“They could look for just such a shadow as Corwin’s sword. However, it would not be the real Greyswandir. There is only one of those and Corwin already has it. And the copy that was found would lack the Pattern abilities that have been incorporated into the true sword of that name. And here is the thing, that is actually in the rules. And more importantly, it’s explicit in the books.”
– This is inconsistent with the reflections of Pattern, however. Greyswandir is considered to be the most powerful sword in existence. In game terms, we cannot imagine any sword more powerful than that one. The books talk about only Greyswandir. You will have to tell me the book and page number that deals with the reflections of the book because I double checked it all and couldn’t find it. What I’m saying is this: if the Pattern can create other Patterns that possess attributes of the Pattern in it as well as Broken Patterns that are incredibly powerful in their own right, then it stands to reason that the ultimate sword in existence should be able to have its own reflections that would mirror something of its power as well.
-Michael Zack, Amber Diceless RPG Yahoo!Group
This is an observation I hadn’t considered before, and it applies to a wider situation.
How does one treat items and creatures paid for through points when a character stays in one place long enough to create Shadows of themselves? I only remember specific mention of people casting Shadows, not items…
This bears thinking on.