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Weapon of the Month: The Windlance

October 2016·p. 14

THE SHORT VERSION

The Windlance is recalled as the weapon with which Girion loosened a scale on Smaug’s underside. The short background now places Bard at the ancient launcher in Lake-town, watching for the dragon and establishing its importance to the wider Smaug coverage.

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