Shad, having finished your book, I just want to tell you that your first novel doesn't read like a first novel. It was an amazing masterpiece of storytelling that was literally impossible to put down. Very few books make me lose sleep, but this book was absolutely brilliant, and I never thought of sleep until I finished it at 4 am this morning. I can't wait to see how you continue the series and I will gladly support you all the way. Writing is truly an amazing skill you possess. (P.S., you must've channeled to a ninth degree bond in storytelling to create this instant masterpiece. Much love from the U.S.

@shadiversity

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, I can't express how gratifying this is to hear! please remember to leave a review on amazon if you haven't already, it would mean the world to me.

@PingOnThis

4 жыл бұрын

I'm a good way into the book as well and and second this. Also, I read the scene where the Main Character is first realizing his powers reads in Shad's voice.

@jimmybateman5014

4 жыл бұрын

@mxt mxt I've started the series, but sadly I've only finished the first book

@jimmybateman5014

4 жыл бұрын

@mxt mxt it can have a few good comparisons between the two, but even though they're similar genres, A Song of Ice and Fire has a much more political perspective and orientation. Shad has a bit of that in his novel, but I feel like it deals with fewer characters, but with a much greater depth. For instance, you could compare dayless the conqueror to king Robert. Both started off leading a revolution and ultimately ruling, and they both come to realize that things weren't quite as noble as they assumed. But aside from that it's night and day. King Robert says he regrets becoming king, but continues to live exactly as he has been. After his defeat, Daylen is constantly tormented by his past actions after realizing the monster he'd become. That's a simple version of what comparison I make, but of course plenty will think differently. I think it comes down to preference honestly. I think I like Shadow of the Conqueror better because it's dealing with the constant feelings of an old tyrant coming to grips with how terrible he is, even in day to day dealings with people

@toddstaples7019

4 жыл бұрын

enchanting a sword with lightning would work you block a attack the lightning frying your adversary to death removing the block or parry option from him and keeping all your advantages a win win .

You have reached peak youtube when the sponsor for the video is you

@bonnieworkman9690

4 жыл бұрын

Nani

@childofslaanesh1251

4 жыл бұрын

@@bonnieworkman9690 shad sponsored his own video.. that was the joke

@bonnieworkman9690

4 жыл бұрын

@@childofslaanesh1251 well think smarter not harder

@fanaticaltechpriest1002

4 жыл бұрын

Hmmm your channel name is _INTRESTING_

@trentonstaggs2968

2 жыл бұрын

kinda like using your stimulus to pay a parking ticket, peak capitalism- government pays the government lol

Imagine sunforging a piece of Lego and stepping on it.

@sebastianthomsen2225

4 жыл бұрын

Ow :(

@JPGotrokkits

4 жыл бұрын

It wouldn't to anything, unless it had a pommel. Pommels are the most dangerous part of a sword. they are the most dangerous weapon in the world. Do not be mistaken, the United States dropped pommels on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, and never had nuclear weapons, but instead a stockpile of 14th and 15th century sword pommels. The Soviet Union spent time and money investing in far inferior nuclear weapons over the course of fifty years as the US and Western European countries had gathered up all the pommels during WWII and the early post-war period.

@Hoovt

4 жыл бұрын

@@JPGotrokkits hmm interesting never looked at it that way. So you're saying this is the only way to end them rightly?

@mlm_academyofficial2041

4 жыл бұрын

Aren't legos already nearly indestructible?

@heraadrian7764

4 жыл бұрын

Can he sunforge willy this way we can learn iron tail like primeape without the tail ^_^) ye know i know that you know

>sunforge piece of paper in shape of a sword >bring whole new meaning to term "papercut"

@aceofspades9640

3 жыл бұрын

@Haku infinite enchants it with speed and poison

@cocodojo

3 жыл бұрын

Enchant the paper sword with inflicting salt to the wound followed by lemon juice? That ought to take the fight out of someone real quick lol

@FrostyFyre

3 жыл бұрын

Hah. I win. *SUN-FORGED LEGO PIECE*

@jaegercat6702

3 жыл бұрын

Frostee Fyre The final form of caltrops

@crypticcrypt-lord8523

3 жыл бұрын

@@FrostyFyre I think you mean sun forged caltrop

So what you’re saying is that you enchanted your wooden sword with unbreaking III

@jmoneyjoshkinion4576

3 жыл бұрын

Yes that is a Sununcle. Now for the spoiler that you can figure out about 3/4 of the way through: SPOILER ALERT!!! He also attached MULTIPLE Totems of Undying to the sword, hidden elsewhere, which NO-ONE has been able to do to anyone's knowledge.

@StormgemThunder

2 жыл бұрын

Also sharpness V Or maybe sharpness X actually

@Attaxalotl

2 жыл бұрын

So a book where the hero is also the villain and swinging around a sword made of painted balsa wood. yes

I can't imagine the excitement Shad must feel of holding HIS SWORD that HE DESIGNED and is part of HIS BOOK. Epic.

@Gaia_Gaistar

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder how much it'd cost to get Goodsmile to make a figma figure of my main character from the novel I'm working on.

@QuantumLeapCosplay

4 жыл бұрын

It's been such an honor, I'm also pretty giddy for all the subs rolling in. Hehehe

@bigbadwolfstudios1

4 жыл бұрын

BUT WHAT ABOUT SSSSWWWWWOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRDDDDDDSSSSSS!?!

@_rgrech

4 жыл бұрын

That must feel awesome!!!!

@ajustice1768

4 жыл бұрын

@@QuantumLeapCosplay amazing work on the sword, my dude.

“Why aren’t we enchanting wood?” Because Bethesda fixed that bug.

@mattygoodtimes8347

4 жыл бұрын

Smh you don't enchant wooden swords because you wait until you have a diamond sword

@AstralS7orm

4 жыл бұрын

Aren't enchanted staves and clubs a staple? Just nobody thought to enchant wooden sword.

@_ForceSmash_

4 жыл бұрын

@@defensivekobra3873 smh u still using melee? the real pro strat is running around with an inventory of charged crossbows with harming 2 arrows and machine-gunning them down

@arkendwarf5608

4 жыл бұрын

@@_ForceSmash_ Not arrows. Overcharged fireworks.

@pamudithasenarathna

4 жыл бұрын

@@_ForceSmash_ & defenseive kobra you both wrong real pro bored and running around blast sheeps off form High Hrothgar or pick a fight 🤣🤣🤣

> "Who better to save the world from darkness than the one responsible for most it?" *Revan joins the chat*

@rescuerex7031

2 жыл бұрын

If we're trusting Kreia and HK-47 (because HK served Revan after he was already darth Revan, not cuz he lied) which is a dubious Idea then yeah

@shigerufan1

2 жыл бұрын

Banner Saga follows that same plot hook too.

