Which weapon would you grab to slay a dragon?
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Topic: Which weapon would you grab to slay a dragon?
Posted By: stonebeard
Subject: Which weapon would you grab to slay a dragon?
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 21:03
As a young farmhand and/or graying steelsmith, you must defend your quaint village from a dragon who's awaken from a deep slumber, eager to dine on manflesh. Choose your weapon and fight with honor.  By the way, claymores, bows, staffs, and the two-edged axe require two hands to wield, and therefore one cannot carry a shield with them. Keep this in mind when choosing, as shields are very handy when dealing with dragons. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
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Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 21:05
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Short bow of course! The critical hit percentage is higher!
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 21:06
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Depends on what powers the enchanted staff has been imbued with.
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 21:07
A double-edged Battle Axe. I prefer sharp weapons to those pansy bludgeon weapons. 
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Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 21:08
Only wusses need two edges. Real men only need one. ------------- |
Geck0 wrote:Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 21:11
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I only need one too, but it's better to be safe, than sorry. Besides, the other blade is useful for opening cans of beans. -------------
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Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 21:12
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Dragon's are sucker's for riddles, so i would puzzle them with an enchanted riddle.
and than slay them with a herring ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 21:12
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considering I'm a sh*tty shot and have no arm strength, enchanted staff
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 21:19
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You've not seen my two-edged one-handed Battle Axe have you Stonas? I can easily use a shield with it. Here's me with my single-edger:  I'm not left-handed though... that's how good I am! Here's my double-edger:  Awww... poor girl...  -------------
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 21:21
Rileydog with his short bow: Nice suit! -------------
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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 21:26
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I prefer a long bow. I wouldn't even dare come close to a dragon specially if he's surrounded by a glowing blue light.
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 21:27
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I wouldn't go near a giant chessboard, so I guess I'm screwed!
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Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 21:31
Everyone knows bludgeonning weapons totally pwn slashing weapons you n00b. I'd take a hammer any day. -------------  
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 21:33
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Hammers suck giant monkey balls, it's all about maiming them with a sharp object. Axes are perfect for the job. Claymores are too bulky and heavy (my mate has one, so I know). You want small, light and fast. Give me some Shuriken as well actually. -------------
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Posted By: darkmatter
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 21:34
A claymore! If I could actually lift one 
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 21:40
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You don't have holy water sprinkler!
You ever see that weapon? I would use it, no doubt.
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Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 21:46
 This cool looking longbow- too bad it's not my guy in GW. |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 21:58
Imagine hitting the dragon on the head with an axe. It just splits his head in two parts and it bleeds a little bit. Now, imagine the sight of the skull of a dragon crushed by a war hammer. Way messier. -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 22:07
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 22:09
I'd use a claymore.
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 00:16
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I'd just play sh*tty neo-prog until it bleeds.
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 01:36
... or you can bore it to death with some cheesy prog-metal with long and technical solos  ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!" 
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Posted By: Atomic_Rooster
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 01:39
I would just call upon the power of Skeletor to defeat the dragon with his 3 tooth smile and steel guitar technique ------------- I am but a servant of the mighty Fripp, the sound of whose loins shall forever be upon the tongues of his followers. |
Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 05:37
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I wouldn't slay any living being. If the dragon does wrong, karma will take care of it. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 05:44
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Yeah, I hope the dragon eats you..
..and Steve Howe is frightening, I'd use him to slay a dragon |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 05:58
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best thread ever.
tough choice for me between mace and enchanted staff. the latter seems a bit like cheating so I'd go with a mace, but not a ball an chain type yaknow the spiky hammer more like. ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: kazansky
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 06:02
a sling  ------------- The devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us. |
Posted By: toolis
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 06:03
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excuse me... are we in Diablo site?  ------------- -music is like pornography... sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more... -sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue... |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 06:07
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A Sleigh
And maybe a ferret And a Stoat. Yep! A Sleigh,a Ferret and a Stoat. ------------- 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 06:13
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Rocket Launcher. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 07:12
The pen is mightier than the sword. 
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 07:34
Interesing Bhuddist approach; I wonder... 
"OMMMM" 
"Bugger!" "And - OWWWW!" ------------- 
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Posted By: 1800iareyay
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 07:45
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I'd use the six string axe of course
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Posted By: cookieacquired
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 11:00
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I must admit I picked mace but is it the weapon mace or the spray "no date-rape" mace? For the latter would target the dragon's vunerable point, his eyes and the former would be good for some solid beating ------------- 
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 11:09
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A progmetal guitar shredder and his guitar. The Dragon will automatically doze off after one minute, than you can shove the guitar down his throat as he starts snoring ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 11:34
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Hugues and this thread reminded me of this : http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23990">http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23990 -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 11:36
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^^ Wouldn't work...its well documented that Dragons are prog metal enthusiasts. You may be in danger of attracting more of the critters! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 11:37
Did you have to post while I was doing a ^^^^ to Hugues!!!
