Making The Magic Sword - Now hiring the best blacksmith and

Dyluck · Post by **Dyluck** » Wed Feb 20, 2002 10:59 am

Legends tell of mythical weapons embued with magic bestowing its wielder special powers and stories from afar tell of objects where magic meets machinery.....

Dyluck has been doing some research to attempt the creation of a magic sword, and now with all the theories and information gathered, he's just about ready to begin. But this undertaking will require the finest sword forged of gold, so he decides to hire someone who can accomplish this difficult task.

Dyluck heads to the shop and pins a message on the wall:

"Now hiring a person who can forge a sword made of gold! Looking for a person who is both a great blacksmith and a goldsmith! Anyone interesed in this job please send in the strongest sword and finest gold craft that you can make, and write a small description / explanation / reason / or story, to convince me why I should hire you. The person who gets chosen and hired will be payed a silver ingot for the job."

-Dyluck, headmaster of the Magic Academy

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Wed Feb 20, 2002 1:01 pm

Tialdin is both master smith and goldsmith. I guess, for a sword made completely of gold, you will need many nuggets. Another weakness may be, that such a word may be able to focus magic, but gold is a soft metal. It would work a while, but whenever something is hit by it, (during a hit or a block) and the magic is a little low, the blade may be easily damaged. It could be useful for ritual purposes, but it could be ruined quickly. That is, until a way is found to harden the blade effectively, with magic.
Another negative thing will be, a golden sword will be very, very heavy.

(Edited by Damien at 1:03 pm on Feb. 20, 2002)

Caranthir the great · Post by **Caranthir the great** » Wed Feb 20, 2002 7:21 pm

Indeed tialdin is the best combined blacksmith/goldsmith that i am aware, and i am quite certain that he posesses the best capabilites for the job.

hmm..
if you have the luck, faith and skill to forge such weapon.. or couple such swords, i could be interested to buy one.
Remember, *I* asked first :biggrin:
My hands are strong enough to wield such weapon, i am quite sure about that.

May irmorom help you on your way!

Astral · Post by **Astral** » Wed Feb 20, 2002 7:27 pm

Setherioth is also a goldsmith/blacksmith in the learning....

Dyluck · Post by **Dyluck** » Thu Feb 21, 2002 1:10 am

Ahh worry not, for I have done all the calculations on the parameters and the effects that embuing magic will have on it, which is what led to the selection of a sword forged of gold.

Alas, I will still hire the applicant who can best convince me why I should hire him.

Setherioth · Post by **Setherioth** » Thu Feb 21, 2002 9:45 pm

Indeed i am Astral, for i have spent countless nuggets smithing rings and such, although i'm sure not as many as Taildin. I am also master blacksmither, and i currently posses around 70 nuggets

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Fri Feb 22, 2002 2:34 am

Yes, but a little temporal disturbance or weakness in the magic could result in an easy damage to the sword. Perhaps, the Method of smithing magic into the metal itself would be more useful. A little less effective, but more reliable. I guess, if we try to combine both methods, we would be able to create an effective and reliable item. It's cost and the necessary ressources to create it, would be much higher though.

Dyluck · Post by **Dyluck** » Sat Feb 23, 2002 12:29 am

Yes the magic will be imbued into the sword during the smithing process, or did you mean to imbue the magic into the material before shaping it into the sword? But I'd rather imbue the magic as the sword is being shaped, so that the effects can be monitored to ensure that there won't be any clash or rejection between the magic in diffrent area of the sword. It would be easier on the goldsmith that he won't be restriced to mold a specific part of the metal into a specific area of the sword.

So then, still waiting for more applicants.
The hired hands will recieve a silver ingot for the job.
Gold nuggets will be provided to make the sword.

GL treason · Post by **GL treason** » Sat Feb 23, 2002 12:51 pm

i think damien meant that you could try to use magic on the resources itself (nuggets iron etc.) and then use magic again durring the smithing process on the sword itself.

the cost would be indeed much higher damien. and the smith would also have to be a at least well-experienced wizard.
but i think this method would lead to a great and indeed reliable weapon.

well dyluck, i wish you could luck in letting such an powerful weapon be smithed. although i dont think that those powerful items should be in the hands of mortal beeings. the danger is just to high..

Erdrick · Post by **Erdrick** » Sat Feb 23, 2002 4:45 pm

Why is a magician trying to wield a big ol' golden sword, anyhow?
#me makes a pattern in some gold with his teeth.
Just tested my theory, that sword won't last long.
It's like wearing armor of play-doh, it simply won't work!
You'll have to prove me wrong, Dyluck. :biggrin:

Dyluck · Post by **Dyluck** » Sun Feb 24, 2002 9:19 pm

Are there no more smiths in all the land who think they can take on this challenge, or earn a silver ingot?

Astral · Post by **Astral** » Sun Feb 24, 2002 11:21 pm

It is a very hard task, yet you only offer a single ingot? If you really wanted someone to make it for you, you would offer 5-10.....

Dyluck · Post by **Dyluck** » Mon Feb 25, 2002 12:14 am

Nah, they just need to make the sword.

Shi Long · Post by **Shi Long** » Mon Feb 25, 2002 4:09 am

It would be a great task for me to craft this sword... but i think i do not have the knowlege to combine the the skills and the raw materials to craft such a mighty weapon...