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a weapon that i would love to see crush, kill and dominate enemies is a sword on a chain....let me explain!
i would like it to be normal beefy sword but with a chain running down the centre of the shaft so that the user has the option of shooting it out of its hilt so it could kill and stun enemies from a distance....
(hard to explain but if you ever saw Blade III...its like the dagger in that!)
what weapons would you like to see?

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thought this would have been flooded with replys by now!
*sigh*

[Eventine]

A magical spoon that prevents any violence from occuring in the universe, thus negating the need for all weapons.

[Pug]

A magical spoon that prevents any violence from occuring in the universe, thus negating the need for all weapons.

There is no spoon.

Umm...Honestly I don't know that there is any "new" weapon I would like to see or that I can think of that hasn't been used. I'd like to see a bolo used to great effect and well described.

[Rob B]

(sic) you gave it what, a half hour?

As for the weapon I'd like to see - a magical, glowing triangle (the instrument) you play, but instead of calling everyone in for dinner, all the monsters lose the thumbs!

[Blabla]

I'd like to see, hmm... a magical Coke bottle that'll always be full. But not full of Coke, oh no, full of the worst beer ever made in the whole universe (coughcoughschlitzredbull©cough). And everytime the hero runs into trouble, he tricks his enemies into drinking some of it. Of course said enemies are immediately struck by asphyxia/diarrhea/whatever, unless they've already been rendered comatose by the foul stench.

[Eventine]

Apologies for hijacking the thread, and before this gets into spam territory, how about rather than putting your energy into inventing some stupid weapon, why not discuss why violence plays such a large role in fantasy fiction?

I'v heard the argument before that much of it is set in pseudo-medieval europe, but considering a lot of fantasy doesn't fall into this category, I'm wondering if anyone had any other ideas?

Off the top of my head I can't think of a single fantasy novel I've read without violence of some form in it. Can anyone else?

[Pug]

That would be a great topic for a new thread. :)

Short answer: I think it ties into the whole idea (and long thread) of fantasy being a boys club and the origins of fantasy as adventure stories.

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hrrrmmm...i was rather interested in what i thought people would have to say. i do alot of writing and am trying to think of a new 'way' to implement magic in my universe as well as use some new and exciting weapons that stray away from the standard sword, knife and crossboss as seen in many other novels.
but instead i seem to be getting lack-luster responses and nothing useful to work with....

in regards to your question before i feel that violence in fantasy plays and important role as it is man against man and wit against wit. without violence in fanatsy i probably wouldnt read it....people read fantasy because of the imagaination involved in combat, the 'world' and the people....without the imagination in all these areas would you read it?

[Boll Weevil]

Fantasy without violence. Sacre Bleu. Shame on you for suggesting such a thing.


Rancid milk from a demented goat's udders would be a nasty weapon....where's the fantasy I hear, well said goat can fly...FLY I TELL YOU...MUHAHHAHAHAHAH

Watch the skies...fear the skies

Flopsy bunny and Tibbles the puppy play with the magical glowing ball. See no violence....it's easy.