 Bugger it.......I'm not doing a "quote".
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Posted By: NutterAlert
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 11:38
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I'd ask Rico to play a concert for the dragon, that would scare it off Only joking Rico, you're still my favourite composter.  ------------- Proud to be an un-banned member since 2005 |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 11:44
Composter? You mean he's the one who take care of your compost? -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 12:15
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No, he probably refers to the lethal-ness of a Rico-review
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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 12:33
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Maybe I should play some post-rock to the dragon. Hopefully he'll get depress and kill himself. Or just bore him to death.
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 14:36
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I've got to ask, whats a claymore, I thought they were land mine type things that Snake left lying around for The Boss to walk whenever she got near? As for my wepons of choice, non of the above, I would gor for the double morning star technique,especially if their enchanted. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 14:51
A claymore is a large Scottish sword. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 14:54
A Claymore is a huge two-handed sword that is rather useless 'cause it's too bulky and heavy. That doesn't really show the size though... Hmmm, this looks smaller...  -------------
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Posted By: Evans
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 14:55
/ / OWWEEEEEEEEEEED \ \ Or, uuh, something like that.. It looks a little like them Claymore-mines, actually.. Well, sure... i GUESS James' picture works as well... hmph.. ------------- 
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Posted By: Speesh
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 17:17
| I'd probably grab a longbow, realize I don't know how to use it, then just drop it and go for the mace. |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 19:33
I know, the ones so big that itdidnt matter how sharp they were because they would blugen the enemy to death theywre so massive. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Posted By: asimplemistake
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 21:13
| I would use my mind. |
Posted By: Proletariat
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 21:29
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I have played D&D and considering that my character is a level 18 Dwarf Berzerker I will have to go with the Double edged ax. ------------- who hiccuped endlessly trying to giggle but wound up with a sob |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 21:54
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I agree with Proletariat. I also am currently playing a Dwarf in AD&D (yikes, 2nd Edition!) and he also has a nice +2 Moon Axe (almost the same as a double-edged axe, of course). Magical too! It has cast polymorph self, cast stone skin and some other snazzy feature I've forgotten. I'm only level 4 though. -------------
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Posted By: LordOfTheRings
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 23:45
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 03:49
I must say that I did think about that thread while answering this poll.   ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 04:03
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This man:
------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 04:06
And yet, somehow, as soon as I saw a link to a thread that reminded him of this, I knew it was gonna be that. ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 00:52
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What a nerd thing to ask...
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Posted By: Komodo dragon
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 13:11
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FLAME TROWER that is look like a Enchanted staff FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE |
Posted By: Komodo dragon
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 13:19
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dragons are good and fun creatures why do you want to kill one after all ? this is social abuse  !!!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Heptade
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 13:21
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Er, what an odd question. But yes, Dio could do the trick, although he'd be more likely to tame it and ride it through the heavens over the silver mountain. ------------- The world keeps spinning, people keep sinning And all the rest is just bullsh*t -Steve Kilbey |
Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 13:31
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Pollution. ------------- ¡Beware of the Bee! |
Posted By: LionHeart03
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 13:44
I would use the FF summon ice goddess Shiva so she would freeze the dragon and with my spear i would try to break the block of ice into pieces which doesnt last long since the spear breaks in half then i would try to use my claymore but since its so heavy i cant lift so its worthless and in the end after all that time wasted the ice would be melted below his head and there i would chop his head of with a double axe since he cant breath fire while his body in under ice and those are the weapons i would use to slay a dragon jeje 
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 13:52
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I'd use the super-combo of Kefka and Sephiroth!
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Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 15:57
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Is this a geek contest? Ok. I'd use a vorpal falchion to cut off his head and then I would smash his body to pieces with a Megaton Hammer. I would finish the job by burning the scattered body parts with a bunch of magic missiles. -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: Komodo dragon
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 19:58
Ok ! what is vorpal falchion ? ------------- 
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Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 20:26
Here is a falchion : And Vorpal is a magical property meaning that I behead anyone I critically hit. -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: Unix
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 20:35
Anyone else think a gun might be most useful here?  But just for the hell of it I chose Long Bow because I would not want to get anywhere close to the thing 
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Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 20:38
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Nice touch with the Megaton Hammer, Bern I think I'd use a 3 Sided Axe...the dragon would be too confused to know what's happening -------------
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Posted By: andu
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 02:09
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The rocket launcher from Quake 3 is my favourite weapon ever... Die, you frog!!!! ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!"
