https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Vorpal_SwordVorpal Sword - Revision history2026-05-07T22:10:54ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.39.6https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Vorpal_Sword&diff=129553&oldid=prevTwiggy at 00:20, 13 January 20262026-01-13T00:20:32Z<p></p>
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</table>Twiggyhttps://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Vorpal_Sword&diff=126455&oldid=prevTwiggy at 18:57, 8 August 20252025-08-08T18:57:40Z<p></p>
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</table>Twiggyhttps://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Vorpal_Sword&diff=122178&oldid=prevRafferty at 11:22, 21 June 20252025-06-21T11:22:08Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>These fanciful tales mask the very real uses of Vorpal Swords throughout Imperial history. A skilled and spirited warrior armed with a Vorpal Sword can cut through lesser folk with terrifying ease. The Marcher general [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Imperial_history#.281_YE_-_5_YE.29_Internal_conflict</del>|Tom Drake]] is said to have wielded one when he confronted and slew the tyrant boyar [[Alderei_the_Fair|Alderei the Fair]]. During the [[Imperial_history#.2888_YE.29_Invasion_of_Kahraman|invasion]] of [[Kahraman]], the Freeborn general Jone i Arco i Erigo wielded a straight-bladed Vorpal Sword at every battle. Those who dislike childish stories call these blades “Conquerors’ Swords” and insist that there is no record of a battle lost by a general bearing one of these blades. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>These fanciful tales mask the very real uses of Vorpal Swords throughout Imperial history. A skilled and spirited warrior armed with a Vorpal Sword can cut through lesser folk with terrifying ease. The Marcher general [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Life of Tom Drake</ins>|Tom Drake]] is said to have wielded one when he confronted and slew the tyrant boyar [[Alderei_the_Fair|Alderei the Fair]]. During the [[Imperial_history#.2888_YE.29_Invasion_of_Kahraman|invasion]] of [[Kahraman]], the Freeborn general Jone i Arco i Erigo wielded a straight-bladed Vorpal Sword at every battle. Those who dislike childish stories call these blades “Conquerors’ Swords” and insist that there is no record of a battle lost by a general bearing one of these blades. </div></td></tr>
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</table>Raffertyhttps://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Vorpal_Sword&diff=50185&oldid=prevBeeswax: /* Description */2017-03-29T16:36:57Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Description</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">This </del>enchanted blades have a long history, generally cropping in tales of monstrous incursions. The best known name originates from the obscure [[Varushka|Varushkan]] vale of Vorpa, where according to legend, such a blade was used to slay a poorly defined but vicious monstrosity, the nature of which changes with every teller of the tale. In [[the Brass Coast]], the stories speak of an axe with similar powers being used to slay an enormous dire ostrich, while the Marchers tell of a magical hammer which was used to crack the skull of an enormous weasel plaguing [[Upwold]]. The wealth of such stories has made it common practice to work parts of terrible and exotic [[Legendary_beasts|beasts]] into the weapon, possibly as a hilt or haft, to draw upon the blade’s legend. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">These </ins>enchanted blades have a long history, generally cropping in tales of monstrous incursions. The best known name originates from the obscure [[Varushka|Varushkan]] vale of Vorpa, where according to legend, such a blade was used to slay a poorly defined but vicious monstrosity, the nature of which changes with every teller of the tale. In [[the Brass Coast]], the stories speak of an axe with similar powers being used to slay an enormous dire ostrich, while the Marchers tell of a magical hammer which was used to crack the skull of an enormous weasel plaguing [[Upwold]]. The wealth of such stories has made it common practice to work parts of terrible and exotic [[Legendary_beasts|beasts]] into the weapon, possibly as a hilt or haft, to draw upon the blade’s legend. </div></td></tr>
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</table>Raffertyhttps://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Vorpal_Sword&diff=43441&oldid=prevDre at 14:04, 16 April 20162016-04-16T14:04:13Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">vorpal blade </del>is a powerful weapon that grants extensive additional power to a heroic warrior, as well as putting even an unskilled fighter on par with a skilled soldier.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Vorpal Sword </ins>is a powerful weapon that grants extensive additional power to a heroic warrior, as well as putting even an unskilled fighter on par with a skilled soldier.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This enchanted blades have a long history, generally cropping in tales of monstrous incursions. The best known name originates from the obscure [[Varushka|Varushkan]] vale of Vorpa, where according to legend, such a blade was used to slay a poorly defined but vicious monstrosity, the nature of which changes with every teller of the tale. In [[the Brass Coast]], the stories speak of an axe with similar powers being used to slay an enormous dire ostrich, while the Marchers tell of a magical hammer which was used to crack the skull of an enormous weasel plaguing [[Upwold]]. The wealth of such stories has made it common practice to work parts of terrible and exotic [[Legendary_beasts|beasts]] into the weapon, possibly as a hilt or haft, to draw upon the blade’s legend. