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Games Discussion Ars Magica
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New Item "Blazing Sword"
A very nice sword crafted by a master Blacksmith. It has strange engravings and runes about the hilt, which is wrapped in thick leather.
The sword is a Greater Enchanted Device with two effects:

Blade of the virulent flame 20
CrIg (base 5, Pers, Diam +1)
Uses Unlim (+10)
Creates a blade of flames along the blade of the sword.

Protect the inner sword 19
ReIg (base 5, Pers, +2 Sun)
Env Trigger (+3)
2 uses (+1)
Constantly prevents any flames from heating or damaging the sword.

The first effect will allow the sword to burst into flames for 2 minutes at a time, the second effect will prevent the flames from consuming the blade.

The sword could be made as a Lesser Enchanted Device by creating a Creo (Rego) Ignem effect. Such an effect may look like this:

Blade of the virulent flame 30
Cr(Re)Ig (base 5, Pers, Diam +1, +1Req, +1Difficult)
Uses Unlim (+10)
Creates a blade of flames along the blade of the sword. The flames will not cause the blade to heat or melt, but can effect the wielder of the sword.

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Too bad it's useless against parma :frowning:

23

Bump it by a Magnitude, and it can take on Parma 2. :wink:

Of course, how many Hermetic Magi were you planning on attacking with it? :open_mouth:

24

Can always add Penetration, just ask your friendly local Verditius :8

25

The question would be more how many mundanes were you planning to attack with it? Probably few. Mundanes tend to run FAST at the first sight of a flaming sword or a magus throwing kinky stuff at them or their peers. The rest of potential targets have a form or another of MR. Adding penetration to such weapons is always a nice idea. Parma is not the only thing stoping you from opening holes in stuff :wink:

This is why I like instacast PeVi effects in weapons when they hit MR.

Cheers,

Xavi

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Magi throwing kinky stuff at them? 0.0

Did you finally manage to use those fig and copper material bonuses? ^^

And I dunno, it'll make most peasants run, but if you're fighting a trained force.. they might well not