MAGIC SWORD

What is a magic sword? Have you ever thought about it? Why are they so ubiquitous? Every hero needs one and every PC is after one. On the GLOG discord server just making up chainsaw sword names is enough. 

THROW NOT PEARLS

@jakewyattriot

A magic sword is what allows Scott Pilgrim to vanquish the ex and secure the girlfriend. A magic sword, once lost, caused Thor to do some soul searching and invade a government base. A magic sword once chose the King of Camelot. So what's their deal?

VICTORY ON ARRIVAL

@drivemeawaytroubledheart

A magic sword is the thing you're looking for when you plumb the depths and venture into the chaotic wastes. I mean that in more than just your game. When you move, as I did recently, you leave the walled safety of civilization (that you know and are familiar with) and enter the relative unknown of a new land rife with dangers you are not yet familiar with. Over time, though, you get to know the place, its social customs, its idiosyncratic dangers, and the safety of civilization re-emerges around you.

LOST ONCE FOUND

@drivemeawaytroubledheart

But by then you are not in the same civilization. And you are not the same. A journey into the wilderness of life does not leave one unscathed, but when you return successful from your metaphorical/archetypal journey you are more than you were when you left. The lessons you learned, friends you gathered, treasure found are the precise things that caused the safety and comfort of home to re-emerge.

ONLY WAY BACK

A Shipwright

The sword is of that type of thing. It is the treasure but in its active form. Sometimes when you are thrust into the miasma by the monsters of life, there are no simple fairytale endings to be found. There's no pot of gold waiting at the end of your rainbow journey. The only way back is to step over the corpse of the monster that brought you here.

As far as I can tell, the only way to kill a monster is to become one. No pastoral farmer slays the hydra and rescues the village. Even if it was a farmer that left the village to do so, once they make it back they are no farmer now. The sword is a symbol of that. It is not a sensible tool to bring on an adventure. It's no axe or pick or crowbar. It's the thing for killing. It makes a monster out of you.

DEATH DOES PART

Anto Finnstark

When life grabs you by the hair and pulls you into the underworld (disease, loneliness, depression, isolation, unemployment, breakup, divorce, crisis of faith), you might curl up into a ball and cry. But not for long. That's not what heroes do. Forge ahead, stumble blindly if you must. Grasp. Reach. Find your magic sword and start swinging. The only way out is over the corpse of the thing that brought you here.

FIELD OF SWORDS

Anto Finnstark

Once in your life, you may find yourself in the FIELD OF SWORDS. Here's the tool for any job. Look around:

SWORD

SWORD

SWORD

SWORD

SWORD

CHAINSAW

Limitless potential is at your fingertips here, if only you could pull them all. But you can't. You get one choice. If you're greedy you'll leave with nothing. Life is like that sometimes. 

Examine them closely, you'll get only the appearance until you grasp one and by then the choice is made. The sword you grab might be the thing you need. It might even make you King.

Magic items by AI

Turns out that we don't need a full idea to make up a thing anymore. We don't even have to search around and piece together half ideas. We only need a few weird words and an AI.

I spoke with Transformer to do the legwork of making interesting magic items. It took like  3 minutes.

Shrouded Eye: A rare item that allows a user to see ghosts. These glowing mirrors are as old as the world itself and can reveal other items like books and scrolls that the user has retrieved through time or magic. All types of ghosts are revealed or destroyed when this mirror is used, allowing the user to recover lost items.

Damn! That's better than I could do!

Shadow Mirror: An item created by the spirits of monsters that help the wearer avoid being harmed. This mirror lets the user cast spells and abilities, as well as gain a sense of security and peace. When a ghost is attacked by one of the shadows, the mirror casts a protection spell to aid the attacker, causing them to be shunned and driven away while the shadow remains.

Does the mirror help the person attacking you? probably. stupid cursed mirrors.

Ascended Deathwatch: A white helmet with several gold rings set on its head. They cannot walk for a short time. Like a guardian spirit, they may appear for a brief moment and then disappear.

Teleportation helm. basic.

Bastille: The glass glows golden orange under a light of 100 lux in the moonlight.

A dim desk light is ~100 lux. hmm.

Borzoi Eyewear: A silver eyeglass with gold eyeshadow.

More of a fashion statement than a magic item.

Brilliant Bamboo Scissors: These sharp and light swords are made of bamboo and shaped like one with sharp edges.

Now we're talkin!

Brick Glasses: Made of durable glass, these lenses allow them to easily move around.

Bryling's Cauldron: The glassware within this glasshouse is composed of a crystal of a crystal. The crystal is shaped with an upside down V-shape and comes in different lengths. The crystal glass can be used to reforge equipment, as well as to create an invisible spell that is invisible to sight.

Frozen Heart Mask: A black hood tied around his neck, the mask provides the user immunity to the ice and frost elements.

Pretty basic, but very usable!

Spirilicious Ring: A ring shaped like a red star that allows the user to teleport to nearby stars. Once used they cannot be removed once the energy from the star dissipates.

Damned cursed items showing up again!

Lustrous Follower: These gold earrings are fashioned from the luster of the fuchsia. They are very popular among both male and female magic users. They are crafted from silver and decorated with flowers.

Fashion souls, anyone?

Amber Lantern: An unusual item created using the spirit of the amber tree, this item allows the wielder to emit sound waves by touching their hands.

This one allows the user to clap!

Shadows to the Past: Black colored glasses that offer excellent visibility around the eyes.

Just, like, some nice glasses.

Invisibility Shades: These dark glasses provide an excellent sense of invisibility. If one is wearing this form, they can see through other people's thoughts even though they are not themselves. The shades are not as bright as before.

Opaque thoughts bothersome no more!

Aura of Absorption and Recall: The form can use this to recall spells that the user cast and that had been cast when the user first stepped through the form.

Nice, MUs always trying to cheat the system.

Mental Retrieval Form: This form allows the user to take over another person's mind with ease. The user is a form that is able to assume control of the thoughts of another person.

Cursed Paperwork needs muuuch more representation in the rpg community.

Inspired by other recent AI adventure generations.