@mitchhaelann9215

2 жыл бұрын

I always named my character Darth Revan, just so that when the game pulls the big reveal halfway through and Mission asks "How can we trust you, you're revan!" I can respond. "Mission, please, I'm not Revan anymore. I'm DARTH REVAN."

"It makes sense when you read it." basically every Stephen King book.

@kylelundgren5133

3 жыл бұрын

That is until you get to the end of every Stephen King's book ever written. Where he doesn't actually know how to end the book.

@user-jy2sj4ed4i

3 жыл бұрын

Some of King's books don't even make sense to him. Cocaine is a hell of a drug

@jamesskelton3488

2 жыл бұрын

That one scene in IT didn't make sense when I read it. Yes That Scene

*"The hero is also the villain"* Anime and Movies has taught me that plots like that are actually interesting

@JaredRPaddock

4 жыл бұрын

Reminded me of Revan from KOTOR when he said that in the intro

@cjb1373

4 жыл бұрын

Thanosss

@DZ-1987

4 жыл бұрын

Naofumi. Poor git.

@freddymcfred17

4 жыл бұрын

Code Geass is where it's at! =D

@digivagrant

4 жыл бұрын

Lelouch?

Conclusion: unbreaking III wooden sword is the best Minecraft weapon.

@leemurweeks

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget sharpness V

@NH-xg1cp

4 жыл бұрын

1ts2EZ *OOOOH*

@dimanarinull9122

4 жыл бұрын

you did it wrong... it's the diamond axe mate. you have a shield after all, and you want to be the fanciest you can get. so all diamond gear and a shield. all enchanted for maximum shenanigans.

@AshenDust_

4 жыл бұрын

Mollof did you not watch the vid? His sword was a wood sword that was unbreakable.

@AshenDust_

4 жыл бұрын

Dimanari Null r/whoosh

Shad: "and when you sunforge weapons, they can cut really really well." Me: *Pulls out my mace*

@ignisshadowflame1027

3 жыл бұрын

That would not cut well It would do even more smashing.

@ginge526

3 жыл бұрын

hulk smash

@thelotusking9901

2 жыл бұрын

@@ignisshadowflame1027 probably not, actually, since it makes it lighter Assuming it’s also made out of wood, if it’s made out of something else, it would be better

@sebastiandraculstar8741

2 жыл бұрын

@@thelotusking9901 It would make the mace smash better due to the sunforging process; the weapon's weight would be lower (mechanical benefit), but the force at the point of impact would be amplified (supernatural benefit), enough so that the near-weightlessness would be an almost negligible factor.

@Lyoko1309

2 жыл бұрын

@@sebastiandraculstar8741 Yeah, but Force = Mass X Acceleration. If the mace is lighter, it'll do less damage. Solution: Sunforge bigger, heavier mace.

Alternate Title: Shad explains why his sword is allowed to break the rules other swords have broken for 24 minutes Yes it’s a very long title

@pinkliongaming8769

11 ай бұрын

Shad's channel is about the Rules of Fantasy, what did you expect?

"Why are we not enchanting wooden swords?" Suddenly Skyrim.

@bonnieworkman9690

4 жыл бұрын

That would be a cool crafting system

@ginge641

4 жыл бұрын

Someone mod this now.

@darthplagueis13

4 жыл бұрын

Well... There is the alchemy glitch after all....

@bonnieworkman9690

4 жыл бұрын

@@darthplagueis13 sounds interesting

@darthplagueis13

4 жыл бұрын

@@bonnieworkman9690 The Spiffing Brit has done a few videos on it recently, so if you wanna know more about it, feel free to check them out.

Poor: enchants diamond swords Rich: *Enchants wooden sword*

@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844

3 жыл бұрын

...why?

@Himmyjewett

3 жыл бұрын

@@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844 skyrim reference

@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844

3 жыл бұрын

@@Himmyjewett thanks

@Beelzebub0407

3 жыл бұрын

@@Himmyjewett what? no, minecraft reference

@Koyomix86

3 жыл бұрын

@@Himmyjewett there’s not a diamond sword in Skyrim but you are a god if you use the wooden sword to kill Alduin

Imperius: -Can cut through any base material -Cannot cut through other sunforged materials -Is a striking blue color Lowkey: *Imperius is a Light-Saber* ;D

@colemanbubar5098

3 жыл бұрын

Ironically, shad made quite the mistake when he said a fire enchanted sword would cauterize the wound while in multiple other videos he claimed getting hit with a lightsaber would make you explode

@Cryogenius333

3 жыл бұрын

@@colemanbubar5098 I reckon that would depend on the temperature and the amount of radiation coming off the sword. I dont think getting cut with a flaming sword would cauterize wounds unless it was REALLY hot...and the blade itself would have to be hot. Flames on the blade wouldnt cauterize anything. A lightsaber is a blade theoretically made of focused plasma? its hot enough to cut through a blast door very quickly, so in essence is burning at several thousand degrees...not taking into consideration WHAT kind of metal a blast door in SW would be made out of, or that materials melting or vaporization point. I reckon we will never know one way or another...but the irony isnt lost on me.

@stevenle9960

2 жыл бұрын

@@colemanbubar5098 that’s because a lightsaber would be hot enough to vaporize the liquid in your body all at once. A fire sword wouldn’t

@NightsDecent

2 жыл бұрын

@@colemanbubar5098 Well. A red hot[almost/is forging hot] sword would partially cauterize the wounds they made, if it's magically hot/flaming to be even hotter than forging hot it may be instant. A light saber is a LOT hotter than that, and would cause the water molecules to vaporize, causing tiny explosions. Instead of cauterizing the wounds, a light saber in real life would shred the flesh it touches from vaporizing the water, causing much more severe bleeding than a regular sword. And that's coming from a massive Star Wars nerd.

@faex1467

2 жыл бұрын

Well, first i thought of was a shardblade

Your sword is essentially a lightsaber that requires edge alignment

*ENCHANTING A WOODEN SWORD WITH UNBREAKING,SHARPNESS AND MENDING* They called me a madman

@ChazOneZeroSeven

4 жыл бұрын

unbreaking

@matthewmartin3787

4 жыл бұрын

unless he used creative mode to give it unbreaking 10, which virtually eliminates durability.

@ChazOneZeroSeven

4 жыл бұрын

@@matthewmartin3787 you can't do that in creative mode. it's a command or something. but when I tried a command it said there was a limit. but there's ways to get level 32,000 enchantments

@spartanwar1185

4 жыл бұрын

>Mods

@lmul1441

4 жыл бұрын

There's a game, don't remember what it is called but the first sword you get is made of wood but if stay loyal to it and fully level it up it secretly becomes the most powerful weapon in the game

Sun forging=Indestructible eh? Sunforged Pommels....exclusively for ending rightly.

