101 uses for a greatsword [Archive] - Wizards Community

101 uses for a greatsword [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Suin Bahhar
10-27-07, 10:11 AM Inspired by Affable Doomswalker

101 uses for a greatsword

1. Lodged into a high stone wall the greatsword serves as a oversized piton to look out over the wall.
2. Chop up fools!
3. Throw it as a oversized throwing knife.
4. Lodged in the ground with a winterblanket over it makes a makeshift tent.
5. Pick the teeth of a huge creature.
MattBlacke
10-27-07, 01:44 PM 6. Carving the meal the wizard just cooked with a fireball spell. ;)
selunatic2397
10-27-07, 04:47 PM Through sheer dice rolling whimsy, I once ended up with a bunch of fire giants with flaming great swords...6 REALLY BIG flaming great swords...

My players had them set into the fire pit of their castles great hall as mood lighting! :)
meto30
10-28-07, 10:10 AM 8. Thrusting it into a set of gears to jam it.

Guard: The portculis' stuck!
Fighter: Great. Let's get out, everyone.
Guard: Call in reinforcements! The bandits are escaping!
Suin Bahhar
10-28-07, 11:17 AM 9. Stand strapped on a large greatsword in snow to make a deadly snowboard.
bondious
10-28-07, 02:03 PM 10. Can/Bottle/Barrel opener, of course. :D
AffableDoomwalker
10-28-07, 05:45 PM 11. An intimidation tactic/Symbol of divinity - giant flaming (thanks Alchemist's Fire!) swords tend to make sheltered forest folk fear you.
BadCatMan
10-28-07, 08:51 PM 12: Cut-throat shaver. For the closest shave ever.

13: Butter knife. Make two dozen sandwiches at once.
Bullet06320
10-29-07, 12:26 AM 10. Can/Bottle/Barrel opener, of course. :D

14. Goblin/Orc/Dragon/Pixie/Zombie/Giant/Troll/anything else your DM can throw at you opener

15. swinging pendulem trap, played a rouge with craft trap that did that once

16. Rudder, when flying down a circular staircase
Suin Bahhar
10-29-07, 10:04 AM 17. Polish the flat of the blade to make a mirror for those last minute hair-do checks

18. Mount it in a circular clockwork device to make a propellor

19. Have it animated by a mage hand to rotate and make a fan
DM_Shonuff
10-29-07, 03:41 PM 20. Jam it into the side of a ship and make people "walk the steel plank"

21. With it jammed in the side of a ship, = diving board!

22. Cheese slicer

23. Jungle cutter

24. Hair trimmer

25. toenail cleaner/cutter

26. use the flat as a baseball bat with rocks as the rogue works on the locked door.

27. Use a broken one to take the head of theleader of the snake cult, James Earl Jones.

28. Barbarian wedding gift.

29. Emergency field medic operating scapel.

30. Chase kids off the lawn with it.

31. Cut ice cream cake (and serve with it.)

32. Cut the ribbon at the grand opening of a new tavern or roadway.

33. Open postal mail.

34. Open chain mail.

35. Use 4 as posters for a halfling bed. (seen it done)

36. Use it to jamb a door.

37. Use it to open a door.

38. Use it to pry nails up.

39. Use it to pry fingernails up.

40. Use it to peek around corners (like a mirror finish)

41. Use it to resituate the dwarven fighter's helmet. (pommel end)

42. Use it as an emergency crutch.

43. Use it as an "air lute" when pulling off a crit

44. Tie a rope to the handle and hand it to the half orc and have one deadly grapple hook.

45. Use it to cut the cards.

46. Use a shiney one to blind opponents.

47. Use it as a gnomish polevault.

48. Use it as a driver to golf with sprites.

49. Use it to dig a latrine.

50. Use it to catch lightning as a lightning rod.
Suin Bahhar
10-29-07, 05:10 PM 28. Barbarian wedding gift.Good one!
Wow you got a lot too!

