This definitely requires Narrator approval. And what if the Dread Sword Of Unending Death that you have found is really a Gods Age funeral-only sword, the equivalent of the guitars that Pete Townsend buys specifically to smash at the climax of Who concerts and are otherwise worthless (as musical instruments, at least)? Will the player accept that his character has bought with his time, blood, and sweat (all those HPs that might be spent) a piece of garbage without letting the character catch on, and stop spending those HP in the hope of getting *something* out of it?
Contrawise, the GM's very approval would tend to indicate that the item was NOT a horrible con, unless the player and narrater are good enough friends that being victim of a practical joke like that would not destroy the trust that people seem to think is necessary for a good HW campaign.
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