Paragon
12-16-10, 06:07 AM
SOME SUGGESTIONS:
*The Clockwork Scimitar: Some decades ago, a Salvaran Artificer became obsessed with the art and design of clockwork creations, and seeking perfection in his craft, he traveled extensively among the nations. It was in Fallien that it was said he found his inspiration, by the grains of sand falling through an hourglass, but no one knows for certain - the artificer vanished into the desert. The only hint that he had perfected his work was that this blade was found in the hand of a wandering Arta. The material which the scimitar is made of seems to be an alloy of mythril and dehlar, allowing for such small, delicate forms in its design to remain possible while still functioning as a weapon. Most of the blade is composed of an astounding clockwork array that eternally turns under the power of an unknown engine. What makes the sword truly deadly however, is its ability - any matter, whether it be animate or inanimate, which is struck with its blade, will not be wounded or scarred. Instead, in place of cut flesh and sliced muscle, the blade leaves behind a similar delicate array of clockwork gears and cogs. In time, enough "wounds" will leave a limb stiff, as the clockwork seems to spread at a crawl, converting flesh into metal, glass, and wood. Upon conversion of three quarters of a limb, it will literally begin to move on its own, operating with an unknown will independent of its former owner. Within three days, the clockwork will spread, and instead of leaving a corpse, the wielder of the scimitar will find a clockwork golem that is loyal to the wielder of the blade. There is no known cure to this strange disease, and it is capable of afflicting any number of people and objects.
Gauntlet of the Firedrake: A ornate gauntlet with a large ruby in the middle of the wearer's palm. At will, the ruby itself will glow and when the wielder extends his arm and opens his hand, a large wave of fire surges outwards from them gem. Think of it as a magical flamethrower.
Eyukin, the Relentless Winter: A magical katana, complete with the image of a demon's head with sapphires for eyes at the end of the hilt. On command the blade will cover itself with a thick layer of ice. Eventually, the ice will extend to cover the wielder's arm, and then his whole body. The ice itself will serve as an addition layer of armor, and the ice that covers the other hand will also form into come claws in case the warrior needs to improvise an additional weapon.
Gloves of Absorbtion: Gloves with mouths drawn on the palms./ Twice per thread, the gloves can 'eat' one minor magical attacks, or eat one big one once.
Armor of Insight: A completely invisible armor when worn, the user has to make sure they're wearing clothes underneath. Gives a false sense that the person is defenseless.
Cloak of Phasing: Lets the user walk through one solid object or allow one attack to harmlessly pass right through them, but only once per day. Does not apply to liquids or gases.
*Really awesome suggestion.
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Inspired by the list of legendary items, I've wanted wanted my character to be an excuse for people to make all sorts of cool equipment and items. The auction house is a good example of fantasy-esque items. Although, sometimes you can't afford to have the cool stuff you want through the bazaar, or you can't think of cool stuff to have. That's what this thread is for. I want people to post ideas for items, equipment, and weapons with cool properties and enchantments. Then, when you do threads, you can request your spoil be some sort of redeemable reward for a cool piece of enchanted armor or weapon and then redeem it through Dorian ICly. This is specifically with The Ixian Knights in mind, but anyone can do it. You can even buy raw material from the bazaar if you're hasty and it would likely cost less than the finished crazy awesome weapon you would've otherwise attempted to buy.
Examples of stuff I want for Dorian:
Serpent's Katana - A (insert rare/expensive/powerful material here) sword with extreme sharpness that is enchanted to have the ability to send a snake with paralyzing venom at the enemy with each swing.
The Double Sword - A (insert rare/expensive/powerful material here) longsword that can double itself into two swords. It is enchanted to run an electric current between the tips of its blades, and anything that gets caught in that current is electrocuted.
Greaves (or some sort of armored leggings?) and Sabatons of The Dragonet - A pair of (insert rare/expensive/powerful material here) sabatons and greaves that are enchanted to drastically increase the wearer's jumping speed and height, allowing the user to shoot out like a cannon with each jump. The sabatons are enchanted for soft landings if the wearer chooses.
Um, what else... Gloves of The Second Hand? Helmet of Vision? (night vision? 360 degree vision?) All sorts of stuff. Think up some cool stuff I can make for you! I believe that that the legendary list should be shifted so that everyone has some sort of cool legendary item. Most of that list is pretty boring stuff that just happens to be used by famous people, or at famous times, anyway. Fantasy is all about wacky abilities and spells and stuff!
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Update!: I've added some of the suggestions to the top of the post. I tried to only list the things that really mesh with the concept of an item that can eventually be upgraded to something legendary, or your item was possibly too complicated. You can bug me if you really feel that it should be included.
There are 3 steps to a Dorian-made item:
1st: The forging phase. Let's say he makes a weapon. It has properties, side-effects, and such. The whip, for example, the muscle fibers could be so strong that whipping them is akin to The Orochi itself whipping its own tail or one of its heads at someone.
2nd: The Enchantment phase, usually done by Celesta. Gives it a unique ability, and this could be downright anything. It's generally an advanced enchantment that really multiplies the uses of the item. The turning into a helmet with an ability thing could be that.
3rd: Fate-crafting. This is the last phase, done by Dorian himself very rarely. This step makes the item legendary, and gives it purpose. Anyone using a Fate-crafted weapon is very powerful. One use is to take an item's theme ability or use, and drive it to its logical extreme. Like the snake sword, maybe Fate-crafted it becomes something that spits out giant Wyrms instead of itty bitty snakes.
