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by **The Admiral** » November 27th, 2019, 2:06 pm

No, not often.

Lol, I kinda feel the same way.

Orc's Bane doesn't get utilized very much, so in my quest groups I swap it out with Borin's Armor. They find Orc's Bane in Quest 7 on the weapons rack. At this point the heroes are still developing and not close to maxing out yet. So Borin's Armor is found at the Bastion of Chaos instead, in the chest guarded by the gargoyle. This is a very useful artifact, so the fact that it comes later in an easily missed spot, makes it all the more rewarding.

When I played Lost Wizard with my girlfriend and her daughters, the Dwarf barely survived the Stone Chaos Warriors but ended up dying on a Treasure Search (Hazard). The Barbarian found Orc's Bane, but because he already had a Broadsword, the Elf had a Longsword, he gave it to the Dwarf for the next quest, fair enough since he missed out on the reward.

Next quest I swapped some skeletons and Zombies for greenskins (Quest notes say Balur was aiding the orcs, not undead). So when the Dwarf got to Balur's first room I said "Orc's Bane is glowing blue!"
I cast Summon Orcs, more orcs appear, Wizard cast's Courage on the Dwarf (the Barbarianwas stuck in the hall and couldn't get in), I Tempest the Dwarf (Leavingthe Elf to do most of the fighting), Wizard casts Rock Skin on him. It was a fun little back and forth segment in the game.

by **Jalapenotrellis** » November 27th, 2019, 4:35 pm

I just play this weapon as is. Not all artifacts are supposed to be awesome. Some you can only use once. Elixir of Life, magical throwing dagger. Fire ring.

by **mitchiemasha** » November 28th, 2019, 6:21 pm

Jalapenotrellis wrote:I just play this weapon as is. Not all artifacts are supposed to be awesome.

As I've pointed out before!!!

Half the issue is "as is"... 1 mans "as is" is different from anothers. Which leaves those who understand the "as is" problem having no idea at all how you actually play it. And, those that don't understand the "as is" problem thinking you play it exactly as they believe "as is" to be, which could be completely different from what you actually do. Without the context of the "as is" the words are dead weight.

It's not so much an issue with Orcs Bane though, there's only a few variations that can be open to interpretation when taking the words to a hardcore literal.

by **The Admiral** » November 28th, 2019, 6:51 pm

mitchiemasha wrote:
Jalapenotrellis wrote:I just play this weapon as is. Not all artifacts are supposed to be awesome.

As I've pointed out before!!!

Half the issue is "as is"... 1 mans "as is" is different from anothers. Which leaves those who understand the "as is" problem having no idea at all how you actually play it. And, those that don't understand the "as is" problem thinking you play it exactly as they believe "as is" to be, which could be completely different from what you actually do. Without the context of the "as is" the words are dead weight.

It's not so much an issue with Orcs Bane though, there's only a few variations that can be open to interpretation when taking the words to a hardcore literal.

The only issue on the Orc's Bane card that I can see being open to interpretation is whether the two attacks have to be against the same orc. Allowing it to attack Goblins/Fimirs etc. is not an interpretation, it is a house rule.

by **Maurice76** » November 29th, 2019, 6:58 am

It's funny to see the differences between the different versions.

US: "When using this magical shortsword, you roll two combat dice to attack. You may attack twice if attacking an Orc. May not be used by the Wizard.

UK: "The sword, Orcs Bane, allows you to roll two combat dice in attack. You may attack TWICE if you are fighting Orcs."

Dutch: "Met het zwaard met de Vloek van Ork mag je twee gevechtsdobbelstenen gooien om aan te vallen. Je mag twee keer aanvallen als je vecht tegen een Ork." This is literally translated as "With the sword with the Curse of Orc, you may roll two combatdice when you attack. You may attack twice if you are fighting an Orc."

Note the differences in wording. Only the US version disallows its use by the Wizard. The UK version has the plural for Orcs, whereas the US and Dutch version refer to a singular Orc. Although, technically speaking, "an Orc" might also be a generic reference to any number of Orc opponents.

by **Jalapenotrellis** » November 29th, 2019, 7:05 am

Being so used to the US version of the wizard, no idea how other versions of the game would allow the wizard to wield a shortsword! Seems so uncharacteristic.