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    Yedan's Troubleshooters

    Whyre waits patiently and let's his companions do the talking and handle what has now become a diplomatic measure. If this old geezer is going to tell us the mayor's imprimatur is not sufficient, I'll be happy to march right back to Amrovel and tell her that her judgment was questioned and we...
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    Yedan's Troubleshooters

    Whyre, eager to set things in motion... A little of both Mr. Granthum. We've been sent by the mayor of Amrovel to help give Harad Grantham a proper burial. But before we 'go poking around the cemetery,' Nalden told us we should talk with you. Whyre waits patiently to see how deeply he's...
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    Wild Ideas in general

    Wait, I didn't answer your question did I? Damage? I have no idea off the top of my head. I would probably use the damage from rocks thrown by a giant...less the strength modifier.
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    Wild Ideas in general

    So yes, the True Strike would apply to targeting the right square.
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    Wild Ideas in general

    Ignoring whether said spells would actually result in what you've described--a stone plug that was affected by gravity commensurate with its mass (because that isn't the real issue)--I think the real question is whether that would be considered an attack. I most likely would allow the creatures...
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    Is a Small Longsword type=slashing?

    You need to work on your reading comprehension skills.
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    Is a Small Longsword type=slashing?

    And where exactly did it prove this? Source? Just keep marching out those straw men Sek. No one is talking about stabs and slashes. You ran your mouth saying a longsword couldn't do enough blunt force trauma to break a rib and you won't even admit it can break a clavicle. You know how many...
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    Is a Small Longsword type=slashing?

    Deadliest Warrior facts. You have to love the Internet. I found this on wiki-p. Deadliest Warrior Episode 17 "Tested against the Persian Immortal's armor, the long sword struck off metal scales with a force of 280 psi, enough to break a rib behind the armor." EDIT: Oh, this site is a wealth...
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    Is a Small Longsword type=slashing?

    If your wooden swords so perfectly mimic real swords, then why aren't you using real swords? Why because there is a tremendous difference in the damage a sharpened metal edge will do versus a wooden one. To even argue the point is ridiculous. Then show me some math instead of your...
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    Is a Small Longsword type=slashing?

    Throughout this discussion you seem unable to differentiate between a wooden or padded sword and a real one with a sharp edge. The force needed to break the collar bone and ribs is substantially less than an arm or leg. No doubt these type of debates are what make Greatest Warrior a...
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    Is a Small Longsword type=slashing?

    In medieval times? No. In D&D, yes on the 6'1" part, not so sure what people put down for weight. But the issue isn't their weight, but their strength. Most 1st level fighters have at least a 16 STR. That would put them in the Ray Lewis strength range and 18 would be closer to the Arnold...
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    Is a Small Longsword type=slashing?

    None of that has been debated. Actually it doesn't. The damage you'll experience from an edged weapon that does not penetrate the armor is not based on its weight, but the pounds per square inch. I thin edge can increase the amount of force experienced by a bone by an order of magnitude...
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    Is a Small Longsword type=slashing?

    I'll bet you dollars to donuts I can break your clavicle or as well as your radius and your ulna hitting you with a longsword on an exposed arm. I'll also bet my life you can crush someone's skull cased in chain mail with a longsword. Lift up your arms and let me hack your rib cage...I'll bust...
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    Is a Small Longsword type=slashing?

    Except the SRD already has several weapons that deal dual modes of damage so your supposition could use some retooling ;) If WotC had published the game with dual mode damage for a greatsword, people like sekmet would be the first to tell us how justified that is. Ditto with a dual mode for a...
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    Is a Small Longsword type=slashing?

    To wit, I did not say you said that. I've never fought anyone with martial weapons in a real fight, so I can't comment on what transpires. I'll have to disagree with that. Slashing and hacking are tremendously different. The criteria for hacking is not so much about total weight as weight...
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    Yedan's Troubleshooters

    Whyre takes a moment to relive Nalden's outburst, this time concentrating on Nalden's denials that the town had anything to hide. Whyre replays every word and expression to see if something was amiss, if Nalden was perhaps too sensitive. Whyre then finds a comfortable corner and takes off his...
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    Is a Small Longsword type=slashing?

    No offense, but I'll bet you your life someone can kill you by slashing you with a shortsword. And it would have to be even less than that for you to be able to effectively pierce somebody with it wouldn't it? Any weapon with a thin edge can slash. WotC, for some reason, chose not to allow...
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    Yedan's Troubleshooters

    It's all Whyre can do to supress his laughter... I see the art of overreacting is practiced all over Breland. Good thing I didn't ask him if his taxes were all paid up.. In a voice too soft for a commoner to hear from the next room Whyre mutters to himself... "If every commoner we meet is...
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    Yedan's Troubleshooters

    Whyre, getting the sense Nalden is ignoring his previous questions because they are unnecessary, decides to ask some more... "Nalden, does this hamlet have any type of archives where we could research the problem? If not a library how about a town historian or local bard? I am still curious to...
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    Yedan's Troubleshooters

    Whyre nods at Morgan's suggestion to bury the latest traveler on the midnight ferry boat. "I had the exact same thought. My only concern was whether it might provoke the blue meanies into action. I'm curious what Bastion advises..." Whyre turns to Bastion...
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