 Planet of the Drop Bears, Curious Stories of the Ridiculous |
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 Jul 22 2005, 04:04 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 571 Joined: 9-January 05 From: In the 9th circle of hell Member No.: 6,950  |
One, two.. five!
NO!!!! Three!! boom! |
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Jul 25 2005, 09:37 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,088 Joined: 8-October 04 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 6,734 |
And to tie it all together.... An illegal drop bear milking facility run by a dragon who uses drop bear sycophants to bear his "milk" to various arcane rituals... ... What? |
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Jul 25 2005, 11:27 AM
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#128
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
If ever i GM SR while being on LSD i'll use this idea :D
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Jul 25 2005, 03:19 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 2-January 05 From: Quebec Member No.: 6,924 |
The third edition of Shadowrun renamed the generic grenade launcher from its two prior editions to the Ares Antioch Grenade Launcher. In the German 2nd-edition sourcebook on the German states, a comment on a location protected by the Westphalian Bishop's Guard quips that transgressors would be attacked with Holy Hand Grenades of Antioch. That comment is by a character using the handle Sir Galahad.
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Jul 25 2005, 05:06 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 586 Joined: 22-November 02 From: Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A. (or C.A.S.) Member No.: 3,630 |
Just out of curiosity, does anyone else think that the repeating grenade launcher used by Keanu Reaves in Constantine is an Ares Antioch? I haven't seen the film, but my local video rental store has it; there's a poster for the film in their front window. If I'm not mistaken, the barrel of the beastie has a pair of extensions at right angles to the bore. The net result is that the barrel looks like a crucifix.
BookWyrm: I'm not certain, but I think that that particular critter has been adapted to both AD&D and SR. I don't have the stats for either handy, but I believe that they were known as "Vorpal Bunnies" and "Hell Rabbits" (or possibly "Hell Hares"), respectively. ;) --Foreigner This post has been edited by Foreigner: Jul 25 2005, 05:17 PM |
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Jul 25 2005, 05:18 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,070 Joined: 7-February 04 From: NYC Member No.: 6,058 |
That's actually a shotgun, not a grenade launcher. |
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Jul 25 2005, 05:37 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 586 Joined: 22-November 02 From: Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A. (or C.A.S.) Member No.: 3,630 |
mmu1:
I stand corrected. (Or I *would*, except that I'm currently sitting at a desk as I type this.) :) --Foreigner |
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Jul 25 2005, 09:10 PM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
Monsters work well. Nothing says "you shouldn't have opened this crate" like a heavily cybered ill-tempered mutant juggernaut. A large combat drone with a rating 5 robot pilot and orders to kill whoever opens the crate also works well. Don't forget hundreds of hungry dropbears packed in like sardines. |
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Jul 25 2005, 09:37 PM
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Chicago Survivor Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,079 Joined: 28-January 04 From: Canton, GA Member No.: 6,033 |
But only after the party has been sprayed with essence of eucalyptus
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Jul 25 2005, 11:54 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 586 Joined: 22-November 02 From: Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A. (or C.A.S.) Member No.: 3,630 |
hyzmarca, Nikoli:
Your most recent posts have me wondering what the SR equivalent of a Vorpal Blade might be. :P --Foreigner |
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Jul 26 2005, 12:01 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 2-January 05 From: Quebec Member No.: 6,924 |
Wouldn't that be the Monosword? Monowire is nasty stuff.
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Jul 26 2005, 12:36 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,379 Joined: 16-April 02 From: the LI shadows Member No.: 2,607 |
If the rabbit's been adapted to SR, where is it? I've not seen it (and I'll refrain from the obvious animal joke there). |
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Jul 26 2005, 12:38 AM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
One, two! One, two! And through and through The Monosword went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing back. "And hast thou slain the Medusa Drone? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!" He chortled in his joy. ---------------- Nah, it just doesn't have the same ring to it. Since only Lewis Carol knows that the word Vorpal means, I'd say that it is a unique weapon focus. Perhaps it contains a Bound Free Spirit by that name, perhaps not. Whatever it is, we know that it has some special power against Jabberwockys. Personally, I don't think one would be able to find a ready made Vorpal Sword anywhere, but one could probably find a formula for a Vorpl Sword scribbled in the margins of the original Alice in Wonderland manuscript. |
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Jul 26 2005, 01:00 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,012 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
You fool! The poem is the formula! Now the Enemy has the last key to retub*¥íb???l$’
NO CARRIER |
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Jul 26 2005, 01:27 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 586 Joined: 22-November 02 From: Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A. (or C.A.S.) Member No.: 3,630 |
This is not a response to a particular person; rather it is directed at anyone who might NOT know what a Vorpal blade/sword is.
