vorpal
Supernaturally sharp blade
Vorpal is a nonsense adjective coined by Lewis Carroll in the poem "Jabberwocky," describing the sword that slays the monster: He took his vorpal sword in hand.
The word has no fixed meaning but suggests something deadly, keen, or magically effective.
It has been adopted in fantasy games and fiction to describe weapons with special cutting power.
Invented meaningless language
- snicker-snackOnomatopoeia for cutting
- brilligInvented twilight hour
- mimsyUnhappy and weak
- gimbleTool for boring holes
Lewis Carroll · gyre · chortle · frabjous · beamish · galumphing · whiffling · burbled
Under magical influence
- magicalPossessing supernatural power
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
- ExcaliburMythic British blade
- questSeeking journey for something
dragon · monster · hero · slay · beheading · fabled · arcane · eldritch
Hilted fighting blade
- snicker-snackOnomatopoeia for cutting
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- beheadingRemoval of head
slaying · decapitation · edge · steel · sharpness · cleaving · severing
Fantasy tabletop roleplaying game
- critical hitBonus damage on lucky strike
- D&DFantasy tabletop roleplaying game
- tabletop RPGGroup storytelling with rules
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
artifact · legendary item · saving throw · roleplaying · dungeon crawl · loot · player character · roguelike
Jabberwocky
Invented meaningless language
- snicker-snackOnomatopoeia for cutting
- brilligInvented twilight hour
- mimsyUnhappy and weak
Lewis Carroll · gimble · gyre · chortle · frabjous · beamish · galumphing · whiffling · burbled · nonsense verse
enchanted
Under magical influence
- magicalPossessing supernatural power
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
- ExcaliburMythic British blade
quest · dragon · monster · hero · slay · beheading · fabled · arcane · eldritch · fantasy literature
sword
Hilted fighting blade
- snicker-snackOnomatopoeia for cutting
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
beheading · slaying · decapitation · edge · steel · sharpness · cleaving · severing
Dungeons & Dragons
Fantasy tabletop roleplaying game
- critical hitBonus damage on lucky strike
- D&DFantasy tabletop roleplaying game
- tabletop RPGGroup storytelling with rules
enchantment · artifact · legendary item · saving throw · roleplaying · dungeon crawl · loot · player character · roguelike
- Coined Wordschortle, galumph, nerd, robot, quark
- Lewis CarrollJabberwocky, Alice in Wonderland, Cheshire, Queen of Hearts, Humpty Dumpty
- light verselimerick, doggerel, light verse, comic verse, humorous poetry
vorpaldull
Lacking edge or interest
blunt · blunted · unsharpened · edgeless · nicked
vorpalharmless
Causing no injury
ineffective · impotent · nonlethal · useless · feeble
vorpalmundane
Commonplace, lacking excitement
unenchanted · ordinary · nonmagical · powerless · harmless