tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post8360279460409199694..comments2024-03-19T16:24:23.777-07:00Comments on Playing D&D With Porn Stars: The Right Tools For the JobZak Sabbathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-55893704022722025182013-02-22T16:16:57.864-08:002013-02-22T16:16:57.864-08:00Fucking yes. Anybody who doesn't think the tor...Fucking yes. Anybody who doesn't think the torch is the best weapon is probably some pansy who got set on fire but screw them. You know what awesome thing happened after your Cleric got accidentally stabbed? Nothing. We tried to stab a dude back. Know what awesome thing happened after your Cleric accidentally fucking caught fire and burned to death? We used him to light a darkened room and threw him at the zombie priest hiding inside and set HIM on fire.<br /><br />Fire, won't you? Daniel Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07427676807959516142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-42976550663635601952013-02-22T12:51:16.145-08:002013-02-22T12:51:16.145-08:00My first character, a Thief, had a favorite tactic...My first character, a Thief, had a favorite tactic of selling a minor attack against him as a major one, going to his knees, and then suddenly springing back up with a handful of sand.<br />Had a fighter once that mobbed around with a bunch of bolas, a spear, and a pack of trained dogs.joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351926278188565029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-21488237120572431712013-02-22T08:36:46.163-08:002013-02-22T08:36:46.163-08:00If it's inappropriate to set your enemies on f...If it's inappropriate to set your enemies on fire, you can always make 'em bleed to death.<br /><br />Aztec war clubs, which decapitated at least one horse IRL, were fitted with obsidian razors that splintered off got stuck in flesh. I'd rule that scoring a critical hit or a maximum damage with one of these scary-ass weapons would cause serious bleeding every round.J Blanchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02345039535391470707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-58709976396588236612013-02-22T01:14:15.176-08:002013-02-22T01:14:15.176-08:00You know what Weapon I like for one on one combat,...You know what Weapon I like for one on one combat, when my Enemy neither have a shield nor a ridgid armor?<br />A Staff. Right a effing 6-8 foot pole!<br />You can keep your enemy at a distance, you can whip him with an astonishing amount of force, and when he is careless and comes to near to you, you always have the other end of your staff, to surprise him from his right side. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-46782402059529459502013-02-22T00:00:33.260-08:002013-02-22T00:00:33.260-08:00Not only nets, but stuff like a cloak, blanket, cu...Not only nets, but stuff like a cloak, blanket, curtain or tapestry can be tossed over an opponent. <br /><br />Said items burn nicely, too. Soak a bed sheet with oil or high-proof rum, toss, then light.<br /><br />My bro has a fondness for having his 0-level DCC chars create fire barriers and traps. Monsters lurking down a stairwell? Fill it with flaming furniture. Spill a barrel of oil or pitch in the hall and lead monster into it.<br /><br />I like using smoke, both as a smokescreen against missile fire as well as for smoking the bad guys out (add sulphur for best results), especially if they are uphill or downwind. For downhill enemies, set a barrel on fire and roll it.<br /><br />And yes, yes to flaming pigs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_pigs_(ancient_military_weapon).<br /><br />Rocks and bricks make good missiles, and they can be slipped into a sack or a sock to make a bludgeon. Lots rubble in the corners of dungeons just waiting.<br /><br />And don't forget food. Boiling soup is almost like napalm. A melon or coconut on the head can be lethal. Hot peppers and other spicy stuff go in the ogre's eyes or down the throat of the ravening aurumvorax.<br /><br />Necessity is a mother...Folmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681986828694024302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-83059247759059609272013-02-21T18:49:40.167-08:002013-02-21T18:49:40.167-08:00A Chinese variation of the hook-on-a-chain is the ...A Chinese variation of the hook-on-a-chain is the <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=SBENHIwJshMC&pg=PA94&dq=%22flying+claw%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=J9kmUYeyDem10AGp1ICIDg&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false" rel="nofollow">Flying Claw</a>. These bad boys had metal "fingers" that hooked inward like fish hooks. The fingers were flexible -- they were thrown spread out, then pulling the tether caused them to close and grip the target. Some versions were compact and could be hidden in a sleeve. Though they probably work better in Shaw Brothers kungfu flicks than in actual practice, these were used as early as the Sui Dynasty (581-618 AD). They can snag someone who is trying to escape, but can also double as a grappling hook. Sometimes the tips of the "fingers" were poisoned.Matthew Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17343263539473683579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-19215766929932905222013-02-21T15:18:31.530-08:002013-02-21T15:18:31.530-08:00I've softly coerced most of my party's mem...I've softly coerced most of my party's members into presenting weapon-design sketches drawn according to its task-oriented necessity. This generally follows one of those, You Know What I Could Really Use Right Now?, moments in a previous session. Ingenuity and object diversity abound. