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by Dragoon
Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:18 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Weapons tangent thread
Replies: 43
Views: 23630

Re: Weapons tangent thread

POINT DISCORD!

You're dead on there when you say it takes some skill to use anything at it's potential. I'd take my chances against an untrained thug with a machine gun, over a trained SEAL/SAS operator with a cricket bat.
by Dragoon
Tue Nov 13, 2012 9:06 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Weapons tangent thread
Replies: 43
Views: 23630

Re: Weapons tangent thread

Oh my instructor and every senior student in the class made sure to dissect my actions in extreme detail later.( but he gave me an over all "acceptable" rating...no one got seriously hurt, no one died, I went home..they went to jail. :D ) Problem was he was faster on his feet them me.. I retreated, ...
by Dragoon
Tue Nov 13, 2012 4:19 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Weapons tangent thread
Replies: 43
Views: 23630

Re: Weapons tangent thread

there are even more factors than we have mentioned. Depending on what you want a weapon to do any singe factor can radically change it's effectiveness. Baseball bats and cricket bats are only the best weapon for the job when you don;t have a real weapon handy. A friend of mine even managed to KO a g...
by Dragoon
Sun Nov 11, 2012 7:26 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Weapons tangent thread
Replies: 43
Views: 23630

Re: Weapons tangent thread

Okay So we all have probably had some high school physics, so Force=Mass x Velocity should be pretty well known. When it comes to weapons you can swap out mass or velocity as long as you increase one to make up for the lack of the other..... A few things that come into play after that are structural...
by Dragoon
Sun Nov 11, 2012 7:02 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: INTRODUCTION THREAD
Replies: 155
Views: 115721

Re: INTRODUCTION THREAD

yayyyyy!!! I'm no longer the newest member...Hands Southern cross the" Another Frikking newbie" tee shirt and beanie cap...wear them with pride.....
by Dragoon
Sat Nov 10, 2012 6:41 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Weapons tangent thread
Replies: 43
Views: 23630

Re: Weapons tangent thread

<quote>Not to forget, cricket bats have very long handles, allowing you to space you hands out and 'push/pull' the bat, like with a katana or samurai sword (I forget which) Of course there is the down side that a return swing, going in the opposite diction, will be harder to make if you miss the fir...
by Dragoon
Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:34 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Weapons tangent thread
Replies: 43
Views: 23630

Re: Weapons tangent thread

wow great response time around here....think I could get the mods to come work for my EMS service.... One advantage of a club, stick, or other improvised item...they never run out of ammo, you can walk around with a cane or walking stick and no one calls the cops. Not to mention the look on someones...
by Dragoon
Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:25 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Weapons tangent thread
Replies: 43
Views: 23630

Re: INTRODUCTION THREAD

well to get rid of it I'd have t get it out from under the pillow of my very lovely, and not at all psychotic girlfriend....I did mention she is stable sane and would never hurt me for posting something negative about her.... I'm a big fan of Colt firearms...Might explain my Handle come to think of ...
by Dragoon
Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:42 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Weapons tangent thread
Replies: 43
Views: 23630

Re: INTRODUCTION THREAD

wow I didnt realize sports equipment was so effective...guess I can get rid of My colt 1911 now.... :P
by Dragoon
Wed Nov 07, 2012 11:38 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: sci-fi creative writting tips?
Replies: 135
Views: 76391

Re: sci-fi creative writting tips?

Though, I've gotta admit ... Star Wars has gotten kind of repetitive - it seems like every time they need a major, long term bad guy, they turn to some previously hidden Sith faction ... and it's a surprise every damned time , and then Republic constantly demilitarizes and disarms the Jedi and forg...
by Dragoon
Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:56 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: INTRODUCTION THREAD
Replies: 155
Views: 115721

Re: INTRODUCTION THREAD

Hello all Allow me to introduce myself...well sort of what this thread is for so might was well use it. I'm Dragoon, Newcomer to the board. I've been sort of lurking in the shadows for a while trying to get the feel for the place but decided it was time to reveal myself to the masses as it were. <Wa...