1,001 Uncommon Uses for Weapons [Archive] - Wizards Community

1,001 Uncommon Uses for Weapons [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Sacred_Dreams
07-09-07, 01:57 AM It's been gone, and now it's back! 1,001 Uncommon uses for Weapons!

Some basic rules if you do post here:
1. Number all posts after the last number given.
2. Please, don't stray from the topic. If you'd like to, take it to PM's or a different thread.
3. Do not in anyway insult another person's post, it's just rude.
4. Follow all Wizard's TOS, at all times.

If you'd like to know more or have questions, just PM me and I'll be happy to answer them.

1. Using a quarterstaff as a routissere spit.
TheAnthroDM
07-09-07, 02:02 AM 2. A bastard sword as a butter knife
3. A bow as a violin
4. A greatclub as a totem
5. A Whip as.... well you know...

[This has all happened in my games, including 5. >_<]
Tetaru
07-09-07, 03:30 AM I could tell you one that involves a quater staff and a womans nethers, but i think i would get in alo tof trouble if i did that. lol, then again. Probably gonna get in trouble for mentioning it.
DropsonExistance
07-09-07, 03:35 AM 6. A broken masterwork rapier hilt as a ritual sacrificing knife (actually seen this in-game)
7. A rack of bows as a harp :cool:
8. A small morningstar as a brush to groom a horse
9. A flail as a fan
TheAnthroDM
07-09-07, 04:20 AM 9. A flail as a fan
:eek:
nats01
07-09-07, 08:41 AM 10. a dagger used as a razor for shaving:)
Sul_Zain_Aserbet
07-09-07, 09:04 AM 11. Orc Shotput as a bowling ball.
12. Any polearm as a trap-thumping pole or
13. Any polearm as a vaulting stick.
14. Sling as a bandage.
15. Great sword as a meat spit.
Sajek
07-09-07, 09:52 AM Daggers can be used for all kinds of things (my character always has two or three on him)
16. Tent pole
17. Hairpin
18. Hatpin
19. Eating utensil (cutting and forking)
20. Minor digging tool
21. Screwdriver
22. Sewing needle (a thin one).
23. Crude sundial (just stick it in the ground in the right place).
You can also shank someone with it. :P
demi d20
07-09-07, 10:27 AM Daggers can be used for all kinds of things (my character always has two or three on him)
16. Tent pole

Now THAT is a very small tent!
Sacred_Dreams
07-09-07, 10:45 AM 24. Quarterstaff as a drying rack (just prop it up)
25. Mace, light or heavy, as a meat tenderizer.
26. Flail as a grappling hook (This is tricky)
27. Shuriken as poster-board tacks.

Randomly, I knew a fellow who had a Half-Ogre which ended up using a Kobold as a make-shift club.
Sajek
07-09-07, 12:59 PM Now THAT is a very small tent!

Crap! I meant a tent stake. Like the things you use to pin the corners down with.
Johnathan_Vagabond
07-09-07, 01:10 PM 28. An axe as a death threat note holder.
29. A catapult as a short term flight machine.
30. Daggers as climbing pitons.
31. A hooked polearm as a climbing rope (for ledges just tall enough)
32. Bow and arrow as a text messaging system.
33. Quarterstaffs, polearms, and spears as makeshift hand bridges (for gaps just wide enough).
34. A dwarven Urgosh as a plow and seed planter.
Maelore
07-09-07, 03:01 PM 35. A Harpoon used as an impromptu grappling hook.
Twylyght
07-09-07, 03:17 PM 18. Hatpin

My halfling rogue after pulling in a big haul actually commisioned a Fine sized +2 fine rapier to use as a hatpin to be kept available as an emergency weapon. Sure it would be a penalty to hit, but considering it would almost never be used apart from against a flatfooted opponent, it works!

36. Glaive as a weed whacker.
Sacred_Dreams
07-11-07, 06:28 PM 37. Spiked Chain as a wall decoration.
zack8502
07-11-07, 06:56 PM 38. trident as a giants fork
NightcrawlerMonk
07-11-07, 11:47 PM 39. Long spear as a giant's toothpick.
40. Net used as a giant hair net for giant cooks.
41. Pitons/Daggers used in conjuction with a earth to mud spell to make a spike pit trap.
Arniha
07-12-07, 01:48 AM 42. The battleaxe as a method of retrophrenology (wikipedia it)
43. The orc-double axe actually being used.
cthuluspawn
07-12-07, 02:00 AM 44 Using a koblod frenzied bezerker as a siege weapon. Give him a quadruple shot of expresso, shake him up, and throw him over the city wall. Carnage ensues.
Enlightened1
07-14-07, 07:27 PM 45. spiked chain as a laundry line
TheDarkLord
07-14-07, 11:48 PM Now THAT is a very small tent!