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 07:34
I think you mis-read the question - he asked which "weapon" not "tool" -------------
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Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 07:36
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bureaucracy ------------- 
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Posted By: Komodo dragon
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 08:38
AAHAHAAAAAA!!!!!!!!  -------------
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 08:58
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1) How is Mace leading this poll? What good is spraying it with pepper spray?
2) I think you need to throw a double six, but only if you are carrying the enchantment spell card.
3) I'd talk to its social worker and possibly recommend anger management.
4) Puff. Apparently
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Posted By: Rushman
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 10:55
| I voted spear, because it's the closest option to lance, a dragonlance to be specific, a footman's lance, unless I was riding dragon-back, then of course a mounted "Greater Dragonlance". |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 15:53
He should move to Santiago then ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: Visitor13
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 16:08
| I'd ask it if Radiohead is prog. |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 19:13
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5) Call the DragonForce
6) Get a bigger dragon
7) Stage the fight on ice (music by Rick Wakeman) ------------- What? |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: May 20 2007 at 07:55
Yes. |
Posted By: ClassicRocker
Date Posted: May 20 2007 at 15:49
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Spear it, then run away and hope its dying! ------------- 
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Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: May 23 2007 at 03:51
Yes, I agree. ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: Passionist
Date Posted: May 23 2007 at 04:12
| Bah, without a longsword, I'd rather stay as far away as possible, so longbow. |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: May 23 2007 at 05:29
Swords of any length seem to be missing from this poll, for that reason I go with:
8) A Spoon, and possibly a Fork, but definitely no Knives. ------------- What? |
Posted By: Wilcey
Date Posted: May 23 2007 at 10:04
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None of the above.......
my mother's pastry would be 100% assured to slay the dragon...... you could throw it (fatal head wound) or you could use it as a trapping device (dragon eats it only to die later of fatal heartburn causing spontaneous combustion) |
Posted By: Forgotten Son
Date Posted: May 24 2007 at 06:16
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: May 24 2007 at 06:37
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^ he said Dragon, not Dragoon! ------------- What? |
Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: May 24 2007 at 12:09
Oh, Dragoon... that's nowhere to be found in Italy!  Any idea (or information)?-------------
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: May 24 2007 at 12:12
wikipedia is the worlds perpetual teenager - it knows everything > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragoon - wiki-dragoon ------------- What? |
Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: May 24 2007 at 12:12
What?!? No pen to slay the dragon?  ------------- 
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Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: May 24 2007 at 12:22
Mmm... honestly I was talking about the beer brand (which I used to like and currently I cannot find anywhere in Italy)... sorry for not being so clear -------------
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: May 24 2007 at 12:28
I don't think Charley Wells brews that any more  ------------- What? |
Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: May 24 2007 at 12:35
Today's saddest news... -------------
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Posted By: yface1
Date Posted: May 26 2007 at 19:37
The great thing is, I've been where that pic of yon Scotsman is.  But seriously, to kill a dragon, all you need is a length or chain and some conveniently placed pillars. See, Shrek did have the right idea after all. ------------- My entertainment dollar is burning in my pocket! |
Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: May 26 2007 at 23:56
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I would introduce the greatest weapon of all: My mother. |
Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: May 27 2007 at 03:13
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The mighty Battle Axe:
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Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: May 27 2007 at 14:31
| In all seriousness, out of the choices listed, I would have to go with the enchanted staff. Because it doesn't say in what way the staff is enchanted, I can assume it can make the dragon's head explode or something. |
Posted By: Meddler
Date Posted: May 27 2007 at 14:46
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claymore ------------- [IMG]http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i165/amorfous/astro-1.jpg"> |
Posted By: toolis
Date Posted: May 27 2007 at 14:50
in all seriousness? ------------- -music is like pornography... sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more... -sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue... |
Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: May 27 2007 at 14:55
Well, I've already posted that I would use either a bazooka or my mother, but those weren't included in the choices... |
Posted By: toolis
Date Posted: May 27 2007 at 14:56
------------- -music is like pornography... sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more... -sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue... |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: May 28 2007 at 03:23
| You bunch of cissies - I'd use my bare hands. |
Posted By: purplepiper
Date Posted: June 23 2007 at 01:28
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I'd definitely choose the claymore, though I was tempted by the magic staff. What kind of magic does it have? I'm not sure i'd wear much armor though, cause i'd just get cooked in it! Maybe some throwing hatchets or spears would be good too! ------------- for those about to prog, we salute you. |