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ShadowHammer

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Re: A sword : suggestion
« Reply #15 on: March 05, 2014, 07:19:22 pm »

>Do not listen. Turn thrice around and touch iron.
+1 Do not let this spirit enchant you with it's whispered direction!

Also, why do we have a sword?
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Re: A sword : suggestion
« Reply #16 on: March 10, 2014, 09:20:27 pm »

> a space before the colon in the title
> malformed title
> OP that is obviously intented to be secretive, mysterious and enigmatic, but instead comes off as childish and amateur

I give this thread one day to die.
> Critic judges without question
> Judgemental in approach
> Does not understand OP

I'll give such pessimism one glance and move on.

Yep, interesting premise. :P




Try to understand what the sword was saying--was it coherent or understood by the hearer?
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Re: A sword -- suggestion
« Reply #17 on: March 10, 2014, 09:27:15 pm »

((Wait quick question: we are the girl, not the sword, right? Just making sure))
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Re: A sword -- suggestion
« Reply #18 on: March 10, 2014, 09:40:09 pm »

Determine what kind of sword this is. Are we talking straight, or curved? Long, short, twice the size of the person wielding it?
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Re: A sword -- suggestion
« Reply #19 on: March 11, 2014, 08:44:43 am »

Determine what the hell the setting is, where we are and who we are and such.
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Re: A sword -- suggestion
« Reply #20 on: March 11, 2014, 10:03:27 am »

Her sword was ... simple, to say the least. It wasn't especially a good nor pretty one. It had many chips on the edges, and the color was a particularly drab grey. It was only slightly longer than her forearm. It was currently embedded into a man's body, limp and lifeless. Her own right hand was on the grip. A rivulet of blood streamed down the blade and dripped into the grass.

With a gasp, she let go of the sword—or tried to, but it felt like her hand was stuck to the grip. With a stronger tug, accompanied by the physical pain one might feel when skin was ripped, she fell onto the ground backwards. Her right arm throbbed painfully with every heart beat, but she did not notice. The sword almost seemed like a demonic being, now, its innocent, bloody grip mocking her. But it lie silent. Did she hear wrong?

With trembling fingers, her left hand found her iron amulet hanging from her belt. She yanked it off its crude hook and turned it three times in her hand, staring at the sword. The act was said to ward evil spirits that brought death or misfortune, but she harbored doubt as to whether iron would work on iron. If only she had a fire-mountain to toss it into, then perhaps it would have been better.

After a moment, she turned away from the sword, and looked around her. The foggy plain was littered with more bodies. All around her, lying on the floor, or headless, or draped over a bush, or, or ...

If that sword had a favorite food, perhaps it would have been flesh.


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Re: A bloody sword — suggestion
« Reply #21 on: March 11, 2014, 10:39:56 am »

Ah, murder! So this is a mystery story then, a whodunit?

We should obviously puff our pipe and assess our list of suspects so far.

Also examine our hand, that whole tearing thing sounded painful.
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Re: A bloody sword — suggestion
« Reply #22 on: March 11, 2014, 10:41:47 am »

Where did we get this evil murdersword, anyway?
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Re: A bloody sword — suggestion
« Reply #23 on: March 11, 2014, 02:10:33 pm »

I believe our list of suspects currently consists of... well, us.
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Re: A bloody sword — suggestion
« Reply #24 on: March 11, 2014, 02:12:20 pm »

This situation is too stressful! Go murder someone to take the edge off.
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Re: A bloody sword — suggestion
« Reply #25 on: March 11, 2014, 02:14:47 pm »

That's what got us into this mess!
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Re: A bloody sword — suggestion
« Reply #26 on: March 11, 2014, 02:15:51 pm »

That's what got us into this mess!
Well then obviously a little more can't hurt.
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Re: A bloody sword — suggestion
« Reply #27 on: March 11, 2014, 02:16:39 pm »

That's what got us into this mess!
Well then obviously a little more can't hurt.
OK you convinced me. +1
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Re: A bloody sword — suggestion
« Reply #28 on: March 11, 2014, 02:20:59 pm »

That's what got us into this mess!
Well then obviously a little more can't hurt.
OK you convinced me. +1
Damn you all.


Also examine our hand, that whole tearing thing sounded painful.
This, and remember what we were doing here to begin with. Sounds like an unpleasant neighborhood.
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Re: A bloody sword — suggestion
« Reply #29 on: March 11, 2014, 02:21:35 pm »

Pick the sword back up and ask what it is to see if it'll reply.
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