Or pretty big, depends on where you put it ;).

46. A Dagger as a toothpick (Assuming you're not Orc of course :D)
Enlightened1
07-15-07, 11:16 AM 47. Tower Shield as a coffee table.
48. Buckler as a serving tray.
NobodyRemembersThis
07-15-07, 12:35 PM 49. Longsword as a door lock.
50. A dagger, some bark, and a Big bowl as a compass.
51. a sheathed dagger and rope used as a grappling hook.
Coppersworth
07-15-07, 02:12 PM 49. Longsword as a door lock.
50. A dagger, some bark, and a Big bowl as a compass.
51. a sheathed dagger and rope used as a grappling hook.

52. A spiked Chain to hang meat.
53. A tower shield as a sled (everyone's done this).
54. A locked gauntlet as a fastener.
55. A large Composite longbow as a ballista or halfling chucker.
56. A great hammer as a boat anchor.
Enlightened1
07-15-07, 03:06 PM 57. Trident as a coat rack.
Arzyk
07-15-07, 03:53 PM 58. spiked chain as a chandelier.
59. (not really weapons) two Extradimensional items ex. two bags of holding, as an I.E.D.
60. dagger as a door stop.
61. a serrated great ax as a buzz saw. :D
mathew99
07-15-07, 08:28 PM 62. exploding boomerangs.
63. boomerang arrows.
64. boomerang ice skates.
65. boomerang hacksaw, someone in my campaign actually did this once.
Mark_Aged
07-15-07, 09:06 PM 66. A Greatsword as a Surfboard.
smodge13
07-16-07, 02:19 AM 67. whip as a belt, just think what i claimed the handle was ^_^
DX2052
07-16-07, 02:24 AM 68.Hammer as a gun >_> <_<
TheKeyofE
07-16-07, 09:57 AM 69. Gun as a hammer?

And RE:#32 -- this evokes an amusing mental image. PC #1 suddenly has an arrow sticking out of him. PC #2 says "Dude, I think you just got a text."

Or the classic: "Message for you, sir!" (http://www.mwscomp.com/movies/grail/grail-15.htm)
Zilred
07-18-07, 12:29 AM 68.Hammer as a gun >_> <_<
Your DM should be shot...

70. Glaive as a ferryman's pole
71. Armor Spikes just to look menacing
72. +1 Shocking Net as a bug zapper
73. Mace as a backscratcher
rkun
07-18-07, 04:54 AM the following aren't weapons but...

74. immovable rod + fly spell = gnome stuck 2000ft in the air. (you can only imagine were they put it.)

75.
1) portable hole
2) bottle of air
3) fill with dwarves
4) PROFIT

these are the step you take for an instant slave trading system. (me and party members have done this in game.)
snakeman830
07-18-07, 11:06 AM 66. A Greatsword as a Surfboard.

I've got a half-giant psychic warrior/pyrokineticist in a frostburn campaign who uses his +1 sizing greatsword as a snowboard. It's a lot of fun.
Saiyamantis
07-18-07, 01:29 PM 76) Shield as a frisbee.
77) Blowgun to play darts.

and assuming we're allowing magic items:
78) Greatsword as a source of buffs, healing and tactical advice.
Mark_Aged
07-18-07, 01:51 PM I've got a half-giant psychic warrior/pyrokineticist in a frostburn campaign who uses his +1 sizing greatsword as a snowboard. It's a lot of fun.

As a snowboard? Never thought of that... (sees if I can slip it in to my campaign.)

79. Greatsword as the stick in a sundial.
captianhowdy
07-18-07, 01:54 PM the following aren't weapons but...

74. immovable rod + fly spell = gnome stuck 2000ft in the air. (you can only imagine were they put it.)

75.
1) portable hole
2) bottle of air
3) fill with dwarves
4) PROFIT

these are the step you take for an instant slave trading system. (me and party members have done this in game.)

You forgot the most important part!

1) portable hole
2) bottle of air
3) fill with dwarves
4) ????????
5) PROFIT
Fixed. Remember now, anon does not forgive

