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Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:07 pm
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Dayyum! I didn't know the Vorpal sword was that bad **** back then. Thanks for that highlight JHS. 
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Sat Nov 10, 2012 5:31 pm
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Yep, Vorpal weapons have always been extremely powerful. However, that original version is so over-the-top I wouldn't allow anyone but Heironeous himself to wield such a thing.
As a long-time DM, I can tell you that PCs do roll 20's often and having the party fighter kill your BBEG with a single stroke because he got lucky on the first roll, kinda sucks. 
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Sun Nov 11, 2012 3:07 pm
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In 1e, a 20% chance of severing a head translates to 1 attack in 5. A high level fighter got, what two attacks per round? So you were severing your opponent's head in 2.5 rounds, on average. That's pretty potent.
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Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:21 am
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The Queen of Hearts carries a few around, or so I hear. 
I wonder if that PC yelled off with their heads every time he attacked? 
Later
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Tue Nov 13, 2012 8:53 am
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| Argon wrote: |
The Queen of Hearts carries a few around, or so I hear.
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Snicker-snack.
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Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:52 pm
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| Nellisir wrote: |
| Argon wrote: |
The Queen of Hearts carries a few around, or so I hear.
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Nope. That would be from The Jabberwocky.
'Twas Brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gymbol in the wabe.
All mimsy were the borogoves
And the mome raths outgrabe...
http://www.jabberwocky.com/carroll/jabber/jabberwocky.html
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Tue Nov 13, 2012 5:36 pm
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| SirXaris wrote: |
| Nellisir wrote: |
| Argon wrote: |
The Queen of Hearts carries a few around, or so I hear.
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Nope. That would be from The Jabberwocky.
'Twas Brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gymbol in the wabe.
All mimsy were the borogoves
And the mome raths outgrabe...
http://www.jabberwocky.com/carroll/jabber/jabberwocky.html
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Um, yeah. So is the Vorpal Sword. That was sort of the point.
"One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!"
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Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:20 am
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I missunderstood ya, there, Nellisir.
SirXaris
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