Why should have magical items have zillions of functions? Magic should be rare, strange and useful in any dose... as these rings are. They are logical in their background, and could be transformed to many a game world - for fighting an unusual enemy, these tools of a terrorist were made. Nice detail about how they are used, and the fact they have to be worn twice. Same for the item's enemy.

And the curse is, well, a logical outcome of being another person for too long.

All in all a solid item to be known to pretty much anyone, and still a problematic topic for both nations. Go to Comment

Why, there is nothing wrong with it, it _is_ cool, just didn't touch me in that way that makes me cry "This is it!". Or I have just a very critical phase, just ask AG. :-> I have decided to be very stingy from now on with fives... but am sure this will get a few. It is a good item.

(Oh, and to those links: try html and the url tag, but I fear it won't work for now on... wait until V2.) Go to Comment

Two thumbs and a tail up :) Go to Comment

Indeed - very nice. Go to Comment

I gave you 5/5. :) I like this invention. Go to Comment

How do I fix the links when posting here? To make them a workable link instead of what I have. Go to Comment

Thanks manfred... I've been sitting on this item for months on my phone but have never transfered it to my PC. I decided it was time, and glad I am that I did.

I appreciate the comment and the vote, but what would it need for a 5/5? Go to Comment

Yeah I tried the url tags and they didn't work. I agree with the stingy on giving 5/5, I fail to give them and only on the rarest of occasions. But I do give them.

Thanks again. I have some more additions but don't know if I will get to them today. Go to Comment

Thanks again for the comments. . . it helps the creativity flow. Go to Comment

Thank you dreamer... nice to have ones work appreciated even after so long a time. Go to Comment

Yae to all the above - plus gets my wish I'd thought of that award

Even taking into account the current thinking on being stingy with 5/5 (which, by the way, I agree fully with and am trying to implement as best I can), this is a definite candidate for the top score


Great work - keep it up - 5/5 Go to Comment

There are many things I like about this post... good history (specific, yet easily to generalize to another world), not too powerful (needing two at a time!) and the curse. Also, it's hard to come up with something completely new, and to my mind, this is that. Go to Comment

Reminds me of some classic comic book tropes, the idea of some technology or item eventually corrupting the user, turning them into something they didn't intend (Doc Ock, for example). I can see the same idea functioniong for any fantasy race.

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Can't add to what has already been said, but I like this item(s) :). Go to Comment

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This is really cool. History is fantastic. Reminds me of all sorts of strange inventions and machines created during war to give any kind of advantage to one side or the other.  Original, nice history, very limited in use, what more can you ask for? Thanks.

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good good good

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Very nice.

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I fail to see your reasoning.
Why would it be in bad taste? They are absolutely demonstrating through magical means their innocence in the matter, and they aren't actually killing themselves. Even a religion with prohibitions against suicide would have nothing to fear from this, unless the person wasn't actually guilty, and then it would be a holy execution.
Or am I totally off-base? Go to Comment

He asks the master of links if I know a few sites...

http://www.strolen.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=8023#8023

And some other good writing sites:
http://www.strolen.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19913#19913
http://www.strolen.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=24866#24866
http://www.strolen.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=29862#29862

okay... cut and paste them...

iAnd you people wonder why I index the IGW thread?/i Go to Comment