and I've just read the last 30 digests in one evening (lack of friends becoming evident)
In all the debate about well made swords having non-magical bonuses and t=
he
fallout from it no one mentioned a certain Humakti sub cult of Inginew
Swordsmith which appeared in Tales #15, the followers of which are able t=
o
make good quality swords with non-magical bonuses (I wonder who wrote tha=
t
cult?)
Sandy's ideas on strange swords were interesting but I do take issue with=
the Glass Sword bit. Not being able to see one's own sword is not much o=
f
a problem as long as you have practiced with it and know its length, shap=
e
and balance. Trained swordsmen do not look at their opponents blades,
these move far too fast to parry by looking at the blade. Forearms, wris=
ts
and the angle of the guard are what I look at. If Sandy meant the whole =
of
the sword is glass then there will be a problem in parrying, if just the
blade and not the hilt then a it would be a bit of a problem but not too
much. Most of the difficulty would be the surprise value.
One little comment on the thorny subject of photocopying, auction sales a=
nd
Danny Bourne's little comment about the tax liability on the sale of rare=
publications. Tax may be theoretically due but I will not have my notebo=
ok
out at the auction at Convulsion 4 this summer.
Duncan Rowlands (H.M.I.T.)
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