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Qilintha
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Posted - 05 Dec 2017 :  00:09:29  Show Profile Send Qilintha a Private Message  Reply with Quote  Delete Topic
Hi again, I have a curiosity about the Deathstaff because in the Grand History of Realms , they are referred as multiple ones.

546 DR Year of the Rusted Sabre
The Halruaan wizard Gulkuluster begins creating a series of powerful wands
that bear his name and are known as Deathstaffs.

However in other entries it's referred to there being only one. It's considered a major artifact soo why the change? Also...would be other Deathstaffs indentical to the one we know about...or different?

What do you think? As usual thanks a lot in advance for your support.

Markustay
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Posted - 05 Dec 2017 :  02:13:22  Show Profile Send Markustay a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Maybe make a minor name change - have the lesser, multiple items called 'Deathstaves', and just have the singular, greater artifact be the Deathsaff. (so different things altogether).

"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone

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George Krashos
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Posted - 05 Dec 2017 :  05:26:16  Show Profile Send George Krashos a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Markustay

Maybe make a minor name change - have the lesser, multiple items called 'Deathstaves', and just have the singular, greater artifact be the Deathsaff. (so different things altogether).



The original was a wand and is detailed in Ed's Wyrms of the North article in Dragon #246 (Malaeragoth). It was changed to an artifact and a staff in the Shining South accessory (3E). Markustay's suggestion is a good one. The artifact was Gulkuluster's original crafting while the others were crafted by his apprentices and descendants.

-- George Krashos

"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus
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Qilintha
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Posted - 05 Dec 2017 :  11:37:01  Show Profile Send Qilintha a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Mmm seems like a good idea! Thanks for your advice.
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cpthero2
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Posted - 01 Mar 2020 :  07:40:10  Show Profile  Visit cpthero2's Homepage Send cpthero2 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Explorer Markustay and Master Krashos,

So, to confirm, there is only one, but there were typo's on the timeline, and the idea given is a way to resolve that inconsistency?

Best regards,




quote:
Originally posted by Markustay

Maybe make a minor name change - have the lesser, multiple items called 'Deathstaves', and just have the singular, greater artifact be the Deathsaff. (so different things altogether).


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