How to make a +1 Sword Memorable
It wasn't in a D&D game, and it wasn't a +1 sword...but one of my GMs decided to have some fun with us by letting us hear rumors about a lost runesword. Most of the party was all gung-ho to go find it, because fighters love awesome weapons...my bard thought it might have an interesting story, so he tagged along...
After much trial and a couple of characters almost dying, we found the sword. It was a runesword, alright...made for a gnome. As such, it was too small to use as anything but a letter opener, and that was for really small letters. The fighters were all disgusted and just walked away. My bard thought, "Hey...this will be a GREAT conversation starter and make for a story that people might pay to hear...let's take it!"
And, since he claimed it as his own...even though he never once wielded it in any way, just tied it on a leather strand and hung it around his neck...he gained control of all the OTHER magical things it could do. The whole group hated me for a couple of sessions...*laugh*