Excalibur, Stormbringer, Mjölnir, the Sun Sword, Blackrazor, Narsil/Andúril, the Bessy Mauler, the Sword of Kas, Needle, Elbe the Heartbow. All worlds, whether ours or fantasy have fantastic legendary weapons.
Quasi-artifacts to quest for or be granted to those that are worthy.
Day 4 Weapon
Like all good game worlds, I have a number of unique and special weapons.
Demonbane
Demonbane is a bastard sword from The Treasure Trove found in Issue #91 of Dragon Magazine. The sword is described as "a great, many-hued blade of which the origin has been forgotten, but which was wielded by the great paladin Nord in his single-handed destruction of the Citadel of Conjurers." Created by Ed Greenwood it would later go on to be called Dornavver in the Forgotten Realms. In my games, though it became one of the weapons of my paladin Johan II and used to defeat Orcus in module H4. IT was lost in the Astral Sea and it has been the focus of all my paladins for the last four generations to recover.
The "forgotten origin" has been changed to a drow savant, Sharis Val, that created it along with his adoptive father a dwarf cleric of Moradin. The multi-hues come from the variety of metals used in its construction.
Ebonblade, the Sword of Black Flames
Ebonblade's history is tied up in that of Demonbane's. The story of Demonbane's construction is not as forgotten as reported. Among blacksmiths, the tale of the swords construction and its use to defeat the Citadel of Conjurers is a tale told by masters to apprentices all over the world. One such apprentice found where the Demonbane was made and used the leftover materials to make a sword to avenge the death of his killed master. The materials used in making Demonbane responded to Sharis Val's desire to rid the world of evil and in particular demons. Ebonblade responded to the hate and desire to kill others and thus became an evil weapon.
The Star Sword
This weapon was made from bit of a "star" the fell to the Earth. Longer than a bastard sword, but not quite as long as a two-handed sword. This sword focuses the magic energies of the wielder into the blade to add extra damage.
The Mace of St. Werper
Admittedly not all that different than the Mace of St. Cuthbert, in my defense I made mine before I ever read about it in the DMG. This one though was specific to my first cleric.
The Death Staff
This weapon is the very first Staff of the Warlock used by my character Magnus. It can blast a humanoid with its necrotic power and turn them into a zombie under the wielder's control.
What weapons populate your world?
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