Slayer Swords

From: Jarec <jarec_at_...>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 09:54:11 -0000

As a side idea to the problem of slayer swords would it not be reasonable to simply give them a reduced difficulty for augmentation rolls against the named foe.

example:

Dragon slayer sword vs Uz - Augmentation difficulty roll as normal.

Dragon slayer sword vs Dragon - Augmentation difficulty at -10.

This would make the sword marginally better against the named foe without having to fall into the 'kill stone dead' solution.

You could even increase the difficulty against the not named foe to balance things out.

i.e. Dragon slayer sword vs non-dragon - Augmentation difficulty at +5

In some circumstances, such as when a magic weapon is required, even a sword with a hinderance will still be better than no magic sword at all.

Just my .02 cents

Jarec