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<blockquote data-quote="aboyd" data-source="post: 5555779" data-attributes="member: 44797">Are they that deadly?&nbsp; I noticed in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sling_%28weapon%29" target="_blank">Wikipedia page</a> this quote:The ranges discussed there are also substantially greater than anything I've seen in the D&amp;D books.I started looking on youtube.com for anything that might back up such a bold assertion, and found some fun things but nothing like video of actual big game being felled by a stone.[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWHV2WYdfTI[/ame] This guy has sling stones going 38 meters/second, or about 85 miles per hour.[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0icKGs4Ge0[/ame] This video is fun too.&nbsp; At <a href="http://slinging.org/" target="_blank">slinging.org</a>, they have this interesting quote:Yet in D&amp;D, our stats are all pretty much the opposite: slings are slower than bows or the same, have shorter range, and do less damage.So what do I hope to gain from this thread?&nbsp; Well, first, if anyone does work with slings, I'd like to hear more about their effectiveness.&nbsp; However, secondly and more importantly, I'd like to hear from anyone who knows of sling variants (or variant bullets) in the rules.&nbsp; So far all I've found is that in the 3rd party Kingdoms of Kalamar book, there is a sling bullet that looks like a golf ball, and has a range 20% greater than normal.If I really wanted to make slinging deadly, are there variant bullets or slings within the rules that might aid me?&nbsp; Thanks!EDIT: here is a really long video that puts the sling to the test.&nbsp; It seems that great slingers are shockingly accurate &amp; deadly, but only the great ones.[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELYea2UDfeY[/ame]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aboyd, post: 5555779, member: 44797"] Are they [i]that[/i] deadly? I noticed in the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sling_%28weapon%29"]Wikipedia page[/URL] this quote: The ranges discussed there are also substantially greater than anything I've seen in the D&D books. I started looking on youtube.com for anything that might back up such a bold assertion, and found some fun things but nothing like video of actual big game being felled by a stone. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWHV2WYdfTI[/ame] This guy has sling stones going 38 meters/second, or about 85 miles per hour. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0icKGs4Ge0[/ame] This video is fun too. At [URL="http://slinging.org/"]slinging.org[/URL], they have this interesting quote: Yet in D&D, our stats are all pretty much the opposite: slings are slower than bows or the same, have shorter range, and do less damage. So what do I hope to gain from this thread? Well, first, if anyone does work with slings, I'd like to hear more about their effectiveness. However, secondly and more importantly, I'd like to hear from anyone who knows of sling variants (or variant bullets) in the rules. So far all I've found is that in the 3rd party Kingdoms of Kalamar book, there is a sling bullet that looks like a golf ball, and has a range 20% greater than normal. If I really wanted to make slinging deadly, are there variant bullets or slings within the rules that might aid me? Thanks! EDIT: here is a really long video that puts the sling to the test. It seems that great slingers are shockingly accurate & deadly, but only the great ones. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELYea2UDfeY[/ame] [/QUOTE]

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