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#1 zombiegleemax Jun 26, 2006 13:40:31	Just noticed in the Monster Manual IV table of contents, they have the Macahuitl listed under new weapons. That's all Doubt that its dark sun related, but cool to see it surface nonetheless.
#2 eric_anondson Jun 26, 2006 17:57:52	A macahuitl is an aztec weapon. Not special to Athas at all. A macahuitl is a paddle of wood ringed with obsidian shards along the edge.
#3 zombiegleemax Jun 27, 2006 7:11:25	Were stats given for the maquahuitl in some official Dark Sun/AD&D supplement? I created my own after a bit of background reading. Eric Anondson's right in saying it was a meso-American weapon, but given that it relies on no metal components I'd say it's pretty well suited to Athas. Personally I used it as a specialist Tyrian weapon in my campaign, since Tyr has the 'Aztec' style.
#4 flip Jun 27, 2006 8:34:10	Were stats given for the maquahuitl in some official Dark Sun/AD&D supplement? DS3. I created my own after a bit of background reading. Eric Anondson's right in saying it was a meso-American weapon, but given that it relies on no metal components I'd say it's pretty well suited to Athas. Personally I used it as a specialist Tyrian weapon in my campaign, since Tyr has the 'Aztec' style. ... er ... you mean Draj?
#5 zombiegleemax Jun 27, 2006 13:12:28	... er ... you mean Draj? ... er ... yes!
#6 eric_anondson Jun 27, 2006 15:18:21	Were stats given for the maquahuitl in some official Dark Sun/AD&D supplement? In AD&D, generally it was assumed to be the stats of an "obsidian longsword".
#7 thebrax Jul 09, 2006 19:03:18	Since at least one of the artists had taken "obsidian longsword" literally and drew a weapon that anyone could tell woudl shatter on first impact, some of the 3e designers argued successfully that it was time we called a macahuitl a macahuitl.