Four Swords Adventures: Those keys you were looking for.

 Those keys you were looking for.

Small Key: Small keys unlock regular locked doors in Four Swords Adventures. That is pretty normal, but what makes these keys more unique is the fact that a Link must carry the key from wherever it was found to the locked door above their head like a pot. If the Link is hurt, the key drops, and if the key drops into a pit, the key returns to its initial location.

Have you seen my keys? You know the ones to the car with the pocket knife? What do you mean they are on the Internet? How the heck did they get there?

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Dropping these keys in a standard fantasy game as a joke only to have the players change their entire quest to discover the minivan that this key unlocks would be something that would happen at my table.

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Four Swords Adventures: Dual dueling pistols for pistol duels

 Dual dueling pistols for pistol duels

Slingshot: The slingshot fires deku nuts that stun enemies. Charging up a shot before firing increases the shot's distance. These are the last of the pedestal items from Four Swords Adventures. If you don’t know by now, pedestal items can be found on pedestals throughout each level, but a Link can only carry one pedestal item at a time.

With the criminalization of pistol dueling came the advent of discreet pistol duels. Using small pistols that fire such an insignificant round as to rarely kill a person quickly, these duels gained popularity among the aristocratic youth. They are perfect for those ill-advised honor duels seen by young elites as exhilarating instead of foolish.

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That idea about dueling above is based on the real pre-World War I fad of sword dueling at university fencing clubs and proudly wearing facial scars earned in the duels.

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Four Swords Adventures: A ceremonial monk’s spade

 A ceremonial monk’s spade

Shovel: Shovels allow a Link to dig into soft soil with the hopes of finding hearts, treasure, or secret passages. Shovels are pedestal items so they must take up your pedestal item slot. Is prospecting for treasure worth missing out on an additional weapon?

This ornately crafted weapon was commissioned to celebrate the life and work of a famous wandering monk who was set to visit the valley soon. The monk found the bright colors charming, but the ostentatious display of gold and silver was off-putting to the monk’s simple values. The monk requested that the weapon be stripped of all extravagance and that the gold and silver be shared equally among all those who lived in the valley.

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This monk’s spade was inspired by the Monkey King’s amazing staff that can resize itself at its master’s whim and even fight on its own when commanded. You could quickly employ that in a game by using some monk npc stats and just saying that it is a dancing weapon.

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Swordtember: Skeksis Dueling Blade

Skeksis Dueling Blade

Skeksis Dueling Blade: Skeksis were much too cowardly to duel each other with blades. Instead, they take turns striking a great stone until the stone or a blade shatters.

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I routinely revisit the Dark Crystal and I always find some new prop or piece of set dressing that I've never noticed before. What a delightful film.

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Swordtember: Buster Sword

Buster Sword

Buster Sword: Cloud's iconic blade from Final Fantasy VII.

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I have never played a 3D Final Fantasy game. My only experience with anything Final Fantasy was the handheld releases on the Gameboy systems, especially Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced.

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Four Swords Adventures: A barbaric spiked shield

 A barbaric spiked shield

Shield: The shield is a passive upgrade that automatically blocks some types of attacks. A Link that has picked up a shield will block on their own unless they are focusing on a task like chagrin up a whirlwind slash or a magic hammer shockwave.

A barbaric shield covered in spikes created by the barbaric warriors of the Highpeak Mountains. Some truly brash warriors have been seen wading into battle with a spiked shield in each hand as a contemptuous display of comfort fighting opponents deemed unworthy to bloody their blades. Perhaps such stories are all rumors spread by shrewd warriors unwilling to leave themselves unprotected in battle.

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That is based on the Diablo II spiked shield model. The game weapon has more curved intimidating spikes, but the straight spikes in perspective were enough of a challenge for me when I drew this.

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Swordtember: Sword of Omens Awakened

 Sword of Omens

Sword of Omens: The awakened sword offers the true lord of the Thunderians great strength and sight beyond sight.

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I never really watched ThunderCats. He-Man was my 80's rerun battle cartoon of choice.

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