I think bards identify items by testing them on 'willing' party members. Stab aerie with sword of burning. Elf singed, check. Must be having fire damage as ability. Etc.
I think bards identify items by testing them on 'willing' party members. Stab aerie with sword of burning. Elf singed, check. Must be having fire damage as ability. Etc.
edwin, my maaaan! i've got a belt here that is gonna look so dope on you. OH SNAP WHAAAAT!
According to my brother, who rarely reads any books besides D&D manuals, it's official lore that legendary items are so powerful that they've become semi-sentient and can magically disguise themselves, which is another reason why they are hard to identify.
@TStael Googled it: The palace claims to have Moses' Staff, as well as David's Sword, among other things. Both look relatively ordinary and have no enchantments that meet the eye. That means I've lost interest in them.
Real world lore cynic like me, I take it! I like your style...
But, do note, were Istanbul where it was just two years ago, I would visit without hesitation. My experience is very hospitable. I love that city. For a cynic like me, seeing that staff (!) displayed - thank u justtravelinthrough - in itself adds a dimension of interest.
But, there are other things... I retain from Topkapi most strongly the über-diplomatic version of the Order of the Garter awarded by Queen Victoria to Sultan Ahmed Mehmet in 1856. Strongly diplomatic gesture; and diamonds all around!
The pricelessness of that piece and boldness of awarding it is, somehow, to me, the lore of our world. A staff of Moses, or Sword of David, meanwhile, in BG game-world, after lore check, hell yeah, why not!
I think you see the water-shed, right? But I am impressed you googled about... :-)
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OH SNAP WHAAAAT!
But, do note, were Istanbul where it was just two years ago, I would visit without hesitation. My experience is very hospitable. I love that city. For a cynic like me, seeing that staff (!) displayed - thank u justtravelinthrough - in itself adds a dimension of interest.
But, there are other things... I retain from Topkapi most strongly the über-diplomatic version of the Order of the Garter awarded by Queen Victoria to Sultan Ahmed Mehmet in 1856. Strongly diplomatic gesture; and diamonds all around!
The pricelessness of that piece and boldness of awarding it is, somehow, to me, the lore of our world. A staff of Moses, or Sword of David, meanwhile, in BG game-world, after lore check, hell yeah, why not!
I think you see the water-shed, right? But I am impressed you googled about... :-)