![]() ![]() That is my take on the Soul Drinkers at least. So in a sense it is like become lost in the Astral Plane, only worse (WB2 might have something more appropriate as it also has that Rift that switches alignments and grants bonus psionic powers if you come to close, but if you go to far in you are GONE FOREVER per the text). What if Soul Drinkers draw new souls into this same dimensional vortex, but the souls don't have anything to "imprison" them giving them a link to the physical world because the link is only big enough for one soul to latch onto so any other souls it draws into are lost to this vortex (off hand I don't know what happens to the trapped soul when the Rune item is destroyed). WB2states the creature's life essence is imprisoned w/n a dimensional vortex. I've also occasionally wondered what other types of applications there might be for rune magic. I've occasionally wondered why Soul Drinkers don't ever seem to use the souls they drink, since this power seems so analogous to the creation process of rune weapons in the first place. That doesn't mean the person can't develop multiple personalities though.Īs for killing a high powered being (dragon, god, etc), it probably is some facet of the ritual, but one should also remember that if a being is being sacrificed they are likely to be immobilized, making them far more vulnerable to attacks such that "normal" SDC/HP/MDC rules don't apply IINM (though off-hand I don't recall where I saw it in Rifts/PF2E, I know of something similar in 1E RT's REF Field Guide for Point-Blank-Range attacks, including being tied up being far more effective in terms of damage) so that large amount of SDC/HP might not be as big a factor as it would be in regular combat. ![]() The personality description isn't really any different than what is found in PF2E/WB2 as far as "Independent Personality", though they are much more descriptive in assigning an IQ and that the alignments of both swords have to be the same, and what the typical alignments are for these weapons (as they are Samurai weapons, the alignment field is restricted to"honorable" ones).īased on specific write ups I've seen for other Rune Weapons (off hand from an early Rifters, but I don't recall off hand if it was "official" material or not) that actually had information on their specific personalities, I would say that the personality of each is that of the sacrifice and not something it develops on its own. The Samurai swords suggest that Rune Weapons in general may be forged "blank" and absorb the life essence of the first person it kills. The Samurai's Rune daisho are said "At the instant of death (the first strike, chopping off the head in a single gesture), the criminal's life essence is joined to the sword, making it a living weapon." (pg44) They do add that this is considered a Ritual, though the PPE is spent w/the creation/forging process of the weapon. The creation process is more detailed than in Atlantis, and is likely a variation (since it uses human subjects, where Atlantis/PF2E have it as powerful beings like Dragons and Gods being used), but it probably can give a rough idea of the normal process. Their daisho swords are both classified as Rune Weapons (both are "Lesser" or "Minor" category). Since Atlantis was brought up from Rifts I will bring up Rifts Japan, specifically the (Traditionalist) Samurai (WB8 pg43-50, looking specifically at pg44 & maybe pg46). Just curious on what others have for thoughts on this. Are they chained on an alter and forced to meld into the weapon? Are they willing volunteers looking for a way to do more in the world, expand their power, or escape death? Many are truly evil beings, and many are crusaders of light.Īre they simply melded through magic, or do they have to be slain during the ritual? Do they remember their former life, or are they reborn in the weapon? How does everyone here picture the soul being bound to a rune weapon. Specifically, the soul that powers the weapon. While I never intend to have someone discover the secrets of rune weapon forging in my campaigns, I've always wondered on the steps involved in their construction. ![]()
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