@przemko961

4 жыл бұрын

Pommels are indestructible moment they are unscrewed

@arnaudmenard5114

4 жыл бұрын

That pommel was suspiciously blue...wasn’t it?

@qwertylink9066

4 жыл бұрын

shit... that pommel got me... farewell my son, I'll leave my kingdom to you.

@CrownRock1

4 жыл бұрын

End him lightly

@defensivekobra3873

4 жыл бұрын

Sunforged spoons

Random thoughts: 1. Sunforged sword breaker might finally catch swords effectively? 2. I see your sunforged phallic symbol and raise you a sunforged personal massager! Yes, I am the most beloved puckish rogue in all the lands. 3. Sunforged balsa wood armor? Would it retain its impact-absorbing softness or would the indestructibility mean it becomes crystalline hard? 4. Sunforged boots. Finally we can fantasy-story plod across continents on foot in comfort to toss that infernal ring into a volcano without grimacing every time we step in a puddle because our soles wore down to holed nubs half a continent ago. Huzzah! (Might be especially useful for thieves and assassins to sneaky sneaky about too.) 5. The sunforged codpiece. Because safety matters. 6. The sunforged spectacles. What devious wonders might we see? X-ray specs for real? Zoom lenses? Night vision? See through time to your own impending demise? 7. My personal favorite description of a Vorpal Blade comes from Roger Zelazny and is made of ... moth wings? Ah the joys of magic in a good Alice hallucinogenic fantasy. But ah, what a sharp cutter. 8. Speaking of useful sword enchantments: electricity. "Don't tase me, bro!" (Baddies, always wear your gambeson.) 9. Another fave enchantment: any throwing weapon of "Returning". Infinite weapon throws? Suck it, Gambit. I see your game of 52 card pickup and raise you INFINITY! 10. And last, but not least, speaking of useful "magic" weapons: the Sick Stick. *Blech!* And lo, were the knights of the battlefield laid to waste, unable to fight back, unable to breathe, and often slipping to their ignominious disgrace upon the growing pool of putrescence. One angry girl was "sick" of all their fighting.

@skylerthompson8046

3 жыл бұрын

Them, small brain; 50k GP value vorpal flaming burst greatsword Me, big brain; a jug with caltrops, marbles, and oil in it, like five silver, and a wand of magic missile, like 2k GP

@calvingreene90

3 жыл бұрын

I don't want a self returning grenade.

@FlameDarkfire

3 жыл бұрын

That does bring up an interesting question I have: Shad says the sunforging process enhances the properties that the item was designed for, such as cutting for a sword or force application for a hammer. Does the magic intrinsically understand that, or does the sunsmith have to consciously think about what the item is for during the magic imbuing process? Like boots are meant to be sturdy and protective footwear, but what if I want the most comfortable boots that will never allow foot fatigue or blisters, no matter how far the wearer walks? Do I have to think about that while sunforging them, or do I have to construct them with comfort in mind beforehand to get that property?

@benjaminwilliams2859

3 жыл бұрын

@@FlameDarkfire This is the most interesting question about the "hard" magic system he's created, how exactly is mechanical/qualitative effect conveyed, and like real science can there be unforeseen consequences/advantages? Or is it just that a master sunforger can convey whatever meaning/complexity they desire and nothing else?

@NightsDecent

2 жыл бұрын

I want to answer all these questions, but the answers to everything are in the book itself.

The Inheritance cycle actually represents the usefulness, or lack thereof, of a flaming sword quite well. It's useful for cutting through gates and portcullises, but only useful for intimidation in combat against living enemies.

Shad : "I basically writen a book with medieval wooden lightsaber"

@H1Guard

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, haha, harkening back to his "they're doing lightsabers all wrong" video. This idea just means that everybody will get a lightforged hoodie and sweats, with a scarf to wrap the face. Indestructible, yet comfy.

@androth1502

4 жыл бұрын

@@H1Guard that wouldn't be effective as armour.

@kingzut

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheTechmaster1999 but if its padded.. like a nice puffy jacket.. it would be unable to be pierced while absorbing impact.

@colbystade840

4 жыл бұрын

@@kingzut the force has to go somewhere. And in hard magic systems you can't just say " F-it it's magic" there has to be some form of defense that disperses the force of an indestructible hammer keg tapping your face

@kingzut

4 жыл бұрын

@@colbystade840 well face yes but im saying you can wear a form of padded clothing that id sun forged to protect your body/legs.. a padded enough helm might be hard..

"The hero is also the villain." I too played KOTOR.

@tincanmaniac1931

4 жыл бұрын

I too, watched infinity war. #thanosdidnothingwrong

@kingartichokexii7430

4 жыл бұрын

lol i cant get past the star forge part

@ThePsychicPineapple

4 жыл бұрын

LIfe Of Finn You’re so close to the end.

@kingartichokexii7430

4 жыл бұрын

Imperial Empire i cant get all the star forges

@Renesh2

4 жыл бұрын

@@kingartichokexii7430 The star maps? There should be spoiler-free guides to reaching them all by now. The star forge itself is the very end of the game, it's the last place you visit.

Now I'm imaging a self-cauterising enchanted scalpel for fantasy doctors xD

"I wanna enchant my nun-chucks!" Enchanter: *laughs* "Your serious?"

@moch126

2 жыл бұрын

Enchanted nunchucks never get tangled and always hit!

@lordfelidae4505

2 жыл бұрын

@@moch126 phantasmal chain that only exists when you want, and shifts length as convenient.

@aussiepuppet5250

2 жыл бұрын

You're.

@markmorris2856

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps they treat you wielder as ethereal and pass through them so you can't hurt yourself and keep momentum XD. Could just use a stick though XD

@geraldtucker6952

2 жыл бұрын

"it's Competency lll"

* draws sword that can slice through any non-magical material * atoms in air are sliced apart * dead

@DeusEversor

4 жыл бұрын

Unintended enchantment - random fission explosions xD

@sr71silver

4 жыл бұрын

@@DeusEversor I may be being a bit pedantic but wouldn't the atoms just move out of the way? I mean in any reaction, physical, chemical, whatever, things follow the path of least resistance and displacement is easier than destruction. After all there is nothing holding the air molecules and atoms in place.

@metalman6698

4 жыл бұрын

@@sr71silver If it magically cuts anything it touches then wouldn't being cut actually provide less resistance then the atoms trying to deflect of the edge?

