Wizard Vows

[Lord Carnifex]

Originally Posted by Ts_

"no edged weapons" in my understanding would allow imp weapons like a spear, many fencing weapons and a bow. Is it a Vow against anything sharp or just against things with an edge? That's where my problem my stem from.

To my mind, "no edged weapons" also encompasses "no pointed weapons". In GURPS terms, that means weapons that only do crushing damage. As a GM, I would also read that to mean no weapons that could be used as impaling or cutting, so no using the butt ends of spears or flats of swords.

I'd also suggest that the value of the vow is not simply because crushing weapons are inherently worse than cutting or impaling ones (arguably, they're not), but because the character is sealing himself off from 2/3rds of the low-tech weapons in the world. If the character breaks into an armory and finds only swords, he's out of luck. If the monster can only be killed by piercing its eyes, then the character must rely on allies or run away. He's limiting his options pretty severely.