May 1, 2016 - Prophecy - page 15

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Jan

The hilt speaketh! What strange magic is this?!

Spazzmatt • 05/01/2016

Now THAT is MY kind of sword!

Jo Li KMC • 05/01/2016

Surely, you've heard the legend about the magical hilt... plunged for eternity on the stronger-than-average blade... which was cast into a slightly-petrified stone... and buried in moderately fertile grounds over a millennium ago?

ndrvr • 05/01/2016

Ahhh rats, the warranty expired just yesterday....or it's the correct hilt and the wrong blade.

Night-X • 05/01/2016

Cheaply made swords in a overprice sword holding stone.

Golux • 05/01/2016

Salesman's demo model found, small print on back:

Demo use only - NOT FOR RESALE. This demo unit is not intended for use in training, general sparring, combat or any other use where swords are used such as prying open chests, marking trees, etc.

Detailed replica of our Hack'n Slash "Economy Badguy Punisher Deluxe".

Ask your sales rep for our optional Singing Sword and IdentaHilt prerecorded SoundSpells(tm), be the hit of any skirmish.

We put the clang in armor contact! - Hack'n Slash Inc.

Delisle • 05/01/2016

Oh, the hilt speaks..., speaketh? As long as it doesn't start singing!

Shockwave07 • 05/01/2016

Beware intelligent items. They sometimes come rolled with curses...

...Now I'm thinking of what Tor and Silver's ability scores would be... Adjusts tape repaired glasses.

Denizen • 05/01/2016

quick throw it away before it starts to sing.

Frank • 05/01/2016

Gasp! He actually wears pants under his tunic!

Lycanthromancer • 05/01/2016

Huh. A cheap rat-tang sword instead of a full-tang one. It's a good thing it broke when it did, because using that in a fight would mean one hit, MAYBE, before it fell apart.

Craftsmanship is dead. They just don't make swords in stones like they used to, I guess.

Deaymon • 05/01/2016

It's the EVERYSWORD!

Render • 05/01/2016

@Frank: Hahahaha! Didn't notice it! Too funny!

Perfesser_Bear • 05/01/2016

Singing Sword? I think Tor found the Humming Hilt...

Frith ra • 05/01/2016

Can't be any good as a sword, the tang should be the full length of the hilt.

So cheap swords, with a bit of magic to make them seem powerful. Typical for what this crowd keeps finding.

Arc Nova • 05/01/2016

Does just the hilt count?

Sword of.

drivernjax • 05/01/2016

I love the look on Silver's face. It's the look of, "You don't REALLY expect me to say yes, do you?"

drivernjax • 05/01/2016

Now that I look at that panel again, I can understand the hilt coming off. That's a mighty short tang for such a long hilt.

Sir Hawk • 05/01/2016

GASP I had hoped this might happen. It's perfect for Tor. Just take a firm stance and shout, "LIGHT COME FORTH!"

Kibling • 05/01/2016

I can see it now. The blade that will make the comic title! They just need to find a butchers shop now and unleash the power of the sausage sword of Kul'BLAHADABIDINBINNIDIN!

And then you can watch it turn red as Tor decides to nickname it Blah.

Muddypaws • 05/01/2016

I see Claymores, I see France… I see Tor's under… ummmm… I see his shorts!

Poor Tor. Up to his Hilt in swords.

ndrvr • 05/02/2016

Short tang...? Oh! So that must be the recently forgotten "Moo Tang Clang" sword. The real Hilt is actually

barrel-drum roll

the stone ^^. Those swords are held backwards, you know...

Katnik • 05/02/2016

Has anybody got a roll of duct tape ? Maybe some superglue ?

Now, see, that's why you should get a light sabre. If you pick up the hilt and there's no blade, just stick in a new battery. Use rechargeables, you'll save money in the long run.

EJ Husky • 05/02/2016

I thought he was going to pull the whole stone out of the ground. :D

Wolfpax • 05/02/2016

Singing sword hilt?! Is it the legendary Half Tang Tenor!!

Razmoudah • 05/02/2016

@Sir Hawk: I haven't seen anyone flinging a Dragon Slave around, so I highly doubt that's Gorun Nova, not to mention Gorun Nova never spoke.

Panther • 05/03/2016

@ Jan : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p_1QSUsbsM

Vanbael • 05/03/2016

They don't make the swords like they use to. The either break, or you take the stone with you.

Katnik • 05/03/2016

You know the dirty little secret, right ? They aren't real stones. Wizard digs a hole, drops in the sword and dumps in a sack of Quick Crete. So much easier than pounding a sword into a solid rock. Well, y'know, whatever works.

Silverwolf • 05/03/2016

@Razmoudah: Of course you haven't seen anyone flinging a Dragon Slave around, that happened a long time ago...hence the crater!

