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We have all heard the good old saying that advises that ‘The pen is mightier than the sword’. In its intended use, it alludes to the fact that a speech or a piece of written word is more effective in persuading someone or making a change in Neopia as a substitute of using one’s Battledome prowess to sway the public via force. And who am I to disagree with it? In honour of all the creative minds, it is time to pay tribute to all writers’ and artists’ mightiest tools in their arsenal. We can interpret the saying in a more literal sense. Is a pen (or a pencil or a quill or any other writing equipment with a long body and sharp end) pointier, sturdier or even more expensive than a sword (or a knife or a katana or any other Battledome equipment with a long body and sharp end)? Let’s put the question in practice by inspecting similar looking items. vs Starting off with the basics, here we have the Basic pencil and the Sword pencil which look like normal, ordinally wooden writing tools. Both items have a sharp pokey end with the sword being marginally pointier. Even though you would expect the sword to be able to dish out some nice damage, unfortunately it is banned from the Battledome and it’s only categorised as School equipment. In addition, the sword is barely more expensive than the pencil. All that’s Pen is mightier than sword?:No, the sword has a marginally more pointy end and is more expensive than its corresponding writing equipment.

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