51. Use it as a six or seven foot pole

52. Use it as an axe to chop down a tree

53. Place it on the floor attached with an invisible string to make a adventurer lure
DM_Shonuff
10-29-07, 07:53 PM 54. Makeup applicator to ugly female half orcs.

55. Hill Giant backscratcher.

56. A Grell's gripped weapon of choice for tentacle 7,435.

57. The king's personal "Jester corrector". ..."Bad joke! Thwack!"

58. attached to the hub of chariot wheels, they can cut down gladiators.

59. Jamming it between two rocks, it makes a great "Dwarven Food Catapault."

60. Halfling surfboard

61. stick it sideways through a zombie, then run through a dooway and taunt the zombie...hilarity ensues.

62. a poor, but effective "lockpick"

63. jammed between the wall and ceiling it can disable falling ceiling traps.

64. Can be used in the frozen north, to gut and cut open your steed, as your friend lays dying from a yeti attack, as you set up camp (movie refrence)

65. Pommels can be put into a pit to make makeshift punji sticks.

66. Can be used to convince half orcs that the double axes just aren't as cool.
Orcish-Firebat
10-29-07, 10:08 PM 67 Giant sized pocket knife

68 meat tenderizer (Pommel)

69 toe clipper

70 barbarian snowboard
meto30
10-30-07, 12:49 AM 57. The king's personal "Jester corrector". ..."Bad joke! Thwack!"

A bloody version of the harisen...? :D

71. Musical instrument. Hit the tapered end with a small mallet to make music. Hold somewhere down the blade to adjust pitch.

72. Cast Light on it to make a long lamp!

73. Attach to a ballistae when you run out of ammunition. Fire!
Suin Bahhar
10-30-07, 05:58 PM 74. As a spoon to deliver a dose of dust of sneazing in the nose of a dragon

75. As a distraction for your hidden +1 vampiric keen axiomatic anarchic unholy vicious serrated wounding marrowgrinding dagger of acidic burst

76. Use it to salute your superiors

76. Tap the shoulders of your cohort and pledge to your god to use it to knight him.
Alrunic Silverfyre
10-31-07, 01:19 PM 77. Dragon Sized Enema, for those wyrms you just can't stand...

78. Ever killed a dire boar and didn't have a skillet for the resulting BBQ? Well, now ya do.
meto30
10-31-07, 11:02 PM 79. Dragonsized toothpick
CainJustice
11-01-07, 01:48 AM 80. stuff it in your pants for the ladies...just don't cut yourself or your clothes...
Suin Bahhar
11-02-07, 09:32 AM 81. Use a greatsword to carve a challenge to an overflying dragon in the ground of a hill, like: "Hey overgrown scaly cow/bull! You call those fangs? I've seen grannies with scarier maws!"*

82. Turn the greatsword twirling clockwise on the ball of its pommel and let it rest pointing at the one who gets first pick from the fat dragon hoard.

83. As a crutch PS already used :( As a replacement arm then

*Better be a damn good dragonslayer
Bullet06320
11-03-07, 06:24 AM 84. Dwarves have a game called Halfling toss, Giants have a Varient of that game using a great sword, Halfling Baseball. The problem is having two halves of a halfling after every swing. The refs are still undecided as to the part of the Halfing that is suppossed to be caught.
Suin Bahhar
11-03-07, 10:44 AM 85. As a common item it can help learning languages. Just before he dies ask the next orc you kill the orcish name for the thing you killed him with.

86. Jam it in a rock and say the next person to rule your land shall be able to pull free the greatsword and make it an item of hierarchical power.

87. Use it to parry the blow directed at the damsel in distress.
Bullet06320
11-03-07, 06:01 PM 88. For the Moralely Challenged types, Use it to direct a blow at the Damsel in Distress
captaincarot
11-04-07, 12:50 PM 89) it takes 2 but, the arms for a giants improvised crossbow. using spears as bolts.

90) cover for a pixie in a fire fight. though halflings are much better.

91) emergency tunnel shorings.

92) impromptu balistae bolts.

93) some thing to peel the reamins of the paladin off the dungeon floor shortly after the colossal dragon has stood on him.