Tor needs to try another sword.

FermentedSkunk • 05/03/2016

Gasp.... LIghtsaber!

Razmoudah • 05/04/2016

@Silverwolf: Nah, if that crater was from a Dragon Slave you can practically guarantee that Gorun Nova got away. Also, don't forget that the Celestials took all of those weapons back at the end of the second season, so it was no longer in this world, and the copy version from the recent season just didn't have the juice for a sustained fight. It's probably more likely to be the blessed hilt of a cursed blade (thus why with his insane luck he only got the hilt, the curse couldn't latch on to him).

@FermentedSkunk: Yes, it is very light.

Razmoudah • 05/05/2016

Ack, sorry. That was the third season when the Celestials took the weapons back. That's what I get for doing this first thing in the morning, things just don't always line-up right.

Tserra • 05/06/2016

Man, is it just me or does it seem like Silver used to look so much more muscular in the beginning? Kinda disappointing she's lost her tone

WB101 • 05/06/2016

But Tor, you forgot to say ‘Shazam!’ Or was that ‘supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?' Hmmm... ‘Birdmannn?’ ‘What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?’ ‘Kamehameha?’ ‘I'm gonna go build my own theme park, with...’ Errr nevermind.

Or maybe it was ‘By the power of Grayskull... there can be only One!’ is struck by lightning

I shoulda just suggested looking for the secret glyph key...

Katnik • 05/06/2016

What if one of these swords is the artifact ?

Razmoudah • 05/07/2016

With Tor's luck the artifact is the hilt he's holding. Of course, he doesn't know anyone is looking for it so he may end up just throwing it away. Even if he keeps it I still expect it to be a while before Silver and Tor meet the questing party. I was going to say "crossed paths", but they've done that several times without even noticing.

Katnik • 05/08/2016

@Razmoudah That "crossing paths without noticing" thing suddenly reminded me of the movie "Hoodwinked". Lol.

Kangaar Foxfire • 05/08/2016

Well a hilt without a sword isn't necessarily worthless. Guybrush Threepwood managed to finish a puzzle with one in Escape from Monkey Island (just before he lost the hilt down a sewer), and if I recall correctly there was a ruby-encrusted hilt in an extended version of Colossal Cave which counted as a treasure item.

Razmoudah • 05/08/2016

@Katnik: I've seen the trope used a few times, mostly in animes (Hoodwinked is one of the rare times an American company has used it, amazingly they actually used it well), although I have also seen it done in a couple of games.

Silverwolf • 05/08/2016

Maybe they've been trying the wrong approach. Tor should try pushing the sword instead.

Obakeinu • 05/09/2016

I wonder if it'll object too much to being re-purposed into a back-scratcher?

Rocket T. Coyote • 05/12/2016

Dang cheap imported steel no doubt.

Migmiglioli • 05/13/2016

"I am your chosen hilt!" Probably the artefact •.•

Monks Hand Games • 05/14/2016

And that's why you shouldn't buy your legendary swords from the tents just outside the Renaissance festival gates

Guesticus • 05/15/2016

No, Tor isn't wearing shorts, that's just shadow to stop the blindness

Webmetz • 05/20/2016

It is often easier to enchant a hilt then it is to enchant a sword.

For example, you have a cold iron blade. Deadly against fae. However, it needs more. So, you try to enchant the blade, and it the magic won't stick.

So. at which point you have the following choices 1) Carving runes into it (and optionally fill those runes with magic conductive metal),possibly throwing off the balance of the blade, or weakening its structure. Also, those runes are likely to get damaged in combat. 2) Enchant the hilt. Heck, you can enchant multiple parts of it if you do it right. A Gem in the Pommel for strong magic and A Grip/Tong for better grip. I wouldn't recommend enchanting the Cross Guard, as it often takes damage in combat

The choice is quite obvious.

Webmetz • 05/20/2016

I remember when a GM gave us a overly ornate, but extremely sturdy, hilt as a treasure. The fighter took it and had a blade forged for it. At the time, the player didn't know it was enchanted.

Then, one day, after a horrid number of whiffs, against a Giant, he said: BLASTED SWORD

And a blade of lightning sprung from the hilt, propelling the other blade with impressive force. GM told him to roll and attack roll, and BAM Critical Hit. The Blade went into the forehead of the giant, felling it.

NEW FAVORITE WEAPON GM ruled it as a Crossbow, Full Round to reload (without Rapid Reload). Damage and crit was equal to the blade.

Hilt was enchanted to accept any sword blade, or produce a lightning longsword upon command.

The fighter then proceeded to carry around a haversack of blades. All kinds. He once launched a Great Sword!

Unfortunately, the game died out a session after that.

Matt • 07/05/2017

Now for the chosen blade ...

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