[net.games.frp] ALARUMS & EXCURSIONS, Magic item origin stories

barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold) (05/23/85)

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Oh yes, the title is from a Shakespearean stage direction.  It means
people run on stage, fight, and run offstage again.

Let's start a new discussion topic.  Am I the only person who checks for
past history of magic items?  Even for a mere (?) +1 sword, it's fun to
know who the original maker was and what sort of person he made it for.
For one thing it's apt to give you a lot of ideas for low-grade but
intereting sword talents that aren't in the rules.  Like a +1 scimitar
made for a caravan leader might have Detect Water and Speak Camel.