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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
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 Posted - 26 Aug 2011 : 19:07:07
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Poll Question:
Which was your favorite fighter character's weapon from a Realms novel and why? Please feel free to bring up weapons not mentioned in the poll.
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BARDOBARBAROS
Senior Scribe
Greece
581 Posts |
Posted - 26 Aug 2011 : 19:38:14
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| Entreri''s Jeweled Dagger |
BARDOBARBAROS DOES NOT KILL.
HE DECAPITATES!!!
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 26 Aug 2011 : 19:45:11
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Originally posted by BARDOBARBAROS
Entreri''s Jeweled Dagger
I love it...evil little weapon  |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 26 Aug 2011 : 21:25:04
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Shadowbane's sword Vindicator, for obvious reasons.
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 26 Aug 2011 : 21:28:44
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Shadowbane's sword Vindicator, for obvious reasons.
Cheers
Nice! Haven't read it yet, but it's on my list |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
8035 Posts |
Posted - 27 Aug 2011 : 01:40:10
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To be fair, I can't really vote against half these weapons since I haven't read all the novels in which they feature.
I've always liked Godsbane, Avatar of Mask. A little bit troublesome and sometimes even mouthy, and some confusion exists about whether it was a short or long sword, plus it was associated with Cyric's incompetence, but it is otherwise a fine weapon indeed. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 27 Aug 2011 : 02:04:30
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I don't have a particular favourite, as I'm not all that enamoured with protagnists who are predominantly fighters.
Though, I did find an immediate place in my heart for Twilight's Betrayal. |
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Diffan
Great Reader
USA
4488 Posts |
Posted - 27 Aug 2011 : 04:28:05
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I was a big fan of Tyr's Hammer from the Pools series (Pool of Radiance, Pool of Darkness, Pool of Twilight). While it wasn't used as often as I would've liked, I like the fact that is was a representation of Tyr's ethics and principles that kept the city falling from grace.
Also, I have a strange love for Hammers (and longswords) in general. |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
8035 Posts |
Posted - 27 Aug 2011 : 05:40:31
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| Do bards name their instruments? Do wizards name their wands? Do blacksmiths name their anvils? |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 27 Aug 2011 : 06:17:16
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Originally posted by Arik
Do bards name their instruments?
I seem to recall Ed referring to a named-warhorn in his previous replies.
A few references in printed Realms books come to mind as well, but I'll need to check my notebooks for the exact sources. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 27 Aug 2011 : 06:32:30
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I don't have a favorite, as I don't particularly like fighters. But I would vote for Cale's Weaveshear. It has proven quite effective against all forms of foes---live, dead, big, small, visible, invisible, corporeal, and incorporeal. Even Rivalen was badly hurt by it. |
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Edited by - Dennis on 27 Aug 2011 06:36:33 |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 27 Aug 2011 : 06:35:36
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quote:
Originally posted by Arik
Do bards name their instruments? Do wizards name their wands? Do blacksmiths name their anvils?
Wands, no. But staves, yes. The most prominent example is, of course, Khelben's Blackstaff. I think Yaphyll's and Arklem's have names, too. |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 27 Aug 2011 : 08:37:33
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quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
I don't have a particular favourite, as I'm not all that enamoured with protagnists who are predominantly fighters.
Though, I did find an immediate place in my heart for Twilight's Betrayal.
Oh, you are gonna LOVE my 2012 novel, EYE OF JUSTICE.
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 27 Aug 2011 : 14:06:22
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quote:
Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
I don't have a particular favourite, as I'm not all that enamoured with protagnists who are predominantly fighters.
Though, I did find an immediate place in my heart for Twilight's Betrayal.
Oh, you are gonna LOVE my 2012 novel, EYE OF JUSTICE.
Cheers
I can't wait until you can start sharing tidbits about this work.  |
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Thelonius
Senior Scribe
Spain
731 Posts |
Posted - 27 Aug 2011 : 14:09:22
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| As I'm not very fond of fighters I can't say I like any of the listed; but one I particullary remember is a Claymore that appears in on of the Legacy of the Drow series called Brankenfuere if I've written it properly, in fact I created a sword in NWN after that sword. It was wielded by the barbarian who briefly used Wulfgar's hammer while he was prisoner of Errtu. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 27 Aug 2011 : 16:01:30
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Originally posted by Arik
Do bards name their instruments? Do wizards name their wands? Do blacksmiths name their anvils?
