AD&D Weapons have a number of interesting properties that give them a huge variety. Here is my attempt to explain them all, so you don't have to discover them little by little like I did.
https://mindweaverpg.wordpress.com/2022/06/24/add-weapon-properties/
The party ended up getting a little sidetracked by a whole nest of ogres.
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https://mindweaverpg.wordpress.com/2023/06/30/play-report-kotb-barrier-march-session-52-surprise-ogres/
Searching for more information about the lay of the land around the bugbear crag, the party ends up ambushing a patrol, but when the ambush doesn't get surprise, the battle is far more even than intended.