ancient poem the smith loved? Go to Comment
OK, First off: That bad news. This sub doesn't qualify for the quest (as the quest is currently written). I think this sub deserves to be in the quest (maybe can reword the rules?). However, right now it says "Don't use your own, there are so many you won't have a problem finding something."
Other than that, I must say this is a neat little item. I agree with Muro and CM about the "The enchantment on the hammers doesn't seem to have any mirror within the maker" (Great wording, CM).
My final opinion is that i reminds me heavily of the weapons from the Soul Calibur video games (This isn't bad, I think they're great flavor pieces). The stats are a bit unnecessary and the alternate origins are nice. Overall, not too shabby. Go to Comment
It's nice to see an item with history when so often people gloss over the history of their items in favor of just giving powers, but in this case, it seems to me like the history doesn't match the description of the hammers. The enchantment on the hammers doesn't seem to have any mirror within the maker. However, this is still an excellent first submission, and a big improvement from before. Go to Comment
I'm afraid you'll need to expand this a little more. Brief and to the point is fine, but this Quest entails taking a blurb, such as this one, and expanding it a bit.
A tad more history for example. Female smith. Ok, thats sounds good, maybe you can include her tale, or explain how she came to craft these hammers, as an example of more information. If you take a look around, you'll notice we like details and twists and stuff. :)
Welcome to the site! It is great that you jumped right into the Quest! But this needs to worked on a bit me'thinks. Go to Comment
I do like the role-playing notes on penalties for male wielders. Nice touch that. I also don't mind the legends outshining the powers, thats cool, but i have to agree with CM,as far as this line, "The enchantment on the hammers doesn't seem to have any mirror within the maker"
All in all, its pretty good. We just don't get enough medieval-china inspired fantasy around here! :) Go to Comment
Thanks, guys, for the encouraging remarks. I will try to expand on this. (To tell the truth, I totally misunderstood what the quest was abt and thought I was supposed to help complete a 30 list. Then I didn't know how to add an entry to the scroll and so decided to experiment by trying to submit a piece and then linking it back to the scroll. I just found out yesterday that the submit scroll button was right there in my face all the time. :D) Go to Comment
Thanks for all the comments above. A few responses (hopefully not seen as excuses/overly defensive remarks, mainly want to clarify some points):
Re: essence in the hammer and its power- the way I see it, the two are quite separate. While the lady smith has poured some of her essence into the crafting, she hasnt poured so much into it becomes sort of sentiment or adopted her personality kind of thing. Rather, it only radiates her aura. Such an idea might be a bit flawed and I leave that to the readers judgment.
Re: enchantment doesnt mirror maker- my original thought is that the enchantment is there to augment the advantage of a female warrior, which is speed (probably a stereotypical view of warriors of different genders). I couldnt fit this into the backstory of the Chinese female smith and it was in the back of my mind as I was writing. I actually find it nice to see my own unconscious thoughts echoed in feedback. Comment very much appreciated.
Re: powers of the hammer doesn't match the history- basically a result of this being originally intended for the scroll rather than sub. I didn't have a ready backstory so as I was racking my brain for one, somehow things got fused with another idea of mine- the Soul Craft thing (Its currently hidden and might shed light on this pt if completed but I havent touched it in ages, dont know whether it will ever come to light). So again, I acknowledge this pt myself.
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A cyclinder mounted on a spindle that can be spun via a chain that is the Tibetan religious artifact.
When used as a weapon, it is spun so that the chain will smack the opponent.
Disclaimer: This entry does not intend to make fun of/insult the Tibetan religion so anyone of the Tibetan religion, please don't flame me because of it.
25. Hourglass
A device for measuring time used in ancient Western societies. Made up of 2 glass bulbs stacked one over the other with sand flowing between them.
As a weapon, it is really a disguised form of the Meteor Hammer. The rope is hidden between the 2 glass bulbs that can be pulled out by detaching the glass bulbs from each other.
Optional magical traits:
The hourglass records the duration of the battle even though the 2 glass bulbs are detached from each other in battle.
26. Compass
A modern tool for finding direction that already exists in ancient days, consisting of a rounded face with a needle pointing to the South/North (in Chinese, it literally translates to "the Needle that points South" but according to Wikipedia, it points North?)
It might be used as a boomerang or a weapon for shooting out projectiles in combat.
Optional magical traits:
The needle will always point towards the direction of your opponent, useful when facing off against someone who can teleport at will
27. Bamboo Dragonfly
A children toy in ancient China, T shaped in that it is basically made up of a plank (acting as a propeller) mounted on a stick. When it is turned with both hands, the Bamboo Dragonfly will fly off while rotating.
Can be used as a dart that will burrow into the opponent's flesh on contact if spun into his/her direction. When facing multiple opponents, it can be spun in the direction of a group of enemies, with the rotating action spreading poison/gas that will hurt or disable them.
28. Tuning fork
A U-shaped two-pronged fork that resonates with a particular pitch.
A tuning fork used for combat purposes has sharp tips that can penetrate an opponent¡¦s armor/flesh and is mainly used in jabbing motions. In addition, it resonates at a really high pitch when hit against a special shield that will severely damage an opponent's internal organs if in close range to the opponent.
Optional magical traits:
Enlarges into the size of a pitch fork on demand.
29. Tortoise shell
The shell of a turtle. In ancient China, tortoise shells are often used by fortune tellers who practices their crafts by putting three copper coins into such shells, shaking the shell and then spilling out the coins on a plate to see how many face up and then repeating the same procedure for 3 times. These shells are often about one hand span in length.
In weapon form, however, it is of a size that can be worn around one¡¦s hand like oversized gloves. It is an all-rounded weapon, giving an user additional defense beyond conventional weapons. In offense, it is mainly used to swat an opponent.
Optional magical traits:
Can be shrunken when needed so it can be hidden and easily carried around.
30. Chinese frying pan (wok)
A round-bottomed frying pan.
Can be used to slam or dunk opponents on their heads on close range. Can also be a medium range weapon if used as a boomerang.
Optional magical traits:
Returns to hand on call Go to Comment