» Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:57 pm
What I name weapons depends on many factors: Am I going to keep it, sell it for septims, give it to a companion, am I in a goofy modd, etc. For instance, I might use a sigil stone that I don't want to keep to enchant a mace. If the sigil stone's enchantment is Frost, I might call the mace Cold Shoulder. If it's Fire Damage, I might call it Hot Stuff or Flamer. I come up with more serious names for weapons I intend to keep.
Elberond (male Bosmer Recon Sniper) carries three enchanted weapons at all times:
His primary weapon is An Ayleid Meteoric Iron bow called Taul'Mar'El (part of a mod I'm working on). It's named after Taulmauril from the Drizzt Do'Urden stories set in the Forgotten Reals universe because, like Taulmaril, it never runs out of ammo.
His secondary weapon is an Ayleid Meteoric Iron shortsword, called Stormwrath, that does Shock damage 30 points for 5 seconds on strike + weakness to shock 100% for 5 seconds on strike. I just thought Stormwrath sounded good for that.
His tertiary weapon is a heavily enchanted dagger called Reaper. The enchantment on Reaper is so strong, it requires a Grand Soul to recharge it after a single use. Reaper is used only as a last resort. It's enchanted with Fire,Frost & Shock damage 50 pts for 3 seconds, Damage Health 50 pts for 3 seconds, Drain Speed 100 pts for 1 second, & Soul Trap for 3 seconds for a total enchantment cost of 1588. I used http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=33279 to make the enchantment. I called it Reaper because very few enemies can withstand a single strike from it and it takes their souls. So far, he's only had to use it once.
Drehdwyn (female Bosmer Assassin) also carries three enchanted weapons at all times:
Her primary weapon is the Acadian Bow, a bow (what type depends on character lever) enchanted with Drain Speed 100 points for 1 second + Shock Damage (different magnitudes at different character levels) + Soul Trap. It's named after member Acadian, who came up with the enchantment for Buffy's bow(s).
Her secondary weapon is Doomstrike, an Ayleid Meteoric Iron shortsword enchanted with Fire, Frost & Shock damage 10 points on strike + weakness to Fire, Frost & Shock 100% for 3 seconds.
Her tertiary weapon is an Ayleid Meteoric Iron dagger called Haelia Naga, which is Ayleid for 'Terrible Death'. It's enchantment is the same as Elberond's Reaper. Given the meaning, Haelia Naga seemed an appropriate name. She uses it for up close assassinations, but only if she has an empty Black Soul Gem with her.