> The windsword was given to one of the
> players in tonights game and my
> selected solution was the 1W3 and let
> the players decide its powers given
> the narrative needs of the story. I
> mentioned that under RQ2 it had
> several specific abilities but that
> I had consulted the tribe and had
> selected the 1W3 idea. Everyone
> thought this was far and away the
> best solution.
Possibly a bit late to make this suggestion... Partly inspired by the description of the Unbreakable Sword from the Paulis Lonvgvale story in Lords of Terror and by many previous discussions in this list and others.
The Windsword is a daimone emboddied in a sword. To reveal its powers, the bearer must have a relationship with the sword daimone. It has a standard power available to the bearer with any level of relationship (say, for example, that the 1M3 gives a bonus of +6 to combat). Its higher powers are revealed at various levels of relationship (say 1M, 10M, 1M2, 10M2 or whatever you decide).
Further possibilities include:
1) Its higher powers are limited to the level of the bearer's
relationship with the daimone.
2) The basic relationship allows the bearer to get a feeling for the
sword daimone's intent/wishes. A relationship of 1M allows the
bearer to ask questions and get answers (which will be based on the
daimone's knowledge and beliefs, not the "cosmic truth"). At 10M,
the sword will initiate discussions and at 1M2, the bearer can start
to influence the sword. Other higher powers would also be revealed
at various levels.
regards,
Charles
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