94) some thing to peel the reamins of the paladin off the dungeon floor after the collapsing ceiling trap has been reset.
meto30
11-04-07, 01:06 PM 92) impromptu balistae bolts.

Hey! I already said that! :weep:

But that means it was a great idea, so I forgive you ;)
captaincarot
11-04-07, 01:14 PM sorry must have missed it on the read through.
GoldDragon
11-10-07, 12:44 PM 95) Dull the edges, and film myself still being able to cut through a Bamboo
stalk or a rolled up grass mat to post on Youtube to prove that Great
Swords are better then Samurai Swords (Katanas) even when dull

(WTF is with that anyway?)
Suin Bahhar
11-10-07, 04:49 PM 95?) As a family sign or emblem on a shield or banner
Suin Bahhar
11-11-07, 12:49 PM 96. Scrape it along the dungeon floor when out of sight from your enemies to announce their coming doom.

97. Use it while sparring barebreasted in the park to attract the ladies.

98. Sell it to earn some cash.

99. Engrave it to make it a piece of art.

100. Bend it to make a sharp steel wheel.

101. Sacrifice it to Correllon to be blessed with his swordart

Thank yooz all!

:)
nefestous
11-13-07, 11:12 PM 102. Instant +4 to intim... I mean Diplomancy check.

103. Throw it down the stairs and you get an Asian Name generator.

104. Prode to check if the orc is still alive.

105. Instant (insert random sword wielding Anime Character with overside sword) Reference

106. Used to start arguments about the difference between fantasy warfare and historical warfare on certain unnamed forums.

107. Hold magnetic reminders to buy milk on the way home.

108. Kinky way to remove underwear

109. Compensating for things that maybe smaller

110. Confuse the enemy, strap it to the wizards back.

111. Paper wieght.

112. door stop.
CainJustice
11-17-07, 03:02 AM more than 101 uses for that weapon hehe...

but i can't think of any more
Sol_Odlanier
11-18-07, 10:23 AM 113) potato peeler.

