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(My High Plains)   Man takes 1d8 damage from short spear while attempting to burgle the home of a medieval weapons enthusiast   (myhighplains.com) divider line
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Yaw String
2014-09-19 1:27:43 PM  
Short spear only does 1d6.

/nerd cred
 
dittybopper
2014-09-19 1:33:18 PM  
Second Amendment solution.

No, seriously:  It says "arms", not "firearms".
 
GoodCopBadCop [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2014-09-19 2:18:07 PM  
"you never cross your legs"

Words to live by.
 
IgG4 [TotalFark]
2014-09-19 2:21:30 PM  

Yaw String: Short spear only does 1d6.

/nerd cred


1d8 against medium sized creatures in Pathfinder,1d6 against small.
 
Yaw String
2014-09-19 2:44:58 PM  
D&D v3.5

dmg(s) 1d4
dmg(m)1d6

different system = different damage.
 
cgraves67
2014-09-19 2:49:08 PM  
You KNOCK before entering his mom's basement.
 
mainsail
2014-09-19 2:49:25 PM  
Nerdiest thread on Fark, ever? I don't know, but it's off to a fantastic start....High-capacity spears, semi-auto spears....when spears are outlawed, only outlaws will have spears...
 
buckler
2014-09-19 2:49:42 PM  
Well, there's a story for SCA event campfires for years to come.
 
iheartscotch
2014-09-19 2:50:25 PM  
SAVING THROW; SAVING THROW!
 
Intelligent_Donkey
2014-09-19 2:51:40 PM  
2nd ed: damage is d6/d8.

I want a medieval weapons collection now...
 
Anderson's Pooper
2014-09-19 2:52:02 PM  
Jeans and a t-shirt = AC 10

Old sc
 
ArkPanda [TotalFark]
2014-09-19 2:52:09 PM  
Was he using it one or two handed?  Or was he dual wielding them?
 
To The Escape Zeppelin!
2014-09-19 2:52:52 PM  
"I am a Christian man and I don't want to take life, however I want to make sure that he understands that his life was mine to take. I let him have it."

SCA dude is hardcore. As is his due he demands your allegiance for sparing his life. Perhaps if you serve well your son may be elevated to page at court.
 
ChipNASA
2014-09-19 2:52:58 PM  
 
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Anderson's Pooper
2014-09-19 2:53:02 PM  

Anderson's Pooper: Jeans and a t-shirt = AC 10

Old school AD&D


FTFM
 
Feindevil
2014-09-19 2:53:02 PM  

ArkPanda: Was he using it one or two handed?  Or was he dual wielding them?


What combat feats does he have to back up his spear?
 
PirateKing [OhFark]
2014-09-19 2:53:24 PM  
I don't own a gun, but I am pretty sure that I could put a couple of feet of steel between a home invader's lunch and dinner faster than a gun safe can open. I don't need to know where his lunch and dinner are, because once his guts are on my floor I can probably point them out.

Short-handled sledge hammers are also extremely useful for melee home defense.

/ITG
 
cgraves67
2014-09-19 2:54:15 PM  
So would a guy with an AR-15 be a modern weapons enthusiast?
 
Smeggy Smurf
2014-09-19 2:54:17 PM  

Anderson's Pooper: Jeans and a t-shirt = AC 10

Old sc


The only way to play
 
Two16
2014-09-19 2:54:47 PM  
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Prevailing Wind
2014-09-19 2:54:58 PM  
Relevant


LIGHTNING BOLT!
 
Dave and the Mission [TotalFark]
2014-09-19 2:55:15 PM  
I, for one, appreciate the use of burgle instead of the more popular "burglarize".   I would like to do away with saying we should incentivize people to do things, when we merely want to incent them to do them, but I suspect that ship has long since sailed.
 
Feindevil
2014-09-19 2:55:22 PM  
Magic Missile....at the darkness!!!
 
sabbacca
2014-09-19 2:56:39 PM  
That's why you gotta work on that THACO
 
Dragonflew
2014-09-19 2:56:42 PM  

Dave and the Mission: I, for one, appreciate the use of burgle instead of the more popular "burglarize".


I was going to mention this. It left the thread open for an argument about dice instead.
 
MythDragon
2014-09-19 2:57:29 PM  

Anderson's Pooper: Jeans and a t-shirt = AC 10

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Flak Armor and Lasgun = Tissue paper and flashlight
 
dittybopper
2014-09-19 2:58:10 PM  

cgraves67: So would a guy with an AR-15 be a modern weapons enthusiast?


Not really.  The design is over 60 years old now.
 
Point02GPA
2014-09-19 2:58:45 PM  
That dude better get into a better line of work.

/maybe Band-Aid commercials
 
with great power comes great insanity
2014-09-19 2:58:55 PM  

Anderson's Pooper: Anderson's Pooper: Jeans and a t-shirt = AC 10

Old school AD&D

FTFM


Depends on his dexterity.
 
meanmutton
2014-09-19 3:01:15 PM  

sabbacca: That's why you gotta work on that THACO


THAC0, not THACO.

