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From: barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: Magic item origin stories
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Date: Sun, 26-May-85 19:51:21 EDT
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Posted: Sun May 26 19:51:21 1985
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Reply-To: barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold)
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Summary: 

One interesting item I saw evolve over the years was a Magic Sword,
dedicated to destroying Evil, found in the den of an evil wizard who had
been in the process of attempting to break or brainwash its spirit.
Feeling its resolution faltering, it had turned itelf Cursed, determined
to do the least it could to help him.

So when the players found it, it was a -2 sword that Slowed Evil creatures
on a Critical Hit.  If used by a Good/Lawful wielder, at the end of a
year's time it would go to -1 and Slow Evil on any hit; in another year
to normal potency and Paralyze Evil on Critical/Slow on normal; in another
year to +1, Paralyze Evil on Critical (and Undead any time)/Slow Evil
otherwie; and finally in another year's time to +2, Paralyze Evil on any hit.
(Those weren't game years but real time years.)

It had Ego 12, Intelligence 12 but was picked up by a Dwarf.  (The local
campaign interpreted the line about dwarves saving as 4 levels higher to also
apply to saes against weapon domination.  Only reasonable when you consider
who creates most of the magic weapons.  They ended up being reasonably
friendly though it never told her its "true name" until she had carried it
for five years.)