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Daisho of the Great Warrior
by Mephyisto
Almost one hundred years ago, in Japan,
there lived a sword maker of unequaled skill. His name was Imato
Sakaiya. Great sadness filled his heart as he realized how hard
it was becoming for those of honorable alignments to withhold
their honor and morals in this now-chaotic, self-serving world.
Retaining his "old world" type belief that the sword
was to be used only to uphold ones honor and to protect that
which the wielder believed to be right, he decided to create four
sets of samurai daisho (daisho meaning paired swords - the katana
and wakizashi) to help and console swordsmen, like himself, that
were of an honorable alignment. His hope was that each daisho
could help their wielder to uphold his honor and morals - like a
friend who consoles a friend, letting him know that the actions
he takes to withhold his honor are just, and helping him stick to
what he believes is right (never giving in to greed or evil). The
swords he would create would become not just a warrior's weapons,
but a friend and companion to the warrior himself.
Two years of hard labor
produced four sets of samurai daisho of unparalleled sharpness
and quality. The only thing left to do was to enchant them. So,
the old living legend sword maker, using an ancient arcane
ritual, split his life essence in four and infused it into his
final creation - four wondrous sets of samurai greater rune
daisho now known as the "Daisho of the Great Warrior".
The rune daisho were of four different (and distinct) honorable
alignments - one set each of Principled, Scrupulous,
Unprincipled, and Aberrant alignments.
Those four sets of
rune swords now act as constant friends and companions to their
wielders, helping them uphold their honor and protect what's
right in a world torn asunder and given in to evil and greed.
The statistics for
these fabulous sets of swords are below:
Daisho of the Great Warrior (paired greater
rune swords):
*Each set is of a different alignment:
Principled, Scrupulous, Unprincipled, and Aberrant
*Independent personality - I.Q. of 14
*Telepathic and Empathic link with wielder
*Indestructible
*Can be used to parry energy blasts (penalty
of -6 to parry blast)
*Silver-blue in color (stored in black
scabbards)
*Swords each inflict 1D4x10+20 M.D. (they
always inflict mega-damage and do double
damage to vampires, alien
intelligences, and Supernatural evil creatures)
*Each rune daisho can heal their wielder
completely (all hit points and S.D.C. healed, or
all M.D.C. healed if a mega-damage
creature) once per day
*Each set can drink souls (up to six per
day, but only creatures of Anarchist, Miscreant,
and Diabolic alignments - those
without honor)
Note: Each rune daisho is a set of two
paired swords - the katana and wakizashi. And, each set, though
being of two swords, is considered a single intelligence.
Creator's
note: I create Rifts material for fun, not monetary gain (for me,
this is a favorite hobby, not a job). The satisfaction I get is
knowing that the material I create is making the campaigns of
others more exciting and enjoyable. After all, the ultimate point
of role-playing is to have fun and enjoy spending time with
friends and fellow role-players! In other words… GM's feel
free to make any changes you see fit to suit your campaigns!
To
all of you… my fellow role-players, friends, and fans of
Rifts… Enjoy J
Questions, comments, praises or flames? Email me at mephysto_66@hotmail.com