Anachronistic Weapons

Due to the nature of the warped timeline during the age of Ultima I and Ultima II, many weapons that were a strong anachronism appeared in the lands. It was only after the defeat of Minax, that these weapons vanished forever, when the timeline corrected itself.

The weapons include:

Pistol

A standard issue handgun available during the first age. While unremarkable to people of the present, it is highly destructive against the foes in ancient Sosaria.

Lightsaber

A very special sword found in both ages. Instead of a metal blad, the blade consists of an extremly hot and destructive plasma blade that can cut through everything.

Blaster

The strongest weapon available during the time of Mondain. It is a huge, hand-held laser weapon that can cause great devastation among the foes.

Phaser

Found in both ages (also spelled "Phazor"), this is a a laser weapon like the Blaster, only weaker. During the time of Minax it is, apart from the Quicksword, the strongest available weapon.

Trivia

 * As with the other anachronisms, the real real is, that Richard Garriott simply still was trying to find the right direction for the series. All of the futuristic weapons had vanaished by Ultima III, when the design became more serious.
 * Of course it is clear that these weapons mostly come from Star Wars (Lightsaber, Blaster) and Star Trek (Phaser).