114)Splint for broken leg.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Suin Bahhar 10-27-07, 10:11 AM	Inspired by Affable Doomswalker 101 uses for a greatsword 1. Lodged into a high stone wall the greatsword serves as a oversized piton to look out over the wall. 2. Chop up fools! 3. Throw it as a oversized throwing knife. 4. Lodged in the ground with a winterblanket over it makes a makeshift tent. 5. Pick the teeth of a huge creature.
MattBlacke 10-27-07, 01:44 PM	6. Carving the meal the wizard just cooked with a fireball spell. ;)
selunatic2397 10-27-07, 04:47 PM	Through sheer dice rolling whimsy, I once ended up with a bunch of fire giants with flaming great swords...6 REALLY BIG flaming great swords... My players had them set into the fire pit of their castles great hall as mood lighting! :)
meto30 10-28-07, 10:10 AM	8. Thrusting it into a set of gears to jam it. Guard: The portculis' stuck! Fighter: Great. Let's get out, everyone. Guard: Call in reinforcements! The bandits are escaping!
Suin Bahhar 10-28-07, 11:17 AM	9. Stand strapped on a large greatsword in snow to make a deadly snowboard.
bondious 10-28-07, 02:03 PM	10. Can/Bottle/Barrel opener, of course. :D
AffableDoomwalker 10-28-07, 05:45 PM	11. An intimidation tactic/Symbol of divinity - giant flaming (thanks Alchemist's Fire!) swords tend to make sheltered forest folk fear you.
BadCatMan 10-28-07, 08:51 PM	12: Cut-throat shaver. For the closest shave ever. 13: Butter knife. Make two dozen sandwiches at once.
Bullet06320 10-29-07, 12:26 AM	10. Can/Bottle/Barrel opener, of course. :D 14. Goblin/Orc/Dragon/Pixie/Zombie/Giant/Troll/anything else your DM can throw at you opener 15. swinging pendulem trap, played a rouge with craft trap that did that once 16. Rudder, when flying down a circular staircase
Suin Bahhar 10-29-07, 10:04 AM	17. Polish the flat of the blade to make a mirror for those last minute hair-do checks 18. Mount it in a circular clockwork device to make a propellor 19. Have it animated by a mage hand to rotate and make a fan
DM_Shonuff 10-29-07, 03:41 PM	20. Jam it into the side of a ship and make people "walk the steel plank" 21. With it jammed in the side of a ship, = diving board! 22. Cheese slicer 23. Jungle cutter 24. Hair trimmer 25. toenail cleaner/cutter 26. use the flat as a baseball bat with rocks as the rogue works on the locked door. 27. Use a broken one to take the head of theleader of the snake cult, James Earl Jones. 28. Barbarian wedding gift. 29. Emergency field medic operating scapel. 30. Chase kids off the lawn with it. 31. Cut ice cream cake (and serve with it.) 32. Cut the ribbon at the grand opening of a new tavern or roadway. 33. Open postal mail. 34. Open chain mail. 35. Use 4 as posters for a halfling bed. (seen it done) 36. Use it to jamb a door. 37. Use it to open a door. 38. Use it to pry nails up. 39. Use it to pry fingernails up. 40. Use it to peek around corners (like a mirror finish) 41. Use it to resituate the dwarven fighter's helmet. (pommel end) 42. Use it as an emergency crutch. 43. Use it as an "air lute" when pulling off a crit 44. Tie a rope to the handle and hand it to the half orc and have one deadly grapple hook. 45. Use it to cut the cards. 46. Use a shiney one to blind opponents. 47. Use it as a gnomish polevault. 48. Use it as a driver to golf with sprites. 49. Use it to dig a latrine. 50. Use it to catch lightning as a lightning rod.
Suin Bahhar 10-29-07, 05:10 PM	28. Barbarian wedding gift.Good one! Wow you got a lot too! 51. Use it as a six or seven foot pole 52. Use it as an axe to chop down a tree 53. Place it on the floor attached with an invisible string to make a adventurer lure
DM_Shonuff 10-29-07, 07:53 PM	54. Makeup applicator to ugly female half orcs. 55. Hill Giant backscratcher. 56. A Grell's gripped weapon of choice for tentacle 7,435. 57. The king's personal "Jester corrector". ..."Bad joke! Thwack!" 58. attached to the hub of chariot wheels, they can cut down gladiators. 59. Jamming it between two rocks, it makes a great "Dwarven Food Catapault." 60. Halfling surfboard 61. stick it sideways through a zombie, then run through a dooway and taunt the zombie...hilarity ensues. 62. a poor, but effective "lockpick" 63. jammed between the wall and ceiling it can disable falling ceiling traps. 64. Can be used in the frozen north, to gut and cut open your steed, as your friend lays dying from a yeti attack, as you set up camp (movie refrence) 65. Pommels can be put into a pit to make makeshift punji sticks. 66. Can be used to convince half orcs that the double axes just aren't as cool.
Orcish-Firebat 10-29-07, 10:08 PM	67 Giant sized pocket knife 68 meat tenderizer (Pommel) 69 toe clipper 70 barbarian snowboard
