#magic weapons

[galacticsabc]

Opalescent rose Sword

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[skyhairo]

Something I’ve been meaning to do for a while. Drawing weapons!

A bit different form my usual character designs but can’t have my fantasy adventurers go around without a trusty weapon now, right?

These are some weapon practice designs, the lore is based off of in game weapons from Wynncraft which is an MMORPG in Minecraft, so all the weapons are quite pixelated in-game.

[dndtreasury]

Veil of Mourning Matron by Mithral Canvas

[broncoburro]

Excerpts from "HISTORY AND FORME OF THEURGIC RELICS", a 1798 textbook detailing how magic (in technical: meur) is converted into a form usable by man.

This book was published during the Second Vesturian Civil War.

PAGE 213

Take for example the dragon, a once-plentiful creature. There are many intact skeletal remains of dragons below the ice of the Endless Wasteland. Northern Miners exhume these remains and separate out the pieces capable of generating magic (from here called "meurian artefacts").

The dragon in life generated red meur in its' chest cavity, summoning fire to burn its foes. The usable meurian artefacts are the thoracic vertebrae and ribs. These are sent southward to the Middle and Southern Kingdoms for processing.

A meurian artefact can be paired with an an Andimeur Synthesizer in a process aptly called "synthesis". The meur from the artefact then may be channeled in a way usable by humans.

These completed objects are called  theurgic relics. Those with noble blood have the ability to handle and utilize theurgic relics for a variety of applications.

An ever-burning lamp is a common decorative relic among the elite - they are cheap to manufacture and require only the smallest artefacts to keep a brilliant flame.

FIG 11.a: Fossil remains of a dragon. Red meur can be detected in its' ribcage, where it used meur to generate fire as a defensive tactic.

FIG 11.b: Usable pieces extracted from the skeleton: "meurian artefacts".

FIG 12.a: A simple Andimeur Synthesizer, attached to a dragon's rib bone.

FIG 12.b: Early decorative ever-burning lamp of Southern Kingdom make, circa 1632.

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The most potent of artefacts, such as the thoracic vertebrae of the dragon, are best used in weaponry. Theurgic relics that are weapons are versatile. A skilled wielder of meur may just as easily heat a pan with their theurgic weapon as burn a foe.

FIG 30.a: A brass knuckle fashioned out of dragon vertebrae. A small and efficient Andimeur Synthesizer resides in the grip.

FIG 30.bcd: The red meur may be synthesized in many ways: projected fire, conductive heat, or ambient heat are just some of the ways it may be channeled.

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The greatest and most impressive theurgic weapons are made with the rarest of meurian animals. A principal examples is the unicorn staff, owned by the Andimeur family. It uses a horn from the exceedingly rare unicorn as a conductive weapon that can synthesize any meur type. There is only one known unicorn horn in existence.

FIG 30: An eclectic combination: a commoner’s weapon, the Duruger M1875, retrofitted into a black meur theurgic weapon using hare teeth.

FIG 31: The Andimeur's unicorn staff, pictured with sheath. It can be used as a walking cane when sheathed.

FIG 32: The Andimeur's other family theurgic weapon - the manticore rapier. The tail generates devastatingly hot red meur. The Andimeurs once kept and used manticores for hunting unicorns.

FIG 33: A scythe fashioned from the jawbone of a "demon", a green meur creature remembered for its habit of pilfering human corpses. This particular theurgic relic is utilized by famous Lieutenant General D'Angelo Barghur. Green meur can be dispersed into fields to boost crop yield, as well as used in combat to manipulate the earth, or cause weaponized overgrowth.

[violetmoondaughter]

The cauldron can be an actual pot or cauldron, basin or brazier used specifically for ritual purposes. The material may be copper, ceramic, cast iron, metal, earthenware, or any other fire-resistant material. Various examples of cauldrons are found in folkloric tradition, such as the Cauldron of Ceridwen, the Cauldron of Dagda, the Pair Dadeni, the Cauldron of Dyrnwch the Giant, and the Cauldron of Hymir. These cauldrons are often legendary objects used in myth to heal, regenerate or bestow abundance on heroes and gods. The cauldron can be used also for the popular Samhein game of Apple bobbing or the apple peel divination, both used in the past as love divination rituals.

[thehomebakery]

For more magic items check out patreon!

