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Re: Interesting stuff in Texas City
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:25 pm
by Pinkycatcher
mgood wrote:Yeah, if you're afraid of having a gun in the house (I'll try not to roll my eyes), get a baseball bat (easier to come by than an actual mace, I think, and probably equally effective). Get a dog. Get an alarm. Do SOMETHING besides just hoping it doesn't happen again.
I believe it's d6, or d6+1. I was really trying to pretend I didn't know what you were talking about, but I can't help myself.
actually a light mace would be 1d6 + str modifier, a heavy mace would be 1d8 + str of course. (But it doesn't matter I keep my +4 Vorpal Scimitar by my bed, so I'm never without)
Re: Interesting stuff in Texas City
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:33 pm
by longtooth
lowonair wrote:am i the only person i know that didn't play D&D?
Took me a while to think I fgiggured it out.
If D&D is Dungeons & Dragons I did not play.
If it is something else I did not play that either probably.
Re: Interesting stuff in Texas City
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:12 pm
by wheelgun1958
[quote="mgood"
I'll admit it, I played D&D and AD&D with paper and dice before anyone thought about doing RPGs on a computer.[/quote]
AD&D Isn't there a prescription available for that?
Re: Interesting stuff in Texas City
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:26 pm
by sjfcontrol
wheelgun1958 wrote:[quote="mgood"
I'll admit it, I played D&D and AD&D with paper and dice before anyone thought about doing RPGs on a computer.
AD&D Isn't there a prescription available for that?
[/quote]
It's an insurance policy -- "Accidental Death and Dismemberment".
Re: Interesting stuff in Texas City
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:27 pm
by sjfcontrol
sjfcontrol wrote:wheelgun1958 wrote:[quote="mgood"
I'll admit it, I played D&D and AD&D with paper and dice before anyone thought about doing RPGs on a computer.
AD&D Isn't there a prescription available for that?
It's an insurance policy -- "Accidental Death and Dismemberment".
Re: Interesting stuff in Texas City
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:42 pm
by jester
If you sent Mace Windu to investigate, he could neutralize most intruders.
Re: Interesting stuff in Texas City
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:56 am
by seniorshooteress
I never played D&D either, I would like to know what area of Texas City the OP lives in. They need to get something other than try to beat robbers with a shoe. Hope they will close the windows and turn off the lights now too.
Re: Interesting stuff in Texas City
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:42 am
by sgerry
(my weapon of choice by the way was a leather wedge shoe and I’m fairly certain at this point that wasn’t going to do much good….my sister said I should have at least gone for the stiletto! LOL).
Sorry it happened, and i'm glad you are safe!
This cracked me up....i love self humor......
Re: Interesting stuff in Texas City
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:07 am
by jimlongley
davidtx wrote:dubya wrote:It's a good reminder. People should also know not to leave garage door remotes in cars parked outside at home or away. If a car is broken into and they find an opener and an address you know where they may be going.
Glad the letter writer was looking for a mace. Can you imagine the whacking a burglar would have received as they slithered through the dog door?
I may have to add one to my toys. I have a couple Monadnock batons by doors but no mace (yet).
Off topic: The name Monadnock caught my eye. I used to live near Mt. Monadnock in southern NH. A little google-fu and sure enough, the company was founded in Fitzwilliam, NH just around the corner from my old stomping grounds. Wikipedia says the name is believed to come from Abenaki and mean either "smooth mountain" or "isolated mountain". I always heard it as "one who stands alone". The mountain (3,200 ft) is a great afternoon hike - on a clear day, you can see 5 New England states. Now I know that its also tied to batons...
A little farther off topic, I believe you're referring to Pack Monadnock, which I have hiked a couple of times. My family, with the exception of three children, was wiped out by the Abnaqi not far from there in Groton MA, July 27, 1694.
?What's this D6 or D8 stuff?
Re: Interesting stuff in Texas City
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:47 am
by chartreuse
Pinkycatcher wrote:mgood wrote:Yeah, if you're afraid of having a gun in the house (I'll try not to roll my eyes), get a baseball bat (easier to come by than an actual mace, I think, and probably equally effective). Get a dog. Get an alarm. Do SOMETHING besides just hoping it doesn't happen again.
I believe it's d6, or d6+1. I was really trying to pretend I didn't know what you were talking about, but I can't help myself.
actually a light mace would be 1d6 + str modifier, a heavy mace would be 1d8 + str of course. (But it doesn't matter I keep my +4 Vorpal Scimitar by my bed, so I'm never without)
Enough garlic in your supper gives you a very effective 2d6 breath weapon (+3 for vampires).
Re: Interesting stuff in Texas City
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 3:30 pm
by davidtx
jimlongley wrote:davidtx wrote:dubya wrote:It's a good reminder. People should also know not to leave garage door remotes in cars parked outside at home or away. If a car is broken into and they find an opener and an address you know where they may be going.
Glad the letter writer was looking for a mace. Can you imagine the whacking a burglar would have received as they slithered through the dog door?
I may have to add one to my toys. I have a couple Monadnock batons by doors but no mace (yet).
Off topic: The name Monadnock caught my eye. I used to live near Mt. Monadnock in southern NH. A little google-fu and sure enough, the company was founded in Fitzwilliam, NH just around the corner from my old stomping grounds. Wikipedia says the name is believed to come from Abenaki and mean either "smooth mountain" or "isolated mountain". I always heard it as "one who stands alone". The mountain (3,200 ft) is a great afternoon hike - on a clear day, you can see 5 New England states. Now I know that its also tied to batons...
A little farther off topic, I believe you're referring to Pack Monadnock, which I have hiked a couple of times. My family, with the exception of three children, was wiped out by the Abnaqi not far from there in Groton MA, July 27, 1694.
?What's this D6 or D8 stuff?
Yes - Pack Monadnock.