Re: [TML] Odd Melee weapons
Mark Urbin 11 Sep 2021 01:54 UTC
In one of the many movie Chuck Norris made, Mako takes out a bad guy by
bashing him in the head with a telephone. "A true warrior uses the
weapons at hand," was his follow up line.
A big, heavy plastic desk phone that had actual metal bells for the
ringer. Still in common use in the late 70s and earlier 80s. Not
something you find in the Traveller setting unless you are on planet
with the right tech level.
A stylus for your data pad would work as a kubotan/yawara stick. A
length of data cord could be used to choke or deflect and bind an
incoming attack.
An industrial use or milspec data pad could probably replace the
previously mentioned phone.
On 9/10/2021 7:40 PM, Jeff Zeitlin - editor at freelancetraveller.com
(via tml list) wrote:
> Longarms (e.g., rifle, shotgun) (after exhausting available ammo)
> Socks (with something heavy and nonliquid in the toe)
> Wine or beer bottles. (Contents need not have been consumed.)
> Mag-Lites (4D and larger) (*batteries included)
> Textbooks (College/University; High school and earlier are usually not
> heavy enough)
> Oven thermometers (the old kind, not connected to the oven electronically)
>
>
> On Fri, 10 Sep 2021 14:25:22 -0700, Charles McKnight
> <xxxxxx@pheonic.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I’m wondering if anyone has come up with a list of “odd” melee weapons. One’s that come to mind are:
>>
>> Boot
>> Tankard (size likely matters)
>> Chair (folding or non-folding)
>> Another person
>> Artificial limb
>> 3 day old baguette
>> Various sausages
>> Skillet
>> A herring
>>
>> The wooden leg would likely be treated as some sort of club or cudgel and the 3 day old baguette might fall in that category too. Not sure about the rest though. ?
>>
>> Random Friday thoughts.
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