D&D 5E (2014) Thief Rogue throwing Ball Bearings everywhere

[Guest 6801328]

It's only difficult if you want to use them in a mechanical interface to reduce friction. If you're out to make a tripping hazard, they are extremely trivial to make.

I hate to be pedantic*, but that makes them balls, not ball bearings.


*That's a lie. I love being pedantic.

 

[auburn2]

D4s are pretty much caltrops.

As my barefooted playing companion found out last night.

 

[BlivetWidget]

I hate to be pedantic*, but that makes them balls, not ball bearings.

Indeed, that's what we're discussing, metal balls. For the purposes of their intended use by an adventurer, they require no particular manufacturing finesse.

As I also enjoy a bit of pedantry, calling them ball bearings is an obvious mistake from a writing staff that comes from a time period that mostly only manufactures metal balls as ball bearings (and also that didn't want to write "sack of balls" in the equipment section).

 

[R_J_K75]

(and also that didn't want to write "sack of balls" in the equipment section).

It wouldve been hilarious if they did though. I love when writers, artists, movie makers sneak stuff like that in and get away with it.

 

[JiffyPopTart]

Are you kidding me? Every single ball bearing in the multiverse was forged by Moradin himself and has passed his rigorous GD&T standards and testing. For shame a lowly PC gets bilked out of a few SP on a few bum ball bearings.

I only buy the finest perfect ball bearings crafted by the upper eschelon of the modron elite. Perfect spheres!

 

[TarionzCousin]

Thank goodness we didn't expand this to cover pseudo-caltropian devices like tiny, stackable bricks. This thread could have gone on forever!

 

[Seramus]

Imagine a Thief using Fast Hands to put a caltrop in your boot.

 

[R_J_K75]

Imagine a Thief using Fast Hands to put a caltrop in your boot.

Sounds like something the people I played with would do. Quick lets put a caltrop in the barbarians boot.

 

[Guest 6801328]

Indeed, that's what we're discussing, metal balls. For the purposes of their intended use by an adventurer, they require no particular manufacturing finesse.

As I also enjoy a bit of pedantry, calling them ball bearings is an obvious mistake from a writing staff that comes from a time period that mostly only manufactures metal balls as ball bearings (and also that didn't want to write "sack of balls" in the equipment section).

Clearly we need a magic item called "Balls of Mithril". Counts as difficult terrain for enemies AND makes you immune to fear.

 

[R_J_K75]

Clearly we need a magic item called "Balls of Mithril". Counts as difficult terrain for enemies AND makes you immune to fear.