found it.
everyone there killed me repeatedly.
I had no chance whatsoever.
then again, that was with my (then) thirteenth level straight barbarian.
now she's seventeenth level, so we shall see if I fare any better this time around. especially as I have two +8 weapons to go at those bastiches with. (RuneHammer, Hammerfeld's Firey HandAxe).
makes me want to create a minotaur character, JUST so I can walk around with two Halberds and lay down some serious smackage.
*sighs*

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This seems to now be a falchion, or have I missed it? I'm considering a bastard sword weapon master but I'd like to know that there are some bastards swords which aren't totally outclassed by the many double digit bonus longswords.

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The short answer is No.

The bastard swords on offer are +9 or +10.

But they are fun.

Blade of the Gods, Brandmark, etc will extend your graphics.

I'm still trying to work out a Chaotic Evil build to use a bastard sword I picked up in the Christmas gift rush.

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I created Bram the Bastard, a bastard sword wielding weapon master. Someone clued me in to the acid bastard sword I missed in the pit, it's very nice, but not nearly as much fun as Blade of the Gods; also, the pit sword has the exact same properties as Deathbringer, meaning that despite the name it does no acid damage. I've heard there is one under water but I haven't recovered it yet.

I will add Brandmark and the +10 sword to my list of items to locate. I'll be on tonight if anyone wants to help. :group2:

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Aha! Now I have found an actual bastard acid sword and, of course, Brandmark which *is* as much fun as Blade of the Gods. I had thought I might regret not specializing in longsword but I really like these bastards. :) Have any clues about the nature or location of the +10?

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Have you got a list of the ones you have collected so far at +9 or more? I can trawl through my characters and see what I have that you may be missing.

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It was a good weekend-- the top three I now have are:

• Blade of the Gods +9
• Brandmaker +9
• Viper's Bite +10

I have a few others, some I picked up, some were given to me including Deathbringer (Brandmaker lite), several acid blades (some are misnomers), and one only usable by chaotic evil which is +9 or +10.

As I have benefited from others' generosity, so too have I begun to collect good gear for new characters/players, but I also compiled a complete list of where Vigo's (rogue) item's can be found and have begun to do this for other kinds of items, partly because a few forum posts seem to yen for such a thing.

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Others are:

• Deathbringer +9
• Demonic Bastard sword +9
• Demonic Bastard sword +8
• Bastard sword of Acid +8
• Lizard King's sword +6

The last two are the only true acid swords I have seen, I don't seem to have kept the (two, I think) misnamed acid swords but I believe they had the same properties as Deathbringer. One is that "well guarded" blade on 13.

As far as I know that accounts for all the high bonus bastards in EfU, not the best AB but anyone familiar with Blade of the Gods will know why I call it "crowd pleaser" and in the hands of a weapon master I think Brandmaker can best even that +13 ice-thingy on L15. Longsword wielders need the extra help :P