[thatotherman001]

Ro Art Dump 🐐🌙

[fall-shorter]

Ivo's guns because this type of prop design work is exactly what you follow me for, surely not the tumblr-man thirst traps.

Anyways, I am pretty proud of these :D

[jackobee]

And here we are with 3rd place :D

This sword was a very fun process, so far i haven't yet strayed from my main 3 colors besides layer effects

[another-rpg-sideblog]

Frostbite Caltrops by bonus_action on instagram

[gentleeclipsey]

Jackie's blade, Woodwrath!

It's a semisentient blade, running on instinct and emotion, only able to speak few broken words into her mind when it absolutely needs to. The body of the blade, hilt, and handle are all carved from the same heartwood of a hybrid Irish Blackthorn from her homeland of the Tamaskan Isles hidden off the coast of Ireland! The blade edge and pommel are forged from the remnants of old weapons the Isles had left from human invaders centuries ago.

The tree itself was some sort of magical, and the blade continues this, acting as a magical funnel to cast some serious spells, but it wears the wielder down faster than normal casting. It's akin to Finn's Grass Sword in that its cursed to her, but she doesn't mind it much these days!

[artificerind]

Mirage Khopesh. New 5e item I'm working on that'll be available for Patreon supporters, soon.

[titleknown]

...You know, as an enthusiast of the public domain it will forever annoy me that, as far as enchanted weapons go, there's no real good magic firearms/magic bullets in folklore (Silver/glass bullets don't count) and public domain literature aside from Die Freischutz...

[dndtreasury]

Fist of the Elements by Goblin Coach

[my-forgotten-notepad]

Dara of the Vikings

The Public Domain has some interesting and cool characters with wild and engaging backstories and worlds that for whatever reason have slipped into the Public Domain.

One of the cool characters with amazing worlds and unique characters would be Dara of the Vikings. The daughter of a hero who was presumably born and raised on a mythic island high up in Scandinavia where Dara and her father Druil and a host of immortal vikings maintain a vigil over a collection of powerful relics and weapons of other prolific viking warriors and kings.

Dara is a prolific warrioress an archer; who assists in repelling mercenaries and an entire (presumably) immortal band of Vikings led by a envious warrior called Cyngar.

The entire set-up feels very Conan the Barbarian/Red Sonja-esque. Considering the character is in fact in the Public Domain; you can just forget about how the only recorded story involving Dara of the Vikings finding two random americans who crashed onto her homeland via plane and helped them repel Cyngar and his forces.

But you could also have that narrative play out as well; Dara could be someone's way of playing with a Public Domain Wonder Woman type character. A living immortal anachronism dealing with the the gaping divide of her experiences on the Island of Tine and the modernity and progress of the globe; of how people may seek to conquer Tine to discover the secret of Immortality or people trying to understand magic to steal the might and power of the host of relics buried beneath the island.

Or you could have some kind of a similar start to that of the greater Conan cannon; have Cyngar attack Tine and violently wound Druil who manages to force Cyngar's forces off of the island, showcasing why he was given the title of 'The Heroic'. But only Druil and Dara knew the spell to open the vault of treasures deep within Tine and now; with Druil dead Cyngar must hunt Dara down and force her to open the vault. But this task prove's difficult as Dara had been approached by three soothsayers who spoke strange wisdoms to her the night before Cyngar's assault. Leading to Dara taking one of the mystic relics; The Golden Bow of Rolfe The Mighty and fleeing into the dark. Now Cyngar rules Tine and continues to seek a way into the vault beneath the island through cunning, deception, violence and polticking. The only one capable of liberating the Island of Tine and slaying Cyngar is Dara, Queen of the Vikings.

Just imagine Dara's design done in an art style similar to that of Frank Frazetta; that would be amazing

@publicdomainguy @corhore @frasier-crane-style @eric-coldfire

[violetmoondaughter]

The cup can be made of various materials including glass, metal, horn, crystal, wood, porcelain and can be plain, colored or decorated with symbols or applications. The shape of the chalice itself can vary from simple glass, cup, globet to more elaborate shapes. The traditional form is that of the chalice used to hold wine. In popular tradition the chalice is primarily associated with the symbol of the Holy Grail, a cup with miraculous healing powers, sometimes providing eternal youth or sustenance in infinite abundance.