And besides, BAB makes way more sense.
 
Skyrmion
2014-09-19 3:01:33 PM  
dittybopper: Second Amendment Edition solution.

No, seriously:  It says "arms", not "firearms".

It's all about the THAC0.
 
grokca [TotalFark]
2014-09-19 3:01:48 PM  
Now that's a sticky situation.
 
stonelotus
2014-09-19 3:02:10 PM  
is it wrong that I wanted so badly for the spear wielder's name to be Chuck?
 
Lord_Baull
2014-09-19 3:02:41 PM  
+1 subby, but -1 for using the word "enthusiast" and not the word "expert."
 
sabbacca
2014-09-19 3:03:19 PM  

MythDragon: Anderson's Pooper: Jeans and a t-shirt = AC 10
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Flak Armor and Lasgun = Tissue paper and flashlight


yea but enough flashlights will fark your Terminators eventually.
 
mauro7inf
2014-09-19 3:04:04 PM  
The funniest part of this entire article:

"Police say they later found out the stolen car McGowan was driving actually belonged to McGowan who had failed to report to police that he had recovered his car after reporting stolen."

Man, I wasn't even supposed to be here today!
 
Prey4reign
2014-09-19 3:04:46 PM  
Sometimes you're the spearchucker and sometimes you're the spearchuckee.  It's always best to be the spearchucker.
 
Anderson's Pooper
2014-09-19 3:05:17 PM  

with great power comes great insanity: Anderson's Pooper: Anderson's Pooper: Jeans and a t-shirt = AC 10

Old school AD&D

FTFM

Depends on his dexterity.


I saw the pic.  He didn't look too dextrous.
 
grimlock1972
2014-09-19 3:06:07 PM  
well i'd say he missed his saving throw.
 
Lord_Baull
2014-09-19 3:06:24 PM  

Prey4reign: Sometimes you're the spearchucker and sometimes you're the spearchuckee.  It's always best to be the spearchucker.



The SpearChuckler sounds like a DC villian cross between the Joker and Hawkeye.
 
Cantankerous Gnome
2014-09-19 3:06:39 PM  
That's why whenever I break into someone's home, I always bring a rust monster with me.
 
Skyrmion
2014-09-19 3:07:52 PM  

Lord_Baull: +1 subby, but -1 for using the word "enthusiast" and not the word "expert."


Well he only beat a single unarmed and unarmored dude. We'll need to see some more fights before we go with "expert".
 
born_yesterday [TotalFark]
2014-09-19 3:07:55 PM  

IgG4: Yaw String: Short spear only does 1d6.

/nerd cred

1d8 against medium sized creatures in Pathfinder,1d6 against small.


Was this guy charging?  Because double damage if the spear was set to receive it.

Anderson's Pooper: He didn't look too dextrous.


He should have gone with being a fighter.
 
meanmutton
2014-09-19 3:09:19 PM  

Skyrmion: dittybopper: Second Amendment Edition solution.

No, seriously:  It says "arms", not "firearms".

It's all about the THAC0.


Pathfinder > D&D 3.5 > D&D 3.0 > AD&D 2 > AD&D 1 > D&D > D&D 4
 
EqualOpportunityEnslaver
2014-09-19 3:09:47 PM  

Smeggy Smurf: Anderson's Pooper: Jeans and a t-shirt = AC 10

Old sc

The only way to play


Harrumph!!
 
Prevailing Wind
2014-09-19 3:09:53 PM  
Hey subs...
fc02.deviantart.netView Full Size



I see what you did there.  and there.  and over there.  and back there.  and way over there too.  Ok...you know what?  I saw it all.
 
Abuse Liability
2014-09-19 3:10:12 PM  

To The Escape Zeppelin!: "I am a Christian man and I don't want to take life, however I want to make sure that he understands that his life was mine to take. I let him have it."

SCA dude is hardcore. As is his due he demands your allegiance for sparing his life. Perhaps if you serve well your son may be elevated to page at court.


Also came here to mock this exact line.  I remember playing DnD but I don't ever recall taking it this seriously. The only time my life has ever been in anyone's hands was a particularly toothy BJ, and it is unsettling.
 
Private_Citizen [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2014-09-19 3:10:18 PM  
Meh. My katana does 1d10 with a 2x critical on 18-20.
 
sabbacca
2014-09-19 3:11:24 PM  

meanmutton: sabbacca: That's why you gotta work on that THACO

THAC0, not THACO.

And besides, BAB makes way more sense.


Dammit they never explained that to me in the Marine core.
 
EqualOpportunityEnslaver
2014-09-19 3:12:24 PM  

Cantankerous Gnome: That's why whenever I break into someone's home, I always bring a rust monster with me.


Proactive, very nice.
 
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