@josephburchanowski4636

4 жыл бұрын

@@metalman6698 "If it magically cuts anything it touches then wouldn't being cut actually provide less resistance then the atoms trying to deflect of the edge?" You'd need to input more energy than what you get out of it for any atom you cut that is lighter than iron (so it should always have more resistance). I guess it might be an energy sword, but any energy produce is merely the energy coming off of the energy sword. But lets say it is magic that doesn't conserve energy, and it cuts atoms it comes across. Well, you'd be hitting so few atoms with the edge that it still wouldn't matter. Especially through air.

@sr71silver

4 жыл бұрын

@@metalman6698 but it's not cutting at all. The edge was described as having a thickness on the level of molecules. Atoms are smaller than molecules so you'd just be smacking them. It's like trying to cut a quarter with a sledgehammer. If the surface area of the impacting implement is greater than the thing being impacted then you're not cutting, you're smashing.

The most versatile substance on the planet, and they use it to make a frisbee- Ultron

@LibertyLocalizer

4 жыл бұрын

It's a really good Frisbee.

@quaziludmillazaman9534

4 жыл бұрын

"Wait, I still have my rights to raise." -Jotaro

@bonnieworkman9690

4 жыл бұрын

It would make a robo dog very happy.

@quaziludmillazaman9534

4 жыл бұрын

@@bonnieworkman9690 Lol

@jooot_6850

4 жыл бұрын

@@quaziludmillazaman9534 JoJo what are you doing here

In theory, a weapon being longer and lighter does convey an advantage in terms of reach and speed. But there is a massive caveat. You really wouldn’t be able to fight someone with a normal sword unless you were supernaturally strong. This is because of the way swords behave in the bind when you actually fight with them. Essentially, they are similar to big levers, and if your blade were that much lighter than your opponent’s you would need to be many times stronger than him to hold your own when your blades were foible to foible. It is easy to see that this is the case by trying to spar using a wooden waster against someone with a blunt steel longsword. The heavier steel provides more presence in the bind, and the lighter wooden sword cannot effectively compete. The lack of weight would also make cuts more difficult (though the incredibly narrow edge may help to offset this, depending on what is being cut). During the Napoleonic Wars, British Flank Company Officers (i.e. Officers who might be expected to actually fight hand to hand rather than simply direct fire and maneuver) were issued sabres (heavier with more blade presence) rather than spadroons or smallswords (the epitome of light swords historically speaking) commonly used by other infantry officers. The reason for this was not that smallswords breaking in battle was a big problem - it didn’t need to be. The smallsword simply didn’t have enough blade presence to block clubbed muskets, cavalry sabre blows, etc. All design is tradeoffs - you could theoretically make a sword much much heavier, and that would give it an advantage in the leverage of the bind but it would also make it significantly slower and more tiring to use. You could make a longsword with a skinny blade like a transitional rapier - I guarantee it will be lighter than most other longswords, but it will be at a perpetual disadvantage in the bind. There is a reason historical swords were the weight that they were, it was not only a limitation of metallurgy and material science. So long as you might have to fight people with normal swords, or god forbid, pollaxes or halberds, I do not think a sword that much lighter would be a significant advantage - rather, it might get you killed. On the other hand, that material would make great armor.

@leightonshelley

Жыл бұрын

Could the sword-hilt make up for this? Notice that the hilt-cover has spikes coming out of it, which could be used to grip an opponents sword. Legitimately curious to hear your response.

@KosherCookery

Жыл бұрын

@@leightonshelley I don't think so. It has some protrusions, but not much outside what could be found on early modern complex hilts. Generally, weight near the hilt won't make much of a difference when you're foible-to-foible. It would help foible-to-forte, but you'd have to be fighting someone with an exceptionally heavy weapon for that to matter, the mechanical advantage in favor of the forte is already enormous.

@al99901

Жыл бұрын

I cut the normal sword with my sharp sword

@seanwaddell2659

6 ай бұрын

+

@bestaround3323

5 ай бұрын

What about a blade with a dynamic weight?

“Who is more qualified to fight the evil than the one who started it?” So, it’s like Knight of the Old Republic? I NEEEEEEEEED IT! Edit: Titanium can’t hold an edge?! Okay I needed to know that. Thanks a bunch!

@kushalkulkarni6891

3 жыл бұрын

Not only that, but one of the main themes from kotor is also present in shadow of the conqueror

@johnpolt4953

2 жыл бұрын

So would that mean Titanium would work for accents on swords? Like the hilt or guard?

@johnmullholand2044

2 жыл бұрын

So, if titanium can't hold an edge, what about an enchanted aluminum/titanium Damascus, enhanced with Sharpness+Indestructible? Very light, unbreakable, and with a proper edge configuration, cuts like a lightsaber/vibrobade?

@tantamounted

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnpolt4953 Titanium works best in alloys. It's hard, but brittle, so on its own it's best in a bulky object like a mace or flail tip - but it's lightweight, so the mass of a blunt weapon isn't there. A titanium steel alloy, however, can be more flexible, meaning you can strike an edge on something hard with less worry it's going to crack or chip. Also, it means you have a bit of flex when you bend your blade, instead of snapping it in two when you push too hard sideways.

"Resistant to flexing but having the capacity to flex". We all have that humble homie.

"Why aren't we enchanting wooden swords?" The Spiffing Britt in Skyrim "Hold my Soulgem"

@nerd5678

4 жыл бұрын

Benjamin Chambersmith wooden swords are perfectly balanced with no exploits at all

@harrowedone974

4 жыл бұрын

*see also every Skyrim player, eventually.

@ForeverOfMusic

4 жыл бұрын

in Kingdom Hearts 1, Sora can still cast spells with the wooden sword when he loses the keyblade.

@quagsiremcgee1647

4 жыл бұрын

@@ForeverOfMusic big brain

@arbiterprime2145

4 жыл бұрын

in the War Of The Ancients Warcraft trilogy of books one of the characters, an Orc, Gets a druid to make him an axe that then gets blessed by the demigod Cenarius. When he doubts it cos he thinks itll break after 2 hits Cenarius tells him his enchantment makes it virtually indestructible

Wait... he called the enchanting “sun-forging”? Thank god he didn’t call the weapons “sun-forge blades”

@generalamaya3965

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I see another TDP fan

@The_Misanthropic_Magpie

3 жыл бұрын

@@generalamaya3965 well don’t count me out

@The_Misanthropic_Magpie

2 жыл бұрын

@Renato Barros I am also a TDP fan

@etherealsoul9386

2 жыл бұрын

I guess Im not the only one whos thought of that

"there is such a thing as too long" *flash back to sephiroth trailer for ssbu*

“You want it to be resistant to flexing, but have the capacity to flex.” So basically humble, yet strong boyfriend swords then.

@giantturtlecat2959

4 жыл бұрын

tigerdude36 “Humble, yet strong boyfriend swords” So... Anubis but it’s Jonathan Joestar?