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This enchanted blades have a long history, generally cropping in tales of monstrous incursions. The best known name originates from the obscure [[Varushka|Varushkan]] vale of Vorpa, where according to legend, such a blade was used to slay a poorly defined but vicious monstrosity, the nature of which changes with every teller of the tale. In [[the Brass Coast]], the stories speak of an axe with similar powers being used to slay an enormous dire ostrich, while the Marchers tell of a magical hammer which was used to crack the skull of an enormous weasel plaguing [[Upwold]]. The wealth of such stories has made it common practice to work parts of terrible and exotic [[Legendary_beasts|beasts]] into the weapon, possibly as a hilt or haft, to draw upon the blade’s legend. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>These fanciful tales mask the very real uses of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">vorpal blades </del>throughout Imperial history. A skilled and spirited warrior armed with a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">vorpal sword </del>can cut through lesser folk with terrifying ease. The Marcher general [[Imperial_history#.281_YE_-_5_YE.29_Internal_conflict|Tom Drake]] is said to have wielded one when he confronted and slew the tyrant boyar [[Alderei_the_Fair|Alderei the Fair]]. During the [[Imperial_history#.2888_YE.29_Invasion_of_Kahraman|invasion]] of [[Kahraman]], the Freeborn general Jone i Arco i Erigo wielded a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">vorpal </del>straight <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sword </del>at every battle. Those who dislike childish stories call these blades “Conquerors’ Swords” and insist that there is no record of a battle lost by a general bearing one of these blades. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>These fanciful tales mask the very real uses of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Vorpal Swords </ins>throughout Imperial history. A skilled and spirited warrior armed with a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Vorpal Sword </ins>can cut through lesser folk with terrifying ease. The Marcher general [[Imperial_history#.281_YE_-_5_YE.29_Internal_conflict|Tom Drake]] is said to have wielded one when he confronted and slew the tyrant boyar [[Alderei_the_Fair|Alderei the Fair]]. During the [[Imperial_history#.2888_YE.29_Invasion_of_Kahraman|invasion]] of [[Kahraman]], the Freeborn general Jone i Arco i Erigo wielded a straight<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">-bladed Vorpal Sword </ins>at every battle. Those who dislike childish stories call these blades “Conquerors’ Swords” and insist that there is no record of a battle lost by a general bearing one of these blades. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Artisans in [[Wintermark]] especially like to inscribe the rune [[Jotra]] on a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">biting blade </del>along with one or both of the runes [[Verys]] or [[Hirmok]]. In [[Dawn]] these swords are often called ''Gryphon Talons''.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Artisans in [[Wintermark]] especially like to inscribe the rune [[Jotra]] on a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Vorpal Sword </ins>along with one or both of the runes [[Verys]] or [[Hirmok]]. In [[Dawn]] these swords are often called ''Gryphon Talons''.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This enchanted blades have a long history, generally cropping in tales of monstrous incursions. The best known name originates from the obscure [[Varushka|Varushkan]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Vale]] </del>of Vorpa, where according to legend, such a blade was used to slay a poorly defined but vicious monstrosity, the nature of which changes with every teller of the tale. In [[the Brass Coast]], the stories speak of an axe with similar powers being used to slay an enormous dire ostrich, while the Marchers tell of a magical hammer which was used to crack the skull of an enormous weasel plaguing [[Upwold]]. The wealth of such stories has made it common practice to work parts of terrible and exotic [[Legendary_beasts|beasts]] into the weapon, possibly as a hilt or haft, to draw upon the blade’s legend. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This enchanted blades have a long history, generally cropping in tales of monstrous incursions. The best known name originates from the obscure [[Varushka|Varushkan]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">vale </ins>of Vorpa, where according to legend, such a blade was used to slay a poorly defined but vicious monstrosity, the nature of which changes with every teller of the tale. In [[the Brass Coast]], the stories speak of an axe with similar powers being used to slay an enormous dire ostrich, while the Marchers tell of a magical hammer which was used to crack the skull of an enormous weasel plaguing [[Upwold]]. The wealth of such stories has made it common practice to work parts of terrible and exotic [[Legendary_beasts|beasts]] into the weapon, possibly as a hilt or haft, to draw upon the blade’s legend. </div></td></tr>