*The Clockwork Scimitar: Some decades ago, a Salvaran Artificer became obsessed with the art and design of clockwork creations, and seeking perfection in his craft, he traveled extensively among the nations. It was in Fallien that it was said he found his inspiration, by the grains of sand falling through an hourglass, but no one knows for certain - the artificer vanished into the desert. The only hint that he had perfected his work was that this blade was found in the hand of a wandering Arta. The material which the scimitar is made of seems to be an alloy of mythril and dehlar, allowing for such small, delicate forms in its design to remain possible while still functioning as a weapon. Most of the blade is composed of an astounding clockwork array that eternally turns under the power of an unknown engine. What makes the sword truly deadly however, is its ability - any matter, whether it be animate or inanimate, which is struck with its blade, will not be wounded or scarred. Instead, in place of cut flesh and sliced muscle, the blade leaves behind a similar delicate array of clockwork gears and cogs. In time, enough "wounds" will leave a limb stiff, as the clockwork seems to spread at a crawl, converting flesh into metal, glass, and wood. Upon conversion of three quarters of a limb, it will literally begin to move on its own, operating with an unknown will independent of its former owner. Within three days, the clockwork will spread, and instead of leaving a corpse, the wielder of the scimitar will find a clockwork golem that is loyal to the wielder of the blade. There is no known cure to this strange disease, and it is capable of afflicting any number of people and objects.
Gauntlet of the Firedrake: A ornate gauntlet with a large ruby in the middle of the wearer's palm. At will, the ruby itself will glow and when the wielder extends his arm and opens his hand, a large wave of fire surges outwards from them gem. Think of it as a magical flamethrower.
Eyukin, the Relentless Winter: A magical katana, complete with the image of a demon's head with sapphires for eyes at the end of the hilt. On command the blade will cover itself with a thick layer of ice. Eventually, the ice will extend to cover the wielder's arm, and then his whole body. The ice itself will serve as an addition layer of armor, and the ice that covers the other hand will also form into come claws in case the warrior needs to improvise an additional weapon.
Gloves of Absorbtion: Gloves with mouths drawn on the palms./ Twice per thread, the gloves can 'eat' one minor magical attacks, or eat one big one once.
Armor of Insight: A completely invisible armor when worn, the user has to make sure they're wearing clothes underneath. Gives a false sense that the person is defenseless.
Cloak of Phasing: Lets the user walk through one solid object or allow one attack to harmlessly pass right through them, but only once per day. Does not apply to liquids or gases.
*Really awesome suggestion.
- - -
Inspired by the list of legendary items, I've wanted wanted my character to be an excuse for people to make all sorts of cool equipment and items. The auction house is a good example of fantasy-esque items. Although, sometimes you can't afford to have the cool stuff you want through the bazaar, or you can't think of cool stuff to have. That's what this thread is for. I want people to post ideas for items, equipment, and weapons with cool properties and enchantments. Then, when you do threads, you can request your spoil be some sort of redeemable reward for a cool piece of enchanted armor or weapon and then redeem it through Dorian ICly. This is specifically with The Ixian Knights in mind, but anyone can do it. You can even buy raw material from the bazaar if you're hasty and it would likely cost less than the finished crazy awesome weapon you would've otherwise attempted to buy.
Examples of stuff I want for Dorian:
Serpent's Katana - A (insert rare/expensive/powerful material here) sword with extreme sharpness that is enchanted to have the ability to send a snake with paralyzing venom at the enemy with each swing.
The Double Sword - A (insert rare/expensive/powerful material here) longsword that can double itself into two swords. It is enchanted to run an electric current between the tips of its blades, and anything that gets caught in that current is electrocuted.
Greaves (or some sort of armored leggings?) and Sabatons of The Dragonet - A pair of (insert rare/expensive/powerful material here) sabatons and greaves that are enchanted to drastically increase the wearer's jumping speed and height, allowing the user to shoot out like a cannon with each jump. The sabatons are enchanted for soft landings if the wearer chooses.
Um, what else... Gloves of The Second Hand? Helmet of Vision? (night vision? 360 degree vision?) All sorts of stuff. Think up some cool stuff I can make for you! I believe that that the legendary list should be shifted so that everyone has some sort of cool legendary item. Most of that list is pretty boring stuff that just happens to be used by famous people, or at famous times, anyway. Fantasy is all about wacky abilities and spells and stuff!
- - -
Update!: I've added some of the suggestions to the top of the post. I tried to only list the things that really mesh with the concept of an item that can eventually be upgraded to something legendary, or your item was possibly too complicated. You can bug me if you really feel that it should be included.
There are 3 steps to a Dorian-made item:
1st: The forging phase. Let's say he makes a weapon. It has properties, side-effects, and such. The whip, for example, the muscle fibers could be so strong that whipping them is akin to The Orochi itself whipping its own tail or one of its heads at someone.
2nd: The Enchantment phase, usually done by Celesta. Gives it a unique ability, and this could be downright anything. It's generally an advanced enchantment that really multiplies the uses of the item. The turning into a helmet with an ability thing could be that.
3rd: Fate-crafting. This is the last phase, done by Dorian himself very rarely. This step makes the item legendary, and gives it purpose. Anyone using a Fate-crafted weapon is very powerful. One use is to take an item's theme ability or use, and drive it to its logical extreme. Like the snake sword, maybe Fate-crafted it becomes something that spits out giant Wyrms instead of itty bitty snakes.