@ejcrazyatwar

4 жыл бұрын

@@giantturtlecat2959 iS tHaT a JoJo ReFeRaNcE

@varthalgamekiin4931

4 жыл бұрын

So you can appreciate why people got so attached to good swords. Because it was so rare to find a better one. The ultra-heavy ones that can cut through anything to the super light ones that could move at the speed of sound. It depended on the preferences of the wielder.

@i_teleported_bread7404

3 жыл бұрын

The best kind of bo- I mean, sword.

@jeckjeck3119

3 жыл бұрын

My sword is Dio.... Help!

Shad looks like a giddy school boy showing off his sword like that, I love it.

@QuantumLeapCosplay

4 жыл бұрын

Put a huge grin on me face, too. XD

@lukasjuszczak1664

4 жыл бұрын

I mean. You wouldn't?

Never before have I been so hyped to describe realistic swords in my books. You're awesome, Shad!

Two things 1. "Like a razor blade through flesh" 2. I love this channel so much and u deserve a prize for sword science

Wood can cut through flesh? Well, yeah, I've gotten a paper cut as well.

@thallan

4 жыл бұрын

Dude....SUN FORGED PAPER SWORD

@NaozaneST

4 жыл бұрын

@@thallan 🤣

@NaozaneST

4 жыл бұрын

@@thallan paper armor and paper sword +paper shield =paper knight

@finnsweeney2604

4 жыл бұрын

@@NaozaneST paper Italian + paper plumber + wii = paper mario

@Tholen3

4 жыл бұрын

in the show Jackie Chan Adventures, there was an origami man that basically did all that.

"Unless you're fighting undead, vampires, ents and Sandor Clegane." I just find it hilarious that one guy made it tot he list.

@markbyrd7710

4 жыл бұрын

He's terrifying. Haha and scared of fire. Makes sense!

@marktresztian4467

4 жыл бұрын

I honestly would not use a flaming sword against ents. It would not do much damage, but it would ensure the wrath of a giant tree creature capable of ripping apart a stone wall.

@opinionofmine3238

4 жыл бұрын

@@marktresztian4467 I mean if you're fighting an Ent in the first place you've probably already incurred its wrath.

@marktresztian4467

4 жыл бұрын

Why would you want to fight with an ent? Just leave them alone in their forests.

@opinionofmine3238

4 жыл бұрын

@@marktresztian4467 Who knows, but if you did, well, the above.

I’d love to see your take on how various superhuman abilities would affect the design of medieval weapons

Honestly I love seeing fantasy swords, and hearing you talk about one you designed yourself inspires me to keep making more fantasy sword designs, while also giving a explination on why they look like that and how effective it is in universe. My designs would suck irl to be honest

> Shad invents medieval "hard light" > Proceeds to make a sword out of it. Yeah, I can totally see it happening.

@acethemain7776

3 жыл бұрын

as opposed to the hardlight in destiny 2

@danyaelpecson557

3 жыл бұрын

Can be nullified if near magic-sealing paraphernalia or techniques XD

@lucasfranke5161

3 жыл бұрын

@@acethemain7776 Playing against 6 people using Hard Light across the map was definitely *fun*

@acethemain7776

3 жыл бұрын

@@lucasfranke5161 every crucible game become a rave party

@FlameDarkfire

3 жыл бұрын

Would you have preferred a huge fuckoff axe?

Imperious: 0/10 not enough machicolations

@dr.richtofen9128

4 жыл бұрын

That's ashame

@simonwinn8757

4 жыл бұрын

Needs corbels as well.

@ShMokou

4 жыл бұрын

And zero dragons.

@williamwinder5011

4 жыл бұрын

You win. 🤝

@isitnotwrittenthat1680

4 жыл бұрын

Look up the seige video

Interestingly, I thought of a similar concept (to sunforging) of a magical bow that absorbs light and fires a beam of it instead of arrows to solve the problem of carrying a quiver. The drawback is it has to have a light source nearby to work. The intensity of the light determines the power of the shot.

So, if there was a Sunforged music instrument, it'd be the best sounding variant of that music instrument (Maybe except for a flute that was made to record music for ,,Shitty flute" memes). I don't know how I thought of this.

@blackluna7385

4 жыл бұрын

I want a sunforged kazoo

The madlad went ahead and did it. This is the best timeline.

Smart advertising. Now I need that book.

@defensivekobra3873

4 жыл бұрын

Sunforged spoons

17:14 The captions killed me X'D But in all seriousness, fire enchantment is useful when applied as a "complete ignition" enchantment. AKA I poke you with my blade and you spark in flames.

@robinrehlinghaus1944

3 жыл бұрын

Hm

@mohammadsaleh1998

2 жыл бұрын

*Bonk* And now ur on fire :)

@LasagnaQueen

2 жыл бұрын

@@mohammadsaleh1998 Basically, its more of an ignition than just fire enchantment.

@jamesgabor9284

2 жыл бұрын

Fire aspect

I'll just say: electric/shock enchanment is a great possibility for hard magic settings, because piezoelecticity exists already.

Instead of a spear stabbing point, a blunt head with a crushing ability would be devastating. Imagine a quarter staff that hit like a truck

@thenthson

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine being able to change the mass of a warhammer at will. While you are winding up it weighs nothing. While it is hitting it weighs many tons.

@peterhansmann3289

4 жыл бұрын

@@thenthson bam infinite energy. just sayin

@thenthson

4 жыл бұрын

Oh god my grammar is atrocious in my original comment.

@RenzXVI

4 жыл бұрын

Just sunforge a paper truck and hurl the massive thing at enemies like The Incredible Hulk.

@josephahner3031

4 жыл бұрын

@@thenthson I don't have to imagine it. That is effectively how the Mjolnir works. To Thor it is 9 kilograms. To the poor sod he hits with it however, it weighs about 1 million pounds or however much it's volume in neutron star material weighs.

2:38 Called it. XD I knew that you would not let the cover artist to draw a HUGE sword without a reason.

this had some great thoughts and ideas! also i LOVE watching you get excited about your book - youve worked hard and you deserve to be excited!

Tbh just how much this guy loves his job makes me so happy

I have a friend whose username is Imperious and I was thrown for a moment, my first thought being "How does that crazy slav know Shad?"

@azuregriffin1116

4 жыл бұрын

Lmfao

@Plastikdoom

4 жыл бұрын

He wields your Slav friend as a weapon

@ninjahombrepalito1721

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Appletank8

4 жыл бұрын

Aha! He’s a human weapon!

@Dan-uf2vh

4 жыл бұрын

Imperious is one of the archangels from the Diablo franchise

You should do one on how these metals affect armours.

@Geninacra

4 жыл бұрын

And civic/siege engineering

@SetArk

4 жыл бұрын

If they could be crafted, as rings... I could see someone making internal linings, of extremely ligh and small chain mail to be worn over the undercloth and under the actual cloth. Wouldn't need truly big armors. Maybe, for show-off make a full plated armor, but i don't know.

