[quote=@Earnest Evans] It barely matters how "crippled" these weapons are compared to their true forms, because their true forms are only not immediate game breakers because of plot armor. Excalibur is one of the greatest swords in the setting almost purely because of its innate abilities (it's almost Red Key-tier sharp and can be swung about as quickly as a damn lightsaber). Our only idea of how "bad" Rho Aias is is when it's compared to motherfucking [i]Gae Bolg[/i]. Even a severely-crippled Rho Aias would be an impenetrable shield on par with just saying "it doesn't hurt me"! Caladbolg, meanwhile, completely ruined Caster in one blow and, even when it [i]didn't beat Berserker,[/i] it turned a large portion of the cemetery they were in into a smoking crater, and then [i]destroyed a hill top with it.[/i] Even severely crippled, Caladbolg is basically a man-portable bunker buster. Beyond that, there seems to be a severe issue with how you've listed them as usable by Ilya. If these weapons very nearly killed the original Archer while using them, why even list them as possible for the apparently weaker Ilya? It's [i]guaranteed[/i] to kill her if she makes them! This is exactly why you need to strictly define what you can summon up and how draining it is to do so. Otherwise we run into situations where Ilya will be able to make objects that the [i]other[/i] Archer very gave himself a hernia doing so. [/quote] Er, Excalibur's only notable strength is its ability. A fragile, breakable variant of a sharp sword is not actually that big a deal. Also, projecting said thing isn't an option outside of heroic sacrifices. Rho Aias is an extremely mana intensive shield against ranged attacks. So, it might shield people from an equally-powerful attack, but there goes most offensive ability. Caladbolg: so we're comparing it with actual artillery? In that case, I don't see the problem. It's nothing special in the RP. Exaggerating.