As hyzmarca said, it took its name from the poem "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll. IIRC, under AD&D rules, it was an enchanted sword, used primarily to guard doorways and such. Using ten-sided percentile dice, the sword DECAPITATED on its first attack with any roll greater than 10. In other words, a PC or NPC had a one-in-ten chance of survival once the trap was sprung. I think my brother told me that one of his characters was felled by that particular weapon on at least one occasion. --Foreigner |
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Jul 26 2005, 01:31 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 571 Joined: 9-January 05 From: In the 9th circle of hell Member No.: 6,950 |
Hmmm, the latest in corperate security? :vegm:
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Jul 26 2005, 02:45 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,590 Joined: 11-September 04 Member No.: 6,650 |
The SR equivalent is the "Daisy Cutter" mine
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Jul 26 2005, 03:08 AM
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Running, running, running Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,220 Joined: 18-October 04 From: North Carolina Member No.: 6,769 |
NOTE: realized after typing this he said AD&D Note, under current rules (3E actually, not sure if the swords in 3.5, but i'm sure it is) the sword works as an insta kill, IFRC with 2 or 3 natural 20 criticals (meaning, if the said sword has an extended crit range, you still need the natural 20 for it to work) |
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Jul 26 2005, 03:30 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,379 Joined: 16-April 02 From: the LI shadows Member No.: 2,607 |
That's all and well, but where's the stats for the Killer Rabbit for SR?
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Jul 26 2005, 10:48 AM
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Grand Nagus Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,108 Joined: 27-July 04 From: Almost Heaven Member No.: 6,518 |
That was what I was getting at. |
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Jul 26 2005, 04:02 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
something silly I saw from a friend's blog:
There's a reference to drop bears in there and the precaution to avoid the scourge. :D --------------------------------------------------------- The questions below about Australia are from potential visitors, some of whom are clearly not very bright. They were posted on an Australian Tourism Website and the answers are the actual responses by the website officials. Q; Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, how do the plants grow? (from the UK) A; We import all plants fully grown and just sit around and watch them die. Q; Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA) A; Depends on how much you've been drinking. Q; I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad track? (Sweden) A; Sure, it's only three thousand miles, take lots of water. Q; Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Australia? (Sweden) A; So, its true what they say about Swedes. Q; Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia? Can you send me a list of them in Brisbane,Cairns,Townsville and Hervey Bay? (UK) A; What did your last slave die of? Q; Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia? (USA) A; A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Aus-tra-lia is the big island in the middle of the Pacific which does not... oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night In Kings Cross. Come naked. Q; Which direction is North in Australia? (USA) A; Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions. Q; Can I bring cutlery into Australia? (UK) A; Why? Just use your fingers like we do. Q; Can you send me the Vienna Boy's Choir schedule? (USA) A; Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is...oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir play every Tuesday night in Kings Cross, right after the hippo races. Come naked. Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia? (UK) A; You are a British politician, right? Q; Are there any supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year round? (Germany) A; No, we are a peaceful civilization of vegan hunters/gatherers. Milk is illegal. Q; Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can dispense rattlesnake serum.(USA) A; Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca which is where YOU come from. All Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets. Q; I have a question about a famous animal in Australia, but I forget its name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees. (USA) A; It's called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out of Gum trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking. Q; Do you have perfume in Australia? (France) A; NO, we DON'T stink. Q; I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in Australia? (USA) A; Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather. Q; Can you tell me the regions in Tasmania where the female population is smaller than the male population? (ITALY) A; Yes, Gay nightclubs. Q; Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia? (France) A; Only at Christmas. Q; I was in Australia in 1969 on R+R, and I want to contact the girl I dated while I was staying in Kings Cross. Can you help? (USA) A; Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour. Q; Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA) A; Yes, but you will have to learn it first. |
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Jul 26 2005, 04:17 PM
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Chicago Survivor Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,079 Joined: 28-January 04 From: Canton, GA Member No.: 6,033 |
Now that's a tourism board I can get behind.
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Jul 26 2005, 04:25 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,012 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
So true.
Though the Sydney/Perth bit was uncalled for. That's only half again as long as the Appalachian Trail, and much less hilly. ~J |
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Jul 26 2005, 07:09 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 485 Joined: 25-October 04 Member No.: 6,789 |
Actually the AD&D sowrd was the Vorpal Weapon +3 a strang sowrd where if you rolled a 17 or better on 1D20 you had a chance of cutting someones head off. The tougher the critter the higher the number you needed. Your brother may have been refferring to a very specific door trap designed for a module. |
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Jul 26 2005, 07:35 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,012 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Which was the weapon that severed Silver Cords, then?
~J |
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