@thejackman687

4 жыл бұрын

They talk about it in the book... there is some risk is using this kind of enchanting on armor

@awoods9793

4 жыл бұрын

Make armor out of enchanted cling film

@xXVBRUTALVXx

4 жыл бұрын

Also shields

Hey, your channel gave me so much insight on weapons and fantasy. I've made a lot of short stories and characters before knowing about you, but watching and listening to you gave me more inspiration and knowledge. You're now one of my favorite channels to go to.

Loved hearing you weigh in on this topic. There were points where you talked quickly and I lost track of the conversation, but the expertise itself was fascinating. Now I just have to check out the book!

Shad's shameless self plugs through this entire video are adorable

@frantisekzverina473

4 жыл бұрын

Shad the Shameless

@paleosteveo3501

4 жыл бұрын

Shad the shameless snake slayer

@kingofnothing2260

4 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't you if you just published your first novel?

@GoroDomo

4 жыл бұрын

Well it worked. Reading it now.

@ickunmatze

4 жыл бұрын

Well he's got some points there. Magic enchantments on classic weapons are quite stupid. sounds like he put far more thoughts in enchantments than other authors.

The thumbnail is actually during the time Shad first made a sword with his godly powers. Safe to say, he was quite happy with it.

One enchantment I would recommend is-for lack of a better name-attack magnetism. This would mean all incoming attacks within a certain range of the blade would be drawn to it rather than the intended target, making defense against projectiles and even other swords easier

Hmm, this is getting me in the mood to design a Sunucle. Sunucle swordspear.

Two other downsides of a longer sword is they're more awkward to carry and unsheath. With indestructible materials you could have a sword which folds up and springs to full length when drawn solving this issue.

@RDeathmark

4 жыл бұрын

Sooooo.....a lightsaber?

@RDeathmark

4 жыл бұрын

@Bobby da Costa yeah, but anaklusmos is a short sword in its extended form so it doesn't really get the benefit from it, although I admit it does have some significant advantages over a lightsaber in the 'unlosability' enchantment and the increased level of concealment you can get with it being the size of a pen in it's dormant form

@chaotic_enby2625

4 жыл бұрын

So basically... RWBY weapons! XD

@zyibesixdouze4863

4 жыл бұрын

dks2's puzzle stone blade would be nice

@nottoday3817

4 жыл бұрын

Well, I guess with magic anything is possible. This reminds me of Gin's sword from the anime Bleach. so much potential in one weapon and it's wasted in a damn moment

Congratulations on making your first novel! I'll be glad to own this new take on story telling!

The usefulness of frost and fire enchantments vary greatly, some fantasy settings say it just does more damage, while some others go all out and say "AS YOU HIT YOUR ENEMY IT BURSTS INTO FLAMES" which is slightly more useful. Also, leeching enchantments might work well for more traditional great/longswords because they typically do a lot of damage so you would typically get a lot of health back.

0/10 The pommel isn’t unscrewable. How is one supposed to end his opponent rightly? Wait, wrong sword guy

@bonnieworkman9690

4 жыл бұрын

No the sword is the polmol

@deussalt8108

4 жыл бұрын

An enchantment that makes the pommel instantly rematerialize in place after striking it's target.

@TheBloodyBlackJackal

4 жыл бұрын

@@deussalt8108 And make the pummel a grenade.

Any blade that was enchanted to thin the blood of the victim, therefore causing them to bleed more, would be debilitating at worst and devastating at best

@blahthebiste7924

3 жыл бұрын

Mosquito Blade!

@Pip8448

3 жыл бұрын

That's just a poison blade, or a blade with the "bleeding" effect.

@StormgemThunder

3 жыл бұрын

So like, tipped with venom? Because I'm pretty sure a lot of venoms stops the blood from clotting Also there's probably certain medications that stop clotting, but if its a historically accurate setting, snake venom works.

@BinarySecond

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pip8448 except you can't use an antidote or neutralising agent. My dad is on blood thinners and it's absolutely wild if he cuts himself. I do, however, see your point that bleed and poison are both effectively a damage over time concept

@stevenle9960

2 жыл бұрын

Cut some major arteries and walk away

Have an archived idea similar to your sunforged swords!! My idea for making a reality-based, or history-derived lightsaber that won't get me in trouble with copyrights. Can't wait to get your book and read it!! Absolutely love your channel! Keep up the good work

I really appreciate in depth explaining like he does

Shad: "Have you heard of the vorpal sword?" Me: **Glances over to my Lewis Carroll collection box-set** Yeah, I might have heard of it.

@Paltse

4 жыл бұрын

Do you remember chon-chon?

@bonnieworkman9690

4 жыл бұрын

Most impressive

@markbyrd7710

4 жыл бұрын

Snicker - snack

@CajunCrustacean

4 жыл бұрын

Did you go galumphing over to read them?

The big question is, do they sun-forge MACHICOLATIONS?!

@x.p.3574

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@bonnieworkman9690

4 жыл бұрын

Yes yes yeeeesss

Thank you very much for this video! I also love your unconventional weapon series and am using some of those ideas and your thought process in designing Imperious to help me design my own weapons for my adventure fantasy series! (even though I have more of a soft magic system) A+ work!

I finally have it on audible now and its awesome!

Our steel brings all the dragons to the machicolations.

Imagine just moving in to a new house. Looking out of the window and seeing your neighbor record this on the backyard without any context.

@trevor5379

4 жыл бұрын

I met one of my neighbors while he was wearing just overalls, and a black powder revolver in his belt..... This was like 3 years ago

@bcn1gh7h4wk

4 жыл бұрын

he's Australian. a crazy neighbor is probably the least of the worries in the world, for them Aussies.

@Merilirem

4 жыл бұрын

What you would see is plenty of context. You would just assume he's into swords and makes video's. Looks like he's having fun. Would be a good thing or at worst you simply wouldn't care if your not into swords. I mean calling him a "crazy" neighbor is absurd. I mean he's a Mormon, one of the most boring groups of people ive ever met. Nice enough fellows but ive never seen a Mormon do anything more unusual than throw a water balloon party with all their Mormon friends. What is life like where you live that this would even register beyond being "neat"?

@linkgamer1233

4 жыл бұрын

I'd walk over and ask to look at the full armory... 8( What i like imitation swords.... and ... real ones... and....

@darkrite9000

4 жыл бұрын

I imagine they would think he's crazy after a while, I mean he's quite the eccentric and does do some odd things whilst making videos, even the ones done in his yard. Probably enough to have made the previous neighbors move out, and these ones move in. That said they'd be weighing the risk, very eccentric medieval enthusiast next door, or dealing with a bunch of kangaroos that may attack you. The medieval enthusiast could be your ally, or just a crazy person, there's no real way to know without context. That said he's not so odd that I think people would instantly move away or anything, just may not invite him to the neighborhood block party.

