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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pielorinho" data-source="post: 357020" data-attributes="member: 259">Boy howdy, I love being misquoted!Someone posted a challenge here about a year and a half ago:  come up with a plausible oath a druid would take that would result in the current weapon list.  For example:"I swear by the Great Oak to forsake the axe, for it wounds His flesh.  And I swear by the dappled fawn to forsake the bow, for it wounds Her flesh.  And I swear by the forest sprite to forsake the sword, unless it's a curvy little sword, for it wounds His flesh.  And I swear by the ogre to forsake the club, unless it's a little bitty club, because the ogre likes to use the big honking clubs.  But I do not swear by Father Boar to forsake the spear, though it wounds His flesh, because Father Boar is an ornery bastard who can handle Himself quite well, thank you.  And I do not swear by the Raven to forsake the sling, though it knocks Her from the sky, because sometimes Ravens steal things from druids, which is quite inconvenient.  And I swear that I'll use a dagger if I feel like it, because c'mon, it's just a dagger (and this is a good point to swear that using a sickle is okay, since it's more like a farming implement than a weapon, and farming is sometimes okay, but now I should mention that a scythe isn't okay to use for some reason, nor is a kama, and even though it's silly I swear not to use them).  And I swear that I'll use a quarterstaff if I feel like it too, because what, is my God going to stop me from picking up a stick?  What's next, is he going to stop me from chucking a rock at someone?  er-- I mean -- and I swear by the Ground Beneath My Feet not to pick up a rock and chuck it at someone, because to do so insults said GBMF.  Plus I swear not to use any other weapons, because if I do, Nature is going to stop me from raining fire down on my enemies and stuff."If you can turn the druid weapon list into a more plausible and consistent oath, I'd love to see it.DanielP.S. Just to be clear, an oath which says, "I swear that I shall not use metal which has tasted the fire of the forge" is perfectly consistent, and I'd be cool with it.  It makes using currency difficult, but them's the breaks.</blockquote>

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