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Thursday, 23 November, 2006 by Nameless
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@ "If there's one thing that sucks about being chaotic, it's the lack of any decent artifacts."
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@ "Neutral ones aren't too hot either. Realistically, you just don't fight that many Ogres."
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@ "But today I have *finally* found a powerful and much feared artifact, with a deadly effect!"
a) the blessed      
rustproof +7        
StormbringerThere were sounds in the distance, incongruent with the
sounds of even this nameless, timeless sea: thin sounds,
agonized and terrible, for all that they remained remote -
yet the ship followed them, as if drawn by them; they grew
louder - pain and despair were there, but terror was
predominant.
Elric had heard such sounds echoing from his cousin Yyrkoon's
sardonically named 'Pleasure Chambers' in the days before he
had fled the responsibilities of ruling all that remained of
the old Melnibonean Empire. These were the voices of men
whose very souls were under siege; men to whom death meant
not mere extinction, but a continuation of existence, forever
in thrall to some cruel and supernatural master. He had
heard men cry so when his salvation and his nemesis, his
great black battle-blade Stormbringer, drank their souls.
        [ The Lands Beyond the World, by Michael Moorcock ]

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@ "Behold!"
It starts to rain!  
Your blessed +5     
gauntlets of power  
rust!               
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@ "Oh, real funny."


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The Bard of Blasphemy November 23, 2006 04:45
First comment: 13 May, 2005 46 comments written
"Lightning strikes your iron helmet!
Your potionPOTABLE, n. Suitable for drinking. Water is said to be
potable; indeed, some declare it our natural beverage,
although even they find it palatable only when suffering
from the recurrent disorder known as thirst, for which it
is a medicine. Upon nothing has so great and diligent
ingenuity been brought to bear in all ages and in all
countries, except the most uncivilized, as upon the
invention of substitutes for water. To hold that this
general aversion to that liquid has no basis in the
preservative instinct of the race is to be unscientific --
and without science we are as the snakes and toads.
        [ The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce ]

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of gain level boils and explodes!
Your backpack appears more experienced."
flatluigi November 23, 2006 05:24
First comment: 23 November, 2006 28 comments written
Cute.
Grey Knight November 23, 2006 07:03
First comment: 20 October, 2005 116 comments written
Alright, could've been improved by bringing back the #. By far the best actor we've ever had, that fellow!
  November 23, 2006 09:35
First comment: 1 April, 2004 431 comments written
Why aren't his Gauntlets rustproof? I always rustproof my Gauntlets. Always.
A November 23, 2006 12:19
First comment: 24 October, 2006 70 comments written
Grey KnightHere lies the noble fearless knight,
Whose valour rose to such a height;
When Death at last had struck him down,
His was the victory and renown.
He reck'd the world of little prize,
And was a bugbear in men's eyes;
But had the fortune in his age
To live a fool and die a sage.
        [ Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miquel de
         Cervantes Saavedra ]

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: I agree.
Feory November 23, 2006 12:49
First comment: 15 August, 2006 63 comments written
I don't tend to rustproof my stuff, as I just don't get enough EA scrolls until later on.
Damien November 23, 2006 21:24
First comment: 23 November, 2006 1 comments written
StingThere was the usual dim grey light of the forest-day about
him when he came to his senses. The spider lay dead beside
him, and his sword-blade was stained black. Somehow the
killing of the giant spider, all alone and by himself in the
dark without the help of the wizard or the dwarves or of
anyone else, made a great difference to Mr. Baggins. He felt
a different person, and much fiercer and bolder in spite of
an empty stomach, as he wiped his sword on the grass and put
it back into its sheath.
"I will give you a name," he said to it, "and I shall call
you Sting."
        [ The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

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and OrcristThe Great Goblin gave a truly awful howl of rage when he
looked at it, and all his soldiers gnashed their teeth,
clashed their shields, and stamped. They knew the sword at
once. It had killed hundreds of goblins in its time, when
the fair elves of Gondolin hunted them in the hills or did
battle before their walls. They had called it Orcrist,
Goblin-cleaver, but the goblins called it simply Biter.
They hated it and hated worse any one that carried it.
        [ The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

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aren't chaotic...and neutral artifacts are the best in the game. (Frost Brand! Fire Brand! Greyswandir!)

Other than that, cute. :>
acheron November 23, 2006 21:32
First comment: 1 June, 2004 63 comments written
heh, wrong on all counts Damien, sorry. :)

StingThere was the usual dim grey light of the forest-day about
him when he came to his senses. The spider lay dead beside
him, and his sword-blade was stained black. Somehow the
killing of the giant spider, all alone and by himself in the
dark without the help of the wizard or the dwarves or of
anyone else, made a great difference to Mr. Baggins. He felt
a different person, and much fiercer and bolder in spite of
an empty stomach, as he wiped his sword on the grass and put
it back into its sheath.
"I will give you a name," he said to it, "and I shall call
you Sting."
        [ The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

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and OrcristThe Great Goblin gave a truly awful howl of rage when he
looked at it, and all his soldiers gnashed their teeth,
clashed their shields, and stamped. They knew the sword at
once. It had killed hundreds of goblins in its time, when
the fair elves of Gondolin hunted them in the hills or did
battle before their walls. They had called it Orcrist,
Goblin-cleaver, but the goblins called it simply Biter.
They hated it and hated worse any one that carried it.
        [ The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

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are both chaotic, Greyswandir is Lawful, and the Brands are unaligned. :)
Dav November 23, 2006 22:54
First comment: 26 June, 2004 147 comments written
MjollnirForged by the dwarves Eitri and Brokk, in response to Loki's
challenge, Mjollnir is an indestructible war hammer. It has
two magical properties: when thrown it always returned to
Thor's hand; and it could be made to shrink in size until it
could fit inside Thor's shirt. Its only flaw is that it has
a short handle. The other gods judged Mjollnir the winner of
the contest because, of all the treasures created, it alone had
the power to protect them from the giants. As the legends
surrounding Mjollnir grew, it began to take on the quality of
"vigja", or consecration. Thor used it to consecrate births,
weddings, and even to raise his goats from the dead. In the
Norse mythologies Mjollnir is considered to represent Thor's
governance over the entire cycle of life - fertility, birth,
destruction, and resurrection.

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!
Fathead November 27, 2006 16:42
First comment: 1 April, 2006 1136 comments written
Rustproof? You can do that? Really?

Dudley, what is that?
Have you not found the secret?
You need fewer tricks!
Ristipisto-Risto December 7, 2006 09:26
First comment: 25 January, 2006 52 comments written
Charming.

What's the thing with Greyswandir, actually? I've had that sword so so so many times, but I've never found out, what's so special about it.
Jon December 14, 2006 10:20
First comment: 14 December, 2006 2 comments written
GrayswandirWhy had I been wearing Grayswandir? Would another weapon have
affected a Logrus-ghost as strongly? Had it really been my
father, then, who had brought me here? And had he felt I might
need the extra edge his weapon could provide? I wanted to
think so, to believe that he had been more than a Pattern-ghost.
        [ Knight of Shadows, by Roger Zelazny ]

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has no special abilities: it just does heaps of damage.
Grognor April 21, 2007 02:48
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
If only you could dual wield artifacts.
Drizhen February 27, 2008 17:58
First comment: 21 February, 2008 20 comments written
Frost brand and fire brand are both unaligned if I remember correctly, also I think Greyswandir is lawful.
Dani June 13, 2008 02:59
First comment: 7 June, 2008 39 comments written
I've ascended twice, and both times I had Stormy wielded. <3

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