Excaliber ...

Adrian Tullberg · Post by **Adrian Tullberg** » 2003-07-25 08:19am

King Arthur's sword ...

... what was it's abilities/advantages? I know the scabbard was supposed to prevent bleeding (if it stops internal heamorraging, very little's going to outright kill you) but what does the actual blade do apart from being a good quality sword?

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2003-07-25 08:36am

you can't lose if you are holding it.

Warspite · Post by **Warspite** » 2003-07-25 08:47am

It's ExcalibUr

Sriad · Post by **Sriad** » 2003-07-25 03:37pm

It's been a long time since my Arthurian Legend phase, but I seem to remember that the scabbard held the overwhelming majority of the set's magical powers. I'm pretty sure Excalibur had standard magic blade proporties like "will never tarnish or loose it's edge" and more or less unbreakable, but the scabbard made the bearer more or less invulnerable.

I don't recall, however, if this was an original part of the legends, or if it was something White made up to go with the other themes in The Once and Future King. It certainly fits the themes IIRC, making the container more powerful than the weapon...

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2003-07-25 04:22pm

So long as you held the weapon, you could never lose a battle. As long as you wore the scabbard, you would never die, no matter how horribly injured you were.

In addition, the sword was unbreakable (as opposed to the one Arthur pulled from the stone).

mauldooku · Post by **mauldooku** » 2003-07-25 07:29pm

Master of Ossus wrote:So long as you held the weapon, you could never lose a battle. As long as you wore the scabbard, you would never die, no matter how horribly injured you were.

In addition, the sword was unbreakable (as opposed to the one Arthur pulled from the stone).

Well, unless you decide to go tilting at yonder Star Destroyer

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-07-27 07:50pm

Badme wrote:Well, unless you decide to go tilting at yonder Star Destroyer

*imagines Lambda-class shuttle setting down before hopping up and cursing about the sword stuck in its foot*

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-07-28 07:17am

"Look, strange women, lying in ponds, distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not some FARCICAL aquatic ceremony! You can't claim supreme executive power just because some watery TART through a sword at you! If I went around claiming I was Emperor just because some moistened BINT threw a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!"

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-07-28 09:29am

Kuja wrote:
Badme wrote:Well, unless you decide to go tilting at yonder Star Destroyer
*imagines Lambda-class shuttle setting down before hopping up and cursing about the sword stuck in its foot*

"It's Only a Flesh Wound!"

LT.Hit-Man · Post by **LT.Hit-Man** » 2003-08-02 05:05pm

LadyTevar wrote:
Kuja wrote:
Badme wrote:Well, unless you decide to go tilting at yonder Star Destroyer
*imagines Lambda-class shuttle setting down before hopping up and cursing about the sword stuck in its foot*

"It's Only a Flesh Wound!"

Hey quit stealing my lines

LT.Hit-Man · Post by **LT.Hit-Man** » 2003-08-02 05:07pm

Ace Pace wrote:you can't lose if you are holding it.

Sort of like the spear of destany, Hittler thought that because he had it(yes I'm talking about real life and not about the vid game) that he could not be beaten.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-08-03 12:47am

LT.Hit-Man wrote:
Ace Pace wrote:you can't lose if you are holding it.
Sort of like the spear of destany, Hittler thought that because he had it(yes I'm talking about real life and not about the vid game) that he could not be beaten.

I think that's probably one of the loonier Hilter myths out there. Hilter was just the usual sort of meglomanical dictators that have plagued the human race through out histoy.