Some do, but they probably also argue with themselves in a Gollum-like fashion  |
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GRYPHON
Senior Scribe
USA
527 Posts |
Posted - 27 Aug 2011 : 16:29:25
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36968 Posts |
Posted - 27 Aug 2011 : 18:00:46
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| I vote for Arilyn's moonblade. Most of the other weapons are tools used in the course of a story... Arilyn's moonblade drives the story. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 27 Aug 2011 : 22:36:48
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| Athrogate's maces/morning stars were pretty creative too |
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 28 Aug 2011 : 01:26:37
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A few interesting comments made.
I offer no vote on the poll.
I can see a bard naming a harp.
A Smith however not naming a sword, the sword tends to earn its own name, or a anvil.
Named weapons on items come either from Commission ("Make me a Sword worthy to defend Shadow dale" or "Make me a staff in honor of (Deity or noble"))or from the history of its something like "Defender of Waterdeep" when a war leader or noble managed to hold the line when the odds were against them use and the unexpected win was it part (if not totally) is credited to the item.
Mages make Frostbrand as proof of their skills, based on the first of them that was made and used in such a way to earn the name or was selected name while the mage started to set out to make something that had those types of properties.
Something like Dragon Slayer is something with extra power in combat with Dragons or a blade wielded by many that won over a Dragon over years (Not best example. as D&D weapons are often enchanted to have better effect against certain monsters.) |
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Yoss
Learned Scribe
USA
259 Posts |
Posted - 28 Aug 2011 : 05:02:29
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| Not so big on weapons that will eat your soul if you're not supposed to be the one touching them, so that takes out moonblades and Charon's Claw. But sucking out someone else's soul is always a nice feature. So I'll go with Entreri's nameless dagger. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 28 Aug 2011 : 21:55:45
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quote:
Originally posted by Yoss
Not so big on weapons that will eat your soul if you're not supposed to be the one touching them, so that takes out moonblades and Charon's Claw. But sucking out someone else's soul is always a nice feature. So I'll go with Entreri's nameless dagger.
A moonblade won't eat your soul -- you'll just get some degree of fried. Danilo wound up with a very scorched finger the first time, and a badly burned hand the next time. |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
8035 Posts |
Posted - 29 Aug 2011 : 00:41:25
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| Sort of like powertools, chainsaws, firearms. They can (and often will) cause a lot of accidental injuries when improperly handled by unqualified people. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 29 Aug 2011 : 03:25:47
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I also like Aoth's spear. It's quite versatile and has gone through many realms-shaking battles. |
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Yoss
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 29 Aug 2011 : 16:59:27
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote:
Originally posted by Yoss
Not so big on weapons that will eat your soul if you're not supposed to be the one touching them, so that takes out moonblades and Charon's Claw. But sucking out someone else's soul is always a nice feature. So I'll go with Entreri's nameless dagger.
A moonblade won't eat your soul -- you'll just get some degree of fried. Danilo wound up with a very scorched finger the first time, and a badly burned hand the next time.
I'd be one of the ones turned into a pile of ashes, I'm sure. |
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
1757 Posts |
Posted - 30 Aug 2011 : 08:15:58
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| Darkswords from the Archwizards |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 30 Aug 2011 : 08:39:16
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Originally posted by Quale
Darkswords from the Archwizards
But of course! All the creations of the Shadovar are great in their splendor and usefulness. [I wonder if Telamont ever used one in battle.] |
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 30 Aug 2011 : 08:49:28
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he probably had a dark scepter
I like obsidian made weapons, or the blood obsidian from Dark Sun |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 30 Aug 2011 : 09:31:06
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I never saw him use one. Even during his fight against the Chosen. But then again, that time he was focusing more on controlling the mythallar than on fighting the Chosen. |
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skychrome
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 01 Sep 2011 : 01:53:29
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| Erevis Cale's "Waveshear". |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
1591 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jul 2012 : 17:55:26
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| Taulmaril ,the heart seeker, it just has such a cool name. Nobody is gonna is scared of a weapon called Twinkle after all. |
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