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Post by Wren on Sept 29, 2004 1:16:17 GMT -5
What weapon do you most like to rp with? I prefer the longsword, for some reason it has always appealed to me. Its more powerful than the broadsword. I think the longer the blade the more damage it can inflict. ;D I don't care for bows. They're for sissies. (no just kidding. ). Actually I do use them every once in awhile, but I try to keep it fairly realistic. I have terrible aim in real life, and this seems to carry over into my stories.
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Post by piñata on Sept 30, 2004 7:58:46 GMT -5
I don't really have a preference for close-range weapons, although in real life I'm best with a staff, so I guess I'll go with that. As for bows... they're really unfair. Shooting an opponent from a distance without giving them a chance to fight back is the most cowardly and dishonorable thing I can think of. This also applies to guns, for purposes of more futuristic RPing.
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Post by ereinion on Oct 3, 2004 21:08:14 GMT -5
I don't know, personally, I like bows. Although staves are cool, but so are daggers. Lots of daggers. Enough daggers to throw with two left over to dualwield. with maybe some blade boots thrown in, so you can use multi-weapon fighting and multidexterity
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Post by Fallohide on Oct 4, 2004 22:39:24 GMT -5
I'd have to agree with Wren, I've always had a thing for swords. Longswords are a symbol of nobility, and by that should be a symbol of honor and whatnot. Plus, swordfights are cool. Though, I think the spear is the most unused weapon in RPs, which is kinda funny seeing as it was the most common kind of weapon in actual ancient times. I wouldn't say a bow is dishonorable though, it takes a lot of skill to shoot accurately, and archers would have to train for years to be deadly with them. The weapon that was actually seen as dishonorable was the crossbow, (though everybody still used 'em) since it was so easy to use and powerful. A non-noble with a couple hours training could kill off an armored knight that'd trained all his life for combat, and that tends to raise a few "No fair!"s. The Pope actually banned it's usage, but nobody ever really listened to the Pope anyway. Speaking of weapons used in RP, all the RP threads here at Deadman's Dike seem to have died out...
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Post by Wren on Oct 6, 2004 17:13:34 GMT -5
That's true about the spear. I've only used it used a few times in rp's, but it was done quite well. I can think of one instance when Tolkien himself used a spear. I think it was Gil galad that had the spear. *sigh* It's true about our rp's here too. I would love to try and get some going again. Have you seen the rp's at MEO? Its so sad.
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Post by Fallohide on Oct 6, 2004 22:15:24 GMT -5
I haven't checked MEO in a while... but if they kept degenerating at the rate they were... As for starting up an RP, I'm all for it, and I seem to find myself checking up on this forum a lot more. I'm drawing a mental blank as for any kinda plot, so I'll be lazy and hope one of you guys start one up first.
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Post by ereinion on Oct 13, 2004 20:01:45 GMT -5
my creativity is roughly equal to non-exsitant right now, which is actually a high point for me. After soccer is done, I might try and start one, although you'd have to bear with me. Its the same as when I try to DM... I can never think up a good plot.
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Post by Wren on Oct 14, 2004 2:58:01 GMT -5
No worries, Ereinion. I just wanna see what you have up your sleeve.
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Post by piñata on Oct 15, 2004 8:55:38 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm curious too... it can't be any worse than some of the pathetic stuff I've dreamed up.
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Post by Red on Oct 17, 2004 20:55:32 GMT -5
RP!!!!!!! I'm all for it! And heh I'll stay active this time! I'm a good girl these days *nods*
And as for weapon RPing....my truly fav weapon to RP with is barehanded. I've looked and nearly 60% of all my millions of characters are come variant of a street brawler or martial artist. Other than that the spear all the way. My passion for swords has died a little....though I am obsessed with katanas. But swords has too many weaknesses because most people in RPs go for the most powerful stuff which ussualt tends to be either supernaturl powers or a deviant off of DBZ and so I lose every time I get a sword. But I never do when i RP a street brawler. weird.....
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Post by Nightshine on Oct 25, 2004 18:06:00 GMT -5
My favorite weapon is either daggers (and lots of daggers, for throwing and close combat), or my char Brigg's zweihander. If you've seen the pic in his bio, then you'll know it's really really big. My char is fast with it, but not as fast as he would be wielding a normal sword. Of course, that is a fantasy-influenced weapon, as real zweihanders aren't nearly as big.
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Post by Red on Oct 25, 2004 18:09:34 GMT -5
Is a zweihander German? Because zwei in German measn 2, and if you out it together with hander.... it makes sense because it is big.
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Post by Nightshine on Oct 25, 2004 18:43:12 GMT -5
yes, it is German. Though that's all I really know about it. Hehe...
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Post by Red on Oct 25, 2004 19:03:08 GMT -5
The only sword that had ever worked for me in a RP is a zanbato....bet you can geuss who that guy was based off of ^.^
But Germanic weapons are cool! I should look up that weapon and find out more about it...
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Post by Nightshine on Oct 25, 2004 19:07:11 GMT -5
w00t! Mine was actually based on the zanbatou too, but I wanted something kinda different, but not too different... Basically I just wanted a freakin huge sword. Hehe, german accents are fun. BLITZKRIEG!!... I don't even know what that means, but it's a fun word.
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