Although I've mentioned it before, I've been writing a series of system-independent fluff pieces on the history of arms in the Kobold Quarterly online blog. They're meant as brief historical overviews with the goal of stimulating thought on weapons in your gaming worlds, Realmsian or Otherwise.
As of now, the five articles I originally proposed have been posted:
So, feel free to take a read, pilfer ideas for your game, and enjoy.
One usually has far more to fear from the soft-spoken wizard with a blade and well-worn boots than from the boisterous one in the ivory tower. My Tabletop Writing CV.
"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding." Alaundo of Candlekeep
One usually has far more to fear from the soft-spoken wizard with a blade and well-worn boots than from the boisterous one in the ivory tower. My Tabletop Writing CV.
Kobold Quarterly-Historical Steel Blog Series
Posted - 10 May 2011 : 07:30:59