Killer book man on my second listen in audible. Thanks for the awesome story love the redemption and forgiveness displayed

man how i'd absolutely looooooove to read this book, one day i hope to, you can actualy feel the enthusiasm on shad and all the work and originality put on the book.

My brain takes the "OW" out of Shadow every time I hear Shad mention his book title - so instead of hearing "Shadow of the Conqueror" I hear "Shad of the Conqueror"

@carlosandleon

4 жыл бұрын

me too!

@carlosandleon

4 жыл бұрын

No shad, no!!!

@picklestheomnipotent4535

4 жыл бұрын

***SHAD THE CONQUERER***

@EllAntares

4 жыл бұрын

Shad of Conquerors

@arlaghdoth4434

4 жыл бұрын

Better, OW of the conqueror.

A vorpal enchantment on a shrapnel grenade would be devastating. I know it's not your typical fantasy weapon, but it would be exceptionally effective.

@DemonicaaD14

4 жыл бұрын

Clay pots filled with flammable materials and possibly shrapnel may have existed as early as 740bce.

@kyriss12

4 жыл бұрын

the holy hand grenade of Antioch.

@sircharlesninefingers4170

4 жыл бұрын

Call of Duty: Modern Fantasy Warfare sounds like a kick-ass game though.

@soumyajyotimukherjee4752

4 жыл бұрын

@@sircharlesninefingers4170 yeah. They should make one

@sicarius6501

4 жыл бұрын

Just say the Dwarves made it

When Shad talked about the vorple and poison enchantment I immediately thought of putting the enchantment on an Urumi (sword whip). I mean just imagine facing a guy who's blade can kill you with just one cut and when you go to block the blade it just bends around your shield and then proceeds to amputate your arm.

Hey Shad, thanks for the video! :)

"the hero is the villain", Everyone elder scrolls play through ever.

@robertdicke7249

4 жыл бұрын

my first elderscrolls dude was a generally good guy, by skyrim standards, and he was a werewolf, and maybe killed a few people that didn't deserve it... hmmm yeah I see your point.

@victormillen8393

4 жыл бұрын

@@robertdicke7249 I am you...

@giantturtlecat2959

4 жыл бұрын

Robert Dicke I was a horrible person As soon as I got OP enough with my equipment upgraded with Smithing 100 I slaughtered every single killable NPC I could find and I also randomly spawned dragons using Console Commands, because who wouldn’t abuse the Console

@victormillen8393

4 жыл бұрын

@@giantturtlecat2959 I wouldn't... Because I can't. **Crying in Nintendo switch**

@hostiusasinhostilityhostil7853

4 жыл бұрын

My character's unusual in that she's alright by Skyrim PC standards, and she doesn't use weapons at all. She just uses her magic and that's about it, so my Two Handed is at about 19 from the few times I've used Bound Battleaxe for a sneak attack. *EDIT:* Nevermind, her housecarl Lydia was slain in battle, so to make that sacrifice worth it she joined the Companions and built an entire set of (enchanted) Dwarven armour. She's using that for the time being with the Warrior Stone, and her Heavy Armor, Blocking and One-Handed skills are all at least at 30 now.

I didn't know a human being could be this excited about something I find it very entertaining. You do you internet sword man

@nottoday3817

4 жыл бұрын

You've not achieved much in life, have you?

@No-wj4nu

4 жыл бұрын

@@nottoday3817 Bruh why you been salty.

@trevor5379

4 жыл бұрын

My goal in life is to be as excited about anything as shad is about basically everything lol

Got my copy recently and have started reading it. Keep finding myself drawn back to read more of it even when I know I have work to do! LOL

How did I miss this video when it came out last year? I love the sword and thanks to how you described your book and made it sound very interesting I have added it to my Amazon cart.

Shad: It makes much more sense to enchant wooden objects instead of metals! D&D Druid players: Welcome to the party, now grab your enchanted wooden sword and shield and lets go on an adventure!

@PJDAltamirus0425

4 жыл бұрын

Except when you encounter something else that is enchanted with a tougher materiel thus negating the enchantment, thus you now fighting with a thin wooden sword. So depends on how common enchanted items are.

@phill6504

4 жыл бұрын

@@PJDAltamirus0425 Except that isn't how it works in most settings. It would be the power of the enchantment that matters the most. A +1/+1 enchantment would always break against a +2/+2. A knight with a +1/+1 arming sword would be at a disadvantage against a druid with a +5/+5 wooden club. Also, the enchantment would still effect flesh and blood the same regardless of the enchantment of the weapon, so an enchanted wooden item would still have an advantage in speed to get in those nasty quick hits.

@alonelyperson6031

4 жыл бұрын

@@phill6504 I think what Philip is saying is that. If a heavily enchanted metal weapon hits a equally heavily enchanted wooden weapon, the metal one would win.

@phill6504

4 жыл бұрын

@@alonelyperson6031 Not really, if they are both enchanted to be indestructible then it doesn't matter. If they are both enchanted to cut through anything they hit then each blade would cut through a metal blade the same as a wooden. What matters is the setting and the enchantment system used. The whole point of magic is that it trumps physics and what would normally matter.

@alonelyperson6031

4 жыл бұрын

@@phill6504 Yeah, I know. But I was just clearing it up. I know for a fact that a sword the size of a mountain can easily be trumped by a blade that kill with one single slash.

Shad seems so genuinely excited whenever he talks about stuff; its very admirable!

@jeremyrosal6049

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely one of the main reasons why I enjoy his content so much. Not only is the subject matter very interesting to me to begin with, but you can just tell he has so much passion and enthusiasm for these things. It rubs off on people and makes them want to listen to him. It has been so cool seeing his channel grow and now to see him actually publish a book is amazing. Once I have some extra cash, I am definitely going to get his book. This video sold me on it when I was already pretty interested. I can't wait to see what else he does in the years to come! Cheers from the US, Shad! Keep doing what you're doing and we'll keep supporting you the whole way!! (:

Neat magic system, Shad. You’ve successfully convinced me to buy your book.

Loved the book! Speaking of fantasy swords, it’d be awesome to see an analysis of the shard-blades in Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive!

@sethb3090

2 жыл бұрын

I actually really love what Sanderson does with shaping the setting around them, having fortification halls that are too narrow for six foot swords and the like, as well as the revelation that most shardblades were left in showy rather than practical forms. It's nice when magic isn't inherently practical (not that it's impractical per se, but it doesn't exist for the explicit purpose of winning fights). I guess another example would be in later Mistborn books where there are multiple kinds of magic that don't really do anything at all until someone finds a use case or figures out how to combine it with something else. "Magic doesn't have to be useful" is a key tenet of my worldbuilding. Magic can do its own thing and it's the characters' job to figure out how to make use of it.