meto30 10-30-07, 12:49 AM	57. The king's personal "Jester corrector". ..."Bad joke! Thwack!" A bloody version of the harisen...? :D 71. Musical instrument. Hit the tapered end with a small mallet to make music. Hold somewhere down the blade to adjust pitch. 72. Cast Light on it to make a long lamp! 73. Attach to a ballistae when you run out of ammunition. Fire!
Suin Bahhar 10-30-07, 05:58 PM	74. As a spoon to deliver a dose of dust of sneazing in the nose of a dragon 75. As a distraction for your hidden +1 vampiric keen axiomatic anarchic unholy vicious serrated wounding marrowgrinding dagger of acidic burst 76. Use it to salute your superiors 76. Tap the shoulders of your cohort and pledge to your god to use it to knight him.
Alrunic Silverfyre 10-31-07, 01:19 PM	77. Dragon Sized Enema, for those wyrms you just can't stand... 78. Ever killed a dire boar and didn't have a skillet for the resulting BBQ? Well, now ya do.
meto30 10-31-07, 11:02 PM	79. Dragonsized toothpick
CainJustice 11-01-07, 01:48 AM	80. stuff it in your pants for the ladies...just don't cut yourself or your clothes...
Suin Bahhar 11-02-07, 09:32 AM	81. Use a greatsword to carve a challenge to an overflying dragon in the ground of a hill, like: "Hey overgrown scaly cow/bull! You call those fangs? I've seen grannies with scarier maws!"* 82. Turn the greatsword twirling clockwise on the ball of its pommel and let it rest pointing at the one who gets first pick from the fat dragon hoard. 83. As a crutch PS already used :( As a replacement arm then *Better be a damn good dragonslayer
Bullet06320 11-03-07, 06:24 AM	84. Dwarves have a game called Halfling toss, Giants have a Varient of that game using a great sword, Halfling Baseball. The problem is having two halves of a halfling after every swing. The refs are still undecided as to the part of the Halfing that is suppossed to be caught.
Suin Bahhar 11-03-07, 10:44 AM	85. As a common item it can help learning languages. Just before he dies ask the next orc you kill the orcish name for the thing you killed him with. 86. Jam it in a rock and say the next person to rule your land shall be able to pull free the greatsword and make it an item of hierarchical power. 87. Use it to parry the blow directed at the damsel in distress.
Bullet06320 11-03-07, 06:01 PM	88. For the Moralely Challenged types, Use it to direct a blow at the Damsel in Distress
captaincarot 11-04-07, 12:50 PM	89) it takes 2 but, the arms for a giants improvised crossbow. using spears as bolts. 90) cover for a pixie in a fire fight. though halflings are much better. 91) emergency tunnel shorings. 92) impromptu balistae bolts. 93) some thing to peel the reamins of the paladin off the dungeon floor shortly after the colossal dragon has stood on him. 94) some thing to peel the reamins of the paladin off the dungeon floor after the collapsing ceiling trap has been reset.
meto30 11-04-07, 01:06 PM	92) impromptu balistae bolts. Hey! I already said that! :weep: But that means it was a great idea, so I forgive you ;)
captaincarot 11-04-07, 01:14 PM	sorry must have missed it on the read through.
GoldDragon 11-10-07, 12:44 PM	95) Dull the edges, and film myself still being able to cut through a Bamboo stalk or a rolled up grass mat to post on Youtube to prove that Great Swords are better then Samurai Swords (Katanas) even when dull (WTF is with that anyway?)
Suin Bahhar 11-10-07, 04:49 PM	95?) As a family sign or emblem on a shield or banner
Suin Bahhar 11-11-07, 12:49 PM	96. Scrape it along the dungeon floor when out of sight from your enemies to announce their coming doom. 97. Use it while sparring barebreasted in the park to attract the ladies. 98. Sell it to earn some cash. 99. Engrave it to make it a piece of art. 100. Bend it to make a sharp steel wheel. 101. Sacrifice it to Correllon to be blessed with his swordart Thank yooz all! :)
nefestous 11-13-07, 11:12 PM	102. Instant +4 to intim... I mean Diplomancy check. 103. Throw it down the stairs and you get an Asian Name generator. 104. Prode to check if the orc is still alive. 105. Instant (insert random sword wielding Anime Character with overside sword) Reference 106. Used to start arguments about the difference between fantasy warfare and historical warfare on certain unnamed forums. 107. Hold magnetic reminders to buy milk on the way home. 108. Kinky way to remove underwear 109. Compensating for things that maybe smaller 110. Confuse the enemy, strap it to the wizards back. 111. Paper wieght. 112. door stop.
CainJustice 11-17-07, 03:02 AM	more than 101 uses for that weapon hehe... but i can't think of any more
Sol_Odlanier 11-18-07, 10:23 AM	113) potato peeler. 114)Splint for broken leg.