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966926932711251353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-26544990997896606352013-02-21T15:02:50.777-08:002013-02-21T15:02:50.777-08:00A lot of my games have to start at higher levels b...A lot of my games have to start at higher levels because we like to involve our out of game knowledge so we justify it by being more seasoned adventurers before hand.<br /><br />Some essentials our parties carry:<br />10 yds of tarp makes a tent, makes blanket, makes a net, makes a great-kilt<br />1 sack of flour makes a great anti-invis coat of the target, is also highly flammable(thanks Mythbusters) for lvl 1 fireball!<br />1 extra ration . . . in case of Dieties (a long story) "h4773r"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00943019906973704957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-1858522092112989112013-02-21T14:57:07.500-08:002013-02-21T14:57:07.500-08:00The most important surviving primary sources deali...The most important surviving primary sources dealing with mediaeval/renaissance combat, the fechtbuchs, are primarily concerned with what the most effective weapons and techniques for one on one combat. These tend also to be weapons useful in hill acquisition - admittedly there is a focus on the knightly weapons, as it is among knights where the pressure and expectation to be awesomely deadly was strongest. Evidence tends to suggest that even seemingly unwieldy weapons like the pike were actually very effective in one-on-one combat.<br /><br />Of course, in siege warfare and sapping there was a lot of use of daggers and shortswords, and I would imagine a lot of wrestling too. I also think some of the the weapons and tactics of trench warfare bears relevance to these kinds of scenarios.<br /><br />The dungeon environment allows for extra tactical interaction with architecture as in siege warfare so I think the use of mantlets (big shields on stands, essentially movable sections of wall)to create chokepoints, caltrops to make areas of ground difficult to traverse, slippery oil, improvised barricades/cheval de frise, legionary/archer-style stakes, ditches and the like could be effective. Even doors and doorways could be spiked into place with a narrow opening through which pointy things could be poked and flung. Other than fire other burny and caustic materials are also extra nasty in confined spaces; quicklime, hot oil, hot sand and burning sulphur and bellows to blow choking smoke can also make people decidely unhappy. What about bees? Burning pigs a la Alexander at Gaugamela? What happens when you aim a blasty spell at massed cluster of fragile stalactites.<br /><br />Admittedly lot of this stuff is more useful in defense and I can see the logic in having the devious, warlike, sadistically brutal subterranean races specialise in these sorts of tactics, combining slippery oil, nets, caltrops, quicklime, naphtha etc. to seriously inconvenience interlopers. <br /><br />I'me encroaching on Tucker's Kobold territory here but I think it's not an unreasonable expectation that hostile occupied tunnels would be just a little bit fantasy fucking Vietnam.Tom Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893168729760333884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-5436118149111281002013-02-21T14:38:34.334-08:002013-02-21T14:38:34.334-08:00I was happy to see thing like caltrops and marbles...I was happy to see thing like caltrops and marbles in the equipment list for Next. When I'm playing somebody rogue-y, I'm all about dirty tricks. <br /><br />A personal favorite of mine for dealing with flyers is a bear trap on a chain. Swing wildly around head for best results!Jeremy Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072164588443858336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-91208779336601370582013-02-21T13:17:01.608-08:002013-02-21T13:17:01.608-08:00@knobgobbler
larger surface area, less maneuverab...@knobgobbler<br /><br />larger surface area, less maneuverableZak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-2161396488914289392013-02-21T13:01:16.151-08:002013-02-21T13:01:16.151-08:00Fun ideas there.
I've seen vids on Youtube of...Fun ideas there. <br />I've seen vids on Youtube of guys using those chain-daggers to smash pots... next best thing to a magic dagger that flies back to your hand after every attack.<br /><br />Why is an elephant more flammable than a horse? Timmy Crabcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737954661234574830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-69000177795041722822013-02-21T12:49:02.508-08:002013-02-21T12:49:02.508-08:00beautiful post, i will be stealing a lot of thisbeautiful post, i will be stealing a lot of thisDungeon Smashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17400977043480856370noreply@blogger.com