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Post by The Levin Lance on Jul 22, 2020 18:50:48 GMT
I would imagine with experience you might learn more or less the amount of slurry to place inside. This R&D can take place on captured monster specimens or animals, large domesticated cattle,etc.. Even if the poison is too low to outright kill the very large target it can still cause a host of other terrible reactions like the following: " will have cardiovascular (slows and stops the heart), neurological (pain, convulsions, paralysis), gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea and vomiting) and there are often other signs (for example, confusion and mania can occur if the alkaloids reach the brain). Multiple organ failure is likely." Experience often comes from looking at the pile of bodies of the people that found the wrong ways of doing things. If we have to make this weapon work, then I propose you use a different poison- one that comes from the sea, not the land. Using a land based poison on a land animal is slow acting because they have a natural immunity (to a certain extent) because they are made of the same substances. However, I propose you use a sea based poison which is alien to the physiology of the monster and therefore will have a near immediate effect. I suggest extracting Anatoxin-A from common blue-green algae, or use a brevetoxin leeched from shellfish, or even a simple Fugu fish extract if you can get it. Normally I would suggest a dendrotoxin as a good all around workaday fast death factor poison, but I doubt it's effectiveness on a dragon since they are also a kind of snake and would have some immunity. Another approach is to poison the beast's water supply with heavy metals, or feed it a sheep contaminated with botulism to make it sick. Then, when it's weak, you can kill it with less risk to yourself. I do want to say that I am opposed to the use of poisons as a matter of ethics. No animal, even a dragon, should suffer a prolonged death. A true hero gives a clean kill in a fair fight. Well brother Rufus... this last part ... this is where you are fallacious. You see, You can don your shining armor that surfaces a beautiful reflection.
Every blossom and allure mirrored, surely the intention.
My stygian armor reflects too, a bitter acrid kiss.
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Post by treeslicer on Jul 22, 2020 18:56:38 GMT
That was my idea why to use them. The rabies should make them attack the bigger dragon. So I have to find out how to attach a Komodo Dragon to a huge crossbow bolt. Anti Dragon? This.  Nah, if it's a flying, fire breathing dragon like Smaug, use this:
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Post by RufusScorpius on Jul 22, 2020 19:03:22 GMT
My stygian armor reflects too, a bitter acrid kiss.
For it also mirrors everything but from the eyes of the Abyss. I am the abyss. Look upon me and despair. |
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Jul 22, 2020 19:03:54 GMT
By Noshabkeming, I love the smell of neutrons in the morning!
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Post by The Levin Lance on Jul 22, 2020 19:04:00 GMT
Anti Dragon? This. Very nice but this is still conventional weaponry. Using simple conventional weaponry against a large, non-conventional, monstrous killing machine just probably won't cut it for the most part...pun intended. This reminds me of this lindybeige video where he explains an encounter with a giant turtle like monster in an rpg that he was the DM in. |
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Post by treeslicer on Jul 22, 2020 19:12:23 GMT
I love the smell of neutrons in the morning! No, that's what these are for. Just pitch one into his den from a respectful distance.............
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Jul 22, 2020 19:17:41 GMT
Better than a Komodo Dragon fettered to a huge crossbow bolt.
For both dragons...
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Post by treeslicer on Jul 22, 2020 19:23:38 GMT
Better than a Komodo Dragon fettered to a huge crossbow bolt. For both dragons... Yeah, but then you have to explain Lake Erebor to the dwarves.  |
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Jul 22, 2020 19:38:43 GMT
The mountain was fake news, "fata montana"!
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Post by howler on Jul 22, 2020 20:24:41 GMT
And hey, we can probably use this technology for a pit/trap, I mean just a single hypo injected deeply into a very heavy, tripping body right on top if it? Are we finished or are we done? Where's my bounty money? This. You can probably expose the beast to the poison without getting close...and who the hell wants to get close to the illustration you posted! Oh, I suppose giving data on the monsters speed would help decide in how close to get. |
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Post by howler on Jul 22, 2020 20:34:09 GMT
Anti Dragon? This. I just LOVED the movie Dragon Slayer. |
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Post by neuronic on Jul 22, 2020 21:22:22 GMT
Anti Dragon? This. I just LOVED the movie Dragon Slayer. It slayed this:  ...doesn't get any more "Anti Dragon" than that. |
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Post by The Levin Lance on Jul 22, 2020 23:04:47 GMT
And hey, we can probably use this technology for a pit/trap, I mean just a single hypo injected deeply into a very heavy, tripping body right on top if it? Are we finished or are we done? Where's my bounty money? This. You can probably expose the beast to the poison without getting close...and who the hell wants to get close to the illustration you posted! Oh, I suppose giving data on the monsters speed would help decide in how close to get. Well.... It's a tough job but somebody has to do it. My weapon would be a lot better then most conventional weaponry, It's a specialty weapon for a special situation. I also think it can be implemented to be mounted to a large crossbow/ballista bolt. It should hit with more then enough force to perform the "injection". I already have several kingdoms sending me pigeons with contracts for my design. Only 6 easy payments of your 6th born daughter for 6 months. |
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Post by howler on Jul 22, 2020 23:55:43 GMT
This. You can probably expose the beast to the poison without getting close...and who the hell wants to get close to the illustration you posted! Oh, I suppose giving data on the monsters speed would help decide in how close to get. Well.... It's a tough job but somebody has to do it. My weapon would be a lot better then most conventional weaponry, It's a specialty weapon for a special situation. I also think it can be implemented to be mounted to a large crossbow/ballista bolt. It should hit with more then enough force to perform the "injection". I already have several kingdoms sending me pigeons with contracts for my design. Only 6 easy payments of your 6th born daughter for 6 months. See Seventh Voyage of Sinbad for crossbow/ballista usage against monster lizard. |
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Post by The Levin Lance on Oct 12, 2020 18:29:51 GMT
Bump for Halloween spirit.
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Post by harrybeck on Oct 13, 2020 5:28:18 GMT
You should use these spears like a pop bottle rocket, but in a 120mm mortar. You might not be able to hit a dragon, but think of the spectacle?
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Post by treeslicer on Oct 13, 2020 5:39:38 GMT
You should use these spears like a pop bottle rocket, but in a 120mm mortar. You might not be able to hit a dragon, but think of the spectacle? Now, if you want a spectacle........
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Post by legacyofthesword on Oct 15, 2020 4:22:38 GMT
You should use these spears like a pop bottle rocket, but in a 120mm mortar. You might not be able to hit a dragon, but think of the spectacle? Now, if you want a spectacle........
Ooh, what's the source on that art? |
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Post by treeslicer on Oct 15, 2020 17:42:31 GMT
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Post by legacyofthesword on Oct 15, 2020 23:39:33 GMT
Ah, wraithdt... That figures. Thanks! |
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