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The wakizashi was one of several short swords available for use by samurai including the yoroi tōshi, and the chisa-katana. The term wakizashi did not originally specify swords of any official blade length [10] and was an abbreviation of wakizashi no katana ("sword thrust at one's side"); the term was applied to companion swords of all sizes. [11]
1–4 Stephen Bourne: 1986: Has a typo on the module booklet cover: it states that the adventure is for 5-10 characters levels 4-8, when in fact, the module is for 4-6 characters of levels 1-4. [6] In 1998 the module was re-released for 2nd Edition AD&D. N4 9185: Treasure Hunt: 0–1: Aaron Allston: 1986: FR module (retroactive) N5 9212: Under ...
The 5th edition of D&D, the most recent, was released during the second half of 2014. [ 13 ] In 2004, D&D remained the best-known, [ 18 ] and best-selling, [ 19 ] role-playing game in the US, with an estimated 20 million people having played the game and more than US$1 billion in book and equipment sales worldwide. [ 3 ]
Baldur's Gate is a series of role-playing video games set in the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting. The series has been divided into two sub-series, known as the Bhaalspawn Saga and the Dark Alliance, both taking place mostly within the Western Heartlands, but the Bhaalspawn Saga extends to Amn and Tethyr.
The fifth Broken Sword game, The Serpent's Curse, is the first installment to receive its funding from Kickstarter during its conception. Released in December 2013, [1] the game returned to the series' 2D roots. Broken Sword: Parzival's Stone: TBA Revolution Software Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS, Android, Consoles
Xuan-Yuan Sword IV: The Black Dragon Dances as the Storm Rages (The story happened in the late Qin dynasty) Xuan-Yuan Sword Gaiden: The Millennial Destiny (Part of the story happened in the Spring and Autumn period of China, in the 6th century BC, and the other part 1000 years later, during the Battle of Fei River, during the East Jin dynasty)
Flashing Swords! #1 is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by the American writer Lin Carter. It was first published in hardcover by Nelson Doubleday in April 1973 as a selection in its Science Fiction Book Club, and in paperback by Dell Books in July the same year. The first British edition was issued by Mayflower in 1974. [1]
The formation of the English word "swordsman" is parallel to the Latin word gladiator, [1] a term for the professional fighters who fought against each other and a variety of other foes for the entertainment of spectators in the Roman Empire. The word gladiator itself comes from the Latin word gladius, which is a type of sword. [1]