Padded Training Arrows

[Harmonic]

l w
To the west is THE FUTURE!
[Near]
The rampaging Shalooonsh is here, wielding a massive, penis-shaped moderation hammer.
Nyr the Threadlocker stands here, carrying a rusty padlock.
[Far]
Nothing.
[Very Far]
Nothing

[Reverend Green]

l w
To the west is THE FUTURE!
[Near]
The rampaging Shalooonsh is here, wielding a massive, penis-shaped moderation hammer.
Nyr the Threadlocker stands here, carrying a rusty padlock.
[Far]
Nothing.
[Very Far]
Nothing

flee self
PANIC! You can't escape.

[musashi]

Ghost ... lock 'er up!

[Fathi]

Padded training arrows are the first step down the slippery slope to Zalanthan laser tag.

[Reverend Green]

Padded training arrows are the first step down the slippery slope to Zalanthan laser tag.

You know, originally I was against said arrows... I'm not really sure anymore.

[evil_erdlu]

Padded training arrows are the first step down the slippery slope to Zalanthan laser tag.

You know, originally I was against said arrows... I'm not really sure anymore.

[Clearsighted]

Padded training arrows are the first step down the slippery slope to Zalanthan laser tag.

I was all against padded training arrows at first, but if it leads to Zalanthan laser tag, we can't have em soon enough.

[musashi]

We already play Zalanthan laser tag. We just use the throw command.

And poop.

[Manhattan]

As you can see, my idea was a total fail.

http://www.zalanthas.org/gdb/index.php/topic,21791.msg232407.html

[UnderSeven]

My thoughts are this:

Padded arrows would not succeed in the goal of training.  The padded arrows in the SCA do not fly as true or far as a real arrow, they go about a tenth of the distance and would not serve as a means of practicing form with a bow and arrow.

[Cavaticus]

I once shot a kid in the nuts with one of those padded arrows.

[Ampere]

My final thoughts: padded arrows are an awkward analogue of the more deadly variety. They're only used in military reenactment.  There is plenty of straight up war on zalanthas, making reenactment a smidge redundant.  That, and light fighters are super lame, seriously.  Why would you join the sca if not to beat the living crap out of someone in full armour?

[Ghost]

tone it down or i am locking it

I once shot a kid in the nuts with one of those padded arrows.

did he cry?

how did you practice it enough to hit the kid in the nuts?

[Cavaticus]

He did cry, yeah. It was awesome.

And I didn't practice. I suppose it was just beginner's luck.

[jmordetsky]

You know, originally I was against said arrows... I'm not really sure anymore.

But your (note the purposeful lack of 're, hope you're (omg im nesting them!!!) dicks not hard) still a douche.

That aside (I know I feel better), why can't we just shoot arrows at sparring dummies? Did I miss that? If it's because a script is broken (I too have witness a sparring dummy magically come to life and beat the shit out of people) can we just fix it?