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Perhaps it's his amazing ability to command the minds of lesser beings?

Quote from: Cthulhu on July 04, 2008, 10:25:51 pm

The moral of the story:  If someone is shooting at you, there are more important things to do than flail a katana around like a ninny.

Incorrect. The moral of the story is: Guns will kill you dead. If someone is shooting at you, you're doing it wrong. Whatever "it" happens to be, according to the situation. Such as not giving them your wallet. Or hanging out with crackheads. Or forgetting that even a shot to the shoulder or thigh could kill you.

This was just too true not to quote.

I was referring to that "ichigeki hissatsu" mentality (so treasured by the soldiers of yore) of being sure that your first blow is the fatal one, coupled with a complete disregard to the horrible probabilities that may emerge if one's technique is flawed. This does not mean giving free reign to your opponent and allowing him to control your space before the first attack is even launched, for instance.

Ahh, ichigeki hissatsu (funny thing is, I was discussing this with someone and couldn't remember the name beyond one hit certain kill... d'oh). I forgot about that mentality.

Certain? Almost everything I write is through a haze of either half-drunkenness or sleep-deprivation. Or stupidity. I'm never certain of something.

What? Only half-drunkenness? Are we not good enough to bear the full brunt of your drunkenness or something?

Also, I don't recommend dueling with chainsaws. Even if the chains are made of some kind of super-alloy that's impossible to break, the chains will catch and you'll end up with a chainsaw embedded in your leg, or arm, or possibly face. And those chains are designed to tear, not cut cleanly, so if it breaks, I wouldn't want to be anywhere near it.

Oops, I forgot to post this:

I actually had to look up rickrolling just to understand this joke...

Obviously I don't spend enough time on the inernet.

Hay nub y u no make DF sutffz??!1one?!

No I have nothing useful to add, 'cept this.

So Bax Unostotho was a tentacle demon, huh...

Does Olsmo still live then? Or was his death a fabrication on Bax's part? Ooh, interesting...

Also, would it be possible for my character to take a sudden interest in learning to be a speardwarf after this latest development?

EDIT: Oh, look, end of Chapter 2! Can't believe I missed that...

Can't wait to see the witty, creative and ultimately ending-concealing title you come up with for Chapter 3.

if you're considering weapons you don't have and possibly won't get in your lifetime as well as considering something that won't happen, might as well go big.

You know. Like nukes. Giant lasers. Nanomachines. Ant armies. Earthquake guns. Tesla coils. Anti-zombification rays.

You mean you don't have these things lying around in your backyard?

The Hierarchy of Weapons

Psychokinetic Fleshrending>Razor-Sharp Boneclaws>Lazers>Lasers>Some other guy with a gun>Guns>Chainsaws>Zweihanders>Katanas>Longswords>Shortswords>Swrods>Cricket Bats>Baseball Bats

Fixed for you.