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</table>Raffertyhttps://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Vorpal_Sword&diff=30699&oldid=prevRafferty at 19:34, 18 January 20152015-01-18T19:34:46Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A vorpal blade is a powerful weapon that grants extensive additional power to a heroic warrior, as well as putting even an unskilled fighter on par with a skilled soldier.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A vorpal blade is a powerful weapon that grants extensive additional power to a heroic warrior, as well as putting even an unskilled fighter on par with a skilled soldier.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This enchanted blades have a long history, generally cropping in tales of monstrous incursions. The best known name originates from the obscure [[Varushka]]<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">n </del>[[Vale]] of Vorpa, where according to legend, such a blade was used to slay a poorly defined but vicious monstrosity, the nature of which changes with every teller of the tale. In [[the Brass Coast]], the stories speak of an axe with similar powers being used to slay an enormous dire ostrich, while the Marchers tell of a magical hammer which was used to crack the skull of an enormous weasel plaguing [[Upwold]]. The wealth of such stories has made it common practice to work parts of terrible and exotic [[Legendary_beasts|beasts]] into the weapon, possibly as a hilt or haft, to draw upon the blade’s legend. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This enchanted blades have a long history, generally cropping in tales of monstrous incursions. The best known name originates from the obscure [[Varushka<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|Varushkan</ins>]] [[Vale]] of Vorpa, where according to legend, such a blade was used to slay a poorly defined but vicious monstrosity, the nature of which changes with every teller of the tale. In [[the Brass Coast]], the stories speak of an axe with similar powers being used to slay an enormous dire ostrich, while the Marchers tell of a magical hammer which was used to crack the skull of an enormous weasel plaguing [[Upwold]]. The wealth of such stories has made it common practice to work parts of terrible and exotic [[Legendary_beasts|beasts]] into the weapon, possibly as a hilt or haft, to draw upon the blade’s legend. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>These fanciful tales mask the very real uses of vorpal blades throughout Imperial history. A skilled and spirited warrior armed with a vorpal sword can cut through lesser folk with terrifying ease. The Marcher general [[Imperial_history#.281_YE_-_5_YE.29_Internal_conflict|Tom Drake]] is said to have wielded one when he confronted and slew the tyrant boyar [[Alderei_the_Fair|Alderei the Fair]]. During the [[Imperial_history#.2888_YE.29_Invasion_of_Kahraman|invasion]] of [[Kahraman]], the Freeborn general Jone i Arco i Erigo wielded a vorpal straight sword at every battle. Those who dislike childish stories call these blades “Conquerors’ Swords” and insist that there is no record of a battle lost by a general bearing one of these blades. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>These fanciful tales mask the very real uses of vorpal blades throughout Imperial history. A skilled and spirited warrior armed with a vorpal sword can cut through lesser folk with terrifying ease. The Marcher general [[Imperial_history#.281_YE_-_5_YE.29_Internal_conflict|Tom Drake]] is said to have wielded one when he confronted and slew the tyrant boyar [[Alderei_the_Fair|Alderei the Fair]]. During the [[Imperial_history#.2888_YE.29_Invasion_of_Kahraman|invasion]] of [[Kahraman]], the Freeborn general Jone i Arco i Erigo wielded a vorpal straight sword at every battle. Those who dislike childish stories call these blades “Conquerors’ Swords” and insist that there is no record of a battle lost by a general bearing one of these blades. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Rules==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Rules==</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* '''Form:''' [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Combat</del>#One-handed Weapon|One-handed Weapon]]. Despite the name any one-handed weapon may be a vorpal sword.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* '''Form:''' [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Warrior</ins>#One-handed Weapon|One-handed Weapon]]. Despite the name any one-handed weapon may be a vorpal sword.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* '''Effect:''' Twice per day, you may call [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Combat</del>#CLEAVE|CLEAVE]] with this weapon.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* '''Effect:''' Twice per day, you may call [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Calls</ins>#CLEAVE|CLEAVE]] with this weapon.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* '''Materials:''' Crafting a vorpal sword requires thirteen units of [[Materials#Orichalcum|orichalcum]], three ingots of [[Materials#Green Iron|green iron]], and three measures of [[Materials#Beggar's Lye|beggar's lye]]. It takes one month to make one of these items.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* '''Materials:''' Crafting a vorpal sword requires thirteen units of [[Materials#Orichalcum|orichalcum]], three ingots of [[Materials#Green Iron|green iron]], and three measures of [[Materials#Beggar's Lye|beggar's lye]]. It takes one month to make one of these items.</div></td></tr>
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