This week’s theme is “The Enchanted Sword” and I can think of no more famous example than King Arthur’s Excalibur. Sword can refer to any type of weapon in this case an axe, a club, a bow, a stiletto. It can also refer to a piece of armor a helmet, a shield, a breastplate. Any piece of equipment used by the hero/villain that is imbued with supernatural powers. The item can be blessed or cursed it is up to you. You can set your adventure at any point in time. You can have a professional boxer with enchanted gloves. A nefarious wizard with a cursed wand. A samurai with a blessed katana. A doctor with an enchanted scalpel. The possibilities are endless.
How does the hero/villain acquire the item?
What mythology surrounds the item?
Who was the original owner? How was it forged?
Is the item blessed or cursed? What are its special abilities and secret features?
Can the item communicate with the hero/villain? In many video games there is a talking sword so feel free to experiment with that. Your talking item can be a fount of wisdom, a source of comedic relief, a malevolent voice, a nagging sycophant whatever you like.
Does possessing the item alter your character’s personality in anyway?
Mindlovemisery's Menagerie 
Hmmm… this particular prompt falls in with Wordle-Vice.
Just waiting for ‘nap-time’ and after some chores…
I was thinking I’d combine it with the ‘Cheat Sheet’ Prompt…but now not so much.
*whir, whir, whir…*
So the Fairy Tale addition will be delayed.
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I look forward to your entries Jules XD
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Just to let you know the Shardoma prompt isn’t coming up on your post.
It arrived in my mailbox, but when I go to the blog it isn’t there…
The November 22 post with the Mythbuster guy.
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The Shadorma prompt is intended for Saturday but WP had one of its mysterious glitches and posted prematurely. It was scheduled for a different day so I have no idea how that happened. It will be back tomorrow
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Okey Dokey.
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[…] this is weird. Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie does Fairy Tale prompts now and then. This one was The Enchanted Sw… They ask some questions about your magical weapon. Gave me this idea. It wouldn’t work for me […]
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[…] https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2014/11/21/fairytale-prompt-35/ […]
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A Wordle-vice without a word list. 🙂
I might not have answered all the questions. But there is at least some background.
https://julesstorypageswhirl.wordpress.com/2014/11/22/11-21-c-7-4-the-ancient-sword-carificis-mlm-fariy-tale-35/
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The questions are just things to consider. You did an amazing job!
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You are very kind.
…While I just have fun being inspired by your prompts.
Thank you. 🙂
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I am so glad they inspire you XD
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[…] off me. Cold rain woke me from battle fatigue and slumber. To my left side, a rivulet revealed an old, well-used scabbard. With all the energy I still possessed, I pulled it out of its muddy […]
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Great prompt with soooooo many possibilities. When I finally chose, it was still challenging!
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Excellent choice =)
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[…] piece of flash fiction was written in response to Fairytale Prompt #35 at Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie, for which the theme was “The Enchanted […]
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I left a late addition to the prompt, which is fairly bleak and fairly log 🙂
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,,, ahem that is, fairly long (no idea what a “fairly log” story would be like, but it sounds intriguing….) 😉
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[…] of the story cycle*: Great-Grandfather’s Sword; 1 is the loneliest # ; The Runish […]
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