The Arkensword

[Maldeus]

Just a thought. It's unlikely, because it's not all shiney and "realistic" like the rest. But what if Parson just melted the fourth Arkentool? What exactly would that imply? Do the Arkentools have some kind of power when one Side possesses all four, or is the game-breaking power of having an Arkentool with no one else having one to counter it enough to guarantee world domination? Can an Arkentool be destroyed like this?

Discuss, and please suspend your disbelief concerning the immense unlikelihood that the sword is an Arkentool. I think we're all aware of how incredibly unlikely it is.

[SteveMB]

Just a thought. It's unlikely, because it's not all shiney and "realistic" like the rest. But what if Parson just melted the fourth Arkentool? What exactly would that imply? Do the Arkentools have some kind of power when one Side possesses all four, or is the game-breaking power of having an Arkentool with no one else having one to counter it enough to guarantee world domination? Can an Arkentool be destroyed like this?

Discuss, and please suspend your disbelief concerning the immense unlikelihood that the sword is an Arkentool. I think we're all aware of how incredibly unlikely it is.

It couldn't possibly be the fourth known Arkentool, since it didn't even exist yet when Parson read that tidbit of information from his first Stupid Meal package. Also, it looks like part of the drawn art, not one of the rendered images used for the other Arkentools to make them look a bit odd and otherworldly.

[Maldeus]

please suspend your disbelief concerning the immense unlikelihood that the sword is an Arkentool. I think we're all aware of how incredibly unlikely it is.

[Lemarc]

please suspend your disbelief concerning the immense unlikelihood that the sword is an Arkentool. I think we're all aware of how incredibly unlikely it is.

Well, the thing is, because it's such an unlikely, hypothetical situation there's not much motivation to discuss it at all. It's like discussing the implications of decrypted Ansom being Jillian in disguise.

[atteSmythe]

What if the volcano was the fourth tool, the Arkenforge, and our heroes just gave it life?

...I don't know, seems like an odd speculation topic to me. Given that the sword probably isn't a Tool (heck, it isn't even a 'tool' with a small t), we don't even know if one would allow itself to be thrown into lava, or if it would melt if that happened. Actually, given the state of the Pliers, it seems pretty likely that the sword would be fine.

[Darkside007]

please suspend your disbelief concerning the immense unlikelihood that the sword is an Arkentool. I think we're all aware of how incredibly unlikely it is.

I read as

please discuss my pet theory seriously without mentioning how incredibly unlikely it is.

I mean, what did you expect? There isn't a single shred of supporting evidence for it.

[Maldeus]

What you should have gotten out of that was "I'm bored, let's talk about something," but whatever, rule by majority.

Although I must say,

What if the volcano was the fourth tool, the Arkenforge, and our heroes just gave it life?

I absolutely love this theory.

[raphfrk]

I absolutely love this theory.

Also, Parson's sword could re-pop "properly" forged and ready for tempering (in say the donut of doom lake)

[MarbitChow]

Answering the question of "what happens if an arkentool gets thrown into the lake of lava?"

I assume that Arkentools, being epic in scope and power, would simple sink to the bottom of the lava lake.
I also assume that there would be a fire-based unit, like a fire elemental, that would be able to swim through the lava to retrieve it.

The lava is a terrain type, so it can't be an Arkentool. Also, Arkentools are CGI-rendered, giving them that otherworldly look, which the lake clearly isn't.

Charlie's dish is the 3rd Arkentool, so we can assume that The Tool is gunning for him next.
Other tools may be buried or hidden in inhospitable terrain - at the bottom of a sea, frozen in a glacier, deep in a chasm, etc.

[Maldeus]

Other tools? There's a thought...Keep in mind, there are four known Arkentools, according to the Stupid Meal. That seems very specific. Four known...And how many unknown? What if a ruler has shrewdly kept them secret? What if an ancient order of neutral monks in some distant, cloistered monastery has been keeping one of them secret and safe? What if one is still buried deep in some glacier or beneath the ocean? Hrm...Has a thread been made about this yet? Because it seems like the kind of thing that deserves its own thread.

[Lord of Extinction]

Other tools? There's a thought...Keep in mind, there are four known Arkentools, according to the Stupid Meal. That seems very specific. Four known...And how many unknown? What if a ruler has shrewdly kept them secret? What if an ancient order of neutral monks in some distant, cloistered monastery has been keeping one of them secret and safe? What if one is still buried deep in some glacier or beneath the ocean? Hrm...Has a thread been made about this yet? Because it seems like the kind of thing that deserves its own thread.

I think you're reading into it a little too much imo.

[Bobby Archer]

Other tools? There's a thought...Keep in mind, there are four known Arkentools, according to the Stupid Meal. That seems very specific. Four known...And how many unknown? What if a ruler has shrewdly kept them secret? What if an ancient order of neutral monks in some distant, cloistered monastery has been keeping one of them secret and safe? What if one is still buried deep in some glacier or beneath the ocean? Hrm...Has a thread been made about this yet? Because it seems like the kind of thing that deserves its own thread.

I think you're reading into it a little too much imo.

I disagree. Certainly, we're only likely to see the four known Arkentools for a good while, but the fact that the Stupid Meal specified "known Arkentools" implies that there may be more (or that Rob and Jamie are leaving themselves room to add more later). I wouldn't go looking for them at least until we find out what the fourth known tool is, though.

As for the Arkensword...nah.

[myrddin]

I personally think that Sizemore's gonna get the next tool and it's gonna be some kind og Arkenplunger.

[Maldeus]

I hope not. I don't want all the Arkentools stacked on one side. The Toolpire has two already, they don't need any more.

[cche]

Hmmm... fireworks have started in the courtyard... methinks there is more than one side down there.

[Bobby Archer]

Eh, fireworks could mean anything from totally figurative (an argument) to entirely literal (actual fireworks). I lean toward the former, but I know a number of people think differently.

[Anton Gaist]

It's as nice as theories go, but it has two major flaws. First is the fact the sword was not CGI like the 3 known Arkentools, and the second that a sword is not a tool. I could speculate that a Tool would be instantly recognizable by a caster such as Maggie, Sizemore or Wanda, but there's no proof backing that up.

So far we have a hammer, pliers and a dish. Now if we're speculating, from this line:

It is also worth noting that one of the earliest patents for a shovel design was given to James B. Sizemore.

and given the other references in the same page, it's not too far-fetched to assume another Arkentool is the Arkenshovel, with golems as its related unit.

[shneekeythelost]

I absolutely love this theory.

Also, Parson's sword could re-pop "properly" forged and ready for tempering (in say the donut of doom lake)

With a mysterious hand lifting it out of the lava lake like the whole Authorian legend "Lady of the Lake"? That'd be cool, but I don't think the sword is the next arkentool.

[Maldeus]

It depends on your definition of "tool." A sword is not your typical toolbox fair, no, but it could still count if you go by the definition of "a man made thing used for practical purposes that is not a machine."

[Bobby Archer]

I wouldn't count a sword as a tool, myself. A plowshare, yes.

Also, thanks Anton, for bringing up the shovel connection. I hadn't heard that before (mostly since I rarely browse the wiki). Eeeeenteresting.