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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