Could you sunforge a pillow and have the comfiest pillow ever? Also, those are some darned good woodcarvers if they could carve a sword that length and have it be only 1/2mm - 1mm thick.

@Pistonrager

4 жыл бұрын

Magic planer. And lots of sanding.

@688208

4 жыл бұрын

Sunforged woodcarvers.

@markguyton2868

4 жыл бұрын

Let's just say it would be very warm... perfect for cold winter nights ;}

@danpowell806

4 жыл бұрын

A sunforged pillow would be as inflexible as a sunforged piece of wood, right?

@rhawkas2637

4 жыл бұрын

@@danpowell806 Except he says at around 12:10 "when you sunforge any object, and not only weapons can be sunforged by the way, there is a supernatural enhancement that comes from the magical light infusing into the object that increases its functional ability for whatever purpose it was made for". So wouldn't it stand to reason that a pillow made to be comfy to sleep on would magically become a lot comfier?

So what I'm getting from this is in the fantasy world, with weapon enchantments, rapiers are op af.

@GeneralNickles

4 жыл бұрын

Well, in dark souls, the estoc is one of the best weapons.

@LunaireTD

4 жыл бұрын

@@GeneralNickles It was mostly just a joke because of the way he talked about them in the video. Plus videogames use manufactured numbers that don't necessarily mean anything outside of that game.

@GeneralNickles

4 жыл бұрын

@@LunaireTD I know.

@3lloGuvner

4 жыл бұрын

This was my thought exactly. If I'm understanding sunforging correctly then you could theoretically make a rapier or estoc that was basically just a super long needle and be able to slash and poke things to death at lightning fast speeds.

@neisan92

4 жыл бұрын

@@3lloGuvner Heaving read his book, Rapiers are super looked down on due to certain cultural aspects but they are still very effective. But Sunforged stuff doesn't seem as common as one would think.

I'm just starting the audio book, and I am having a blast. I cant wait for the film version too.

I'd want a "pass through" enchantment on longer, heavier swords. That is to say, an enchantment that enables the sword (even sheathed) to pass harmlessly through anything I didn't explicitly direct it to harm. Then I could have the ridiculous Anime sword that wouldn't knock over furniture or kill my horse. Of course, such an enchantment would essentially nullify any benefit to armor and completely change combat because the intent is to harm the opponent and so parrying and blocking become impossible (unless the opponent's weapons and armor are enchanted to counter the weapon enchantment) for your opponent and combat becomes about who lands the first effective strike. Which is already the case. Not many people keep fighting after their heads are off... That enchantment would also be effective with rapiers and spears and arrows; it's highly doubtful that ANY enchantment would not also benefit other weapon types: the goal of all weapons are the same. I just don't ever worry about knocking over chairs with my rapier. Getting tangled in the spokes of a bicycle though... As to the 'better against multiple targets,' I'm sure a clever enchanter could come up with a solution for that, too. "For some reason, that long, thin, whip-like sword fills us with terror." In a world so enchanted, one possible reason to have a 3 meter long and 1 meter (Used metric because I am also not a savage) wide sword is to be able to do bludgeoning damage with the flat. Because you know some clever spell weaver out there is designing a ward against getting cut... probably, as others have mentioned, because the paper in the books they study slice their soft-skinned fingers. I'm going to read your book Shad, mostly because I'm interested in how deep you've gone into the refinements in your hard magic system. To readers and writers alike, most of the content of fantasy settings is "completely new," but you always have to address the "how long has a significant portion of the population understood a thing" question. If Sunforging has been around for 10,000 years, the people in your world would have figured out counter spells, counters to the counter spells, and even counters to the counters for the counter spells, maybe even another couple of layers deep. Based on what I've seen in your videos, you've probably already considered the refinement aspect. I sincerely hope you didn't take the easy way out and have the MC discover the magic in chapter 2. That's been the standard for fantasy for several decades at least (I love some Harry Potter, but it's clearly a series that suffers from author learning about the magic along with the main character--even the teachers only seemed to know what had already been taught in the series). For anyone who struggles with the idea of magic and enchantments, just think of them as smartphone apps that don't require a phone. Magic just creates the effect without all the hassle of having to use a device.

@whosaidthat84

3 жыл бұрын

Have you read his book yet?

Shad; designs fantasy sword that would actually be functional "Wait, that's illegal."

@bonnieworkman9690

4 жыл бұрын

you underestimate his power

@defensivekobra3873

4 жыл бұрын

Sunforged spoons

@chestermc9954

4 жыл бұрын

@@bonnieworkman9690 Don't try it!

@bonnieworkman9690

4 жыл бұрын

@@chestermc9954 haaaaaaaaaaaaaa sqrew the high ground

@LOUDMOUTHTYRONE

4 жыл бұрын

Its legal in Texas to openly carry a sword.

Shad: "Why not enchant a wooden sword - which is technically what Imperious is - and let the magic make it nearly indestructible..." Me looking at my enchanted wooden sword in Skyrim: Uhhh

@nottoday3817

4 жыл бұрын

This reminded me of enchanted sticks in Minecraft

@wompa70

4 жыл бұрын

Search KZread for skyrim fork. Dude creates a pair of instant kill forks. It's AMAZING!

@SuperAmaton

4 жыл бұрын

@@wompa70 Dude is called Spiffing Briton!

@Yslohr

4 жыл бұрын

It Just Works!

@SuperAmaton

4 жыл бұрын

@@Yslohr oh god no...

16:15 - All I'm hearing is, "Vorpal Nail Bat go snicker snack"

Most of the enchantments that you mentioned when you were running through them sound like they'd be excellent on a spear!

So you are telling me is in your book they make LARP weapons that can kill that is amazing I need to buy this books

"The hero is the villain" so like...40k?

@solitudeguard3196

3 жыл бұрын

*BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GODS*

@crypticcrypt-lord8523

3 жыл бұрын

@@solitudeguard3196 okay then lathrix (being facetious)

@jmoneyjoshkinion4576

3 жыл бұрын

What is 40k and to@@solitudeguard3196; potatoes, LOTS of potatoes. :)

@Andernol

3 жыл бұрын

No. There's no heroes in 40k. Unless you mean the ancient Greek definition of hero

I just bought the audiobook! Looking forward to listening to it!

I think that a good enchantment for a sword would be something like the sword beams from the legend of Zelda. For those who don’t know what I’m talking about sword beams are energy blasts that can be fired by swinging your sword when you’re at full health. But if you take any damage you can no long use them until you heal back up.