tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post4895302725859047502..comments2024-03-28T00:41:13.514-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: Roses Are Red; Violets Are Purple...JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-74489896954023494222009-07-30T15:12:39.366-07:002009-07-30T15:12:39.366-07:00If not, then why call it a “vorpal” sword? Why not...If not, then why call it a “vorpal” sword? Why not call it a sword of beheading (as opposed to the sword of slicing)?<br /><br />But you may be right…I may be crazy!JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-43764070053506035872009-07-29T14:02:50.173-07:002009-07-29T14:02:50.173-07:00I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that the D&a...I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that the D&D rules for the vorpal sword are any sort of <i>interpretation</i> of it's (fictional) capabilities. There doesn't seem to be much - if any - evidence to support it.Christopher Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368794259249607299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-67300362342694023142009-07-29T13:18:10.053-07:002009-07-29T13:18:10.053-07:00D&D freakazoids Guilty as charged. I read Jabb...<i>D&D freakazoids</i> Guilty as charged. I read Jabberwocky for the first time after learning D&D (or at least my mind recognized the term vorpal after reading it again post-D&D). It's one of those iconic D&D Magic Items, to be sure. Don't forget, the blade went "snicker-snack!" as well. Sounds like it was very sharp. <br /><br />Good post. I'm a fan of Carroll's linguistic blends. The term portmanteau (or more properly, a portmanteau word) is itself a linguistic blend, and Carroll invented the term inadvertantly when using the word as an analogy in Alice in Wonderland.<br /><br />No Hammer of Thunderbolts in Greyhawk, btw.Sham aka Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-87122902038693832512009-07-29T10:07:48.156-07:002009-07-29T10:07:48.156-07:00Thanks Ragn...one of the few TSR products pre-1985...Thanks Ragn...one of the few TSR products pre-1985 that I do NOT own.<br /><br />Hmm…perhaps not as bad as I first imagined (there’re several things from the 1st supplements that are NOT going to get included).<br /><br />BTW: Can you tell me if the hammer of thunderbolts makes its first appearance in Supplement I?<br /><br />Thanks again!JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-29007311323794011292009-07-29T09:02:29.222-07:002009-07-29T09:02:29.222-07:00Looks like OD&D Supplement I: Greyhawk is the ...Looks like OD&D Supplement I: Greyhawk is the first. It's called 'Vorpal Blade'.<br />cheersRagnorakkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812860633134547618noreply@blogger.com