Double post again today.
Here we go.
I like intelligent swords. They are
not an easy item to find, but magical, intelligent swords may be very
interesting (and amusing) NPC by themselves. Daystra was the intelligent
broadsword of a PC ranger in our AD&D campaign. I don’t remember her powers
(we decided Daystra was a “she”), but I remember that she had a deep loathing
towards ogres, and when the ranger had to battle the big brutes, Daystra always
tried to find an excuse for not taking part in the fight, sometimes suggesting
that her master would better show his prowess just wielding a dagger!
We had a lot of fun with Daystra and
her continual, but good-humored, bickering with her master. The sword was lost
after a terrible fight during which almost the entire group was killed or taken
prisoner: Daystra was taken from her unconscious master (whose defeat was
principally caused by the intelligent weapon, which took over the wounded and
weakened ranger and bravely, but
foolishly, forced him to stay and fight instead of retreating), and our
adventures came to an end before the precious sword had ever been recovered.
What a shame!
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