I used to play with a dwarf drunken master who used an adamantine mug as an improvised weapon.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Sacred_Dreams 07-09-07, 01:57 AM	It's been gone, and now it's back! 1,001 Uncommon uses for Weapons! Some basic rules if you do post here: 1. Number all posts after the last number given. 2. Please, don't stray from the topic. If you'd like to, take it to PM's or a different thread. 3. Do not in anyway insult another person's post, it's just rude. 4. Follow all Wizard's TOS, at all times. If you'd like to know more or have questions, just PM me and I'll be happy to answer them. 1. Using a quarterstaff as a routissere spit.
TheAnthroDM 07-09-07, 02:02 AM	2. A bastard sword as a butter knife 3. A bow as a violin 4. A greatclub as a totem 5. A Whip as.... well you know... [This has all happened in my games, including 5. >_<]
Tetaru 07-09-07, 03:30 AM	I could tell you one that involves a quater staff and a womans nethers, but i think i would get in alo tof trouble if i did that. lol, then again. Probably gonna get in trouble for mentioning it.
DropsonExistance 07-09-07, 03:35 AM	6. A broken masterwork rapier hilt as a ritual sacrificing knife (actually seen this in-game) 7. A rack of bows as a harp :cool: 8. A small morningstar as a brush to groom a horse 9. A flail as a fan
TheAnthroDM 07-09-07, 04:20 AM	9. A flail as a fan :eek:
nats01 07-09-07, 08:41 AM	10. a dagger used as a razor for shaving:)
Sul_Zain_Aserbet 07-09-07, 09:04 AM	11. Orc Shotput as a bowling ball. 12. Any polearm as a trap-thumping pole or 13. Any polearm as a vaulting stick. 14. Sling as a bandage. 15. Great sword as a meat spit.
Sajek 07-09-07, 09:52 AM	Daggers can be used for all kinds of things (my character always has two or three on him) 16. Tent pole 17. Hairpin 18. Hatpin 19. Eating utensil (cutting and forking) 20. Minor digging tool 21. Screwdriver 22. Sewing needle (a thin one). 23. Crude sundial (just stick it in the ground in the right place). You can also shank someone with it. :P
demi d20 07-09-07, 10:27 AM	Daggers can be used for all kinds of things (my character always has two or three on him) 16. Tent pole Now THAT is a very small tent!
Sacred_Dreams 07-09-07, 10:45 AM	24. Quarterstaff as a drying rack (just prop it up) 25. Mace, light or heavy, as a meat tenderizer. 26. Flail as a grappling hook (This is tricky) 27. Shuriken as poster-board tacks. Randomly, I knew a fellow who had a Half-Ogre which ended up using a Kobold as a make-shift club.
Sajek 07-09-07, 12:59 PM	Now THAT is a very small tent! Crap! I meant a tent stake. Like the things you use to pin the corners down with.
Johnathan_Vagabond 07-09-07, 01:10 PM	28. An axe as a death threat note holder. 29. A catapult as a short term flight machine. 30. Daggers as climbing pitons. 31. A hooked polearm as a climbing rope (for ledges just tall enough) 32. Bow and arrow as a text messaging system. 33. Quarterstaffs, polearms, and spears as makeshift hand bridges (for gaps just wide enough). 34. A dwarven Urgosh as a plow and seed planter.
Maelore 07-09-07, 03:01 PM	35. A Harpoon used as an impromptu grappling hook.
Twylyght 07-09-07, 03:17 PM	18. Hatpin My halfling rogue after pulling in a big haul actually commisioned a Fine sized +2 fine rapier to use as a hatpin to be kept available as an emergency weapon. Sure it would be a penalty to hit, but considering it would almost never be used apart from against a flatfooted opponent, it works! 36. Glaive as a weed whacker.
Sacred_Dreams 07-11-07, 06:28 PM	37. Spiked Chain as a wall decoration.
zack8502 07-11-07, 06:56 PM	38. trident as a giants fork
NightcrawlerMonk 07-11-07, 11:47 PM	39. Long spear as a giant's toothpick. 40. Net used as a giant hair net for giant cooks. 41. Pitons/Daggers used in conjuction with a earth to mud spell to make a spike pit trap.
Arniha 07-12-07, 01:48 AM	42. The battleaxe as a method of retrophrenology (wikipedia it) 43. The orc-double axe actually being used.
cthuluspawn 07-12-07, 02:00 AM	44 Using a koblod frenzied bezerker as a siege weapon. Give him a quadruple shot of expresso, shake him up, and throw him over the city wall. Carnage ensues.
Enlightened1 07-14-07, 07:27 PM	45. spiked chain as a laundry line
TheDarkLord 07-14-07, 11:48 PM	Now THAT is a very small tent! Or pretty big, depends on where you put it ;). 46. A Dagger as a toothpick (Assuming you're not Orc of course :D)
Enlightened1 07-15-07, 11:16 AM	47. Tower Shield as a coffee table. 48. Buckler as a serving tray.
NobodyRemembersThis 07-15-07, 12:35 PM	49. Longsword as a door lock. 50. A dagger, some bark, and a Big bowl as a compass. 51. a sheathed dagger and rope used as a grappling hook.
Coppersworth 07-15-07, 02:12 PM	49. Longsword as a door lock. 50. A dagger, some bark, and a Big bowl as a compass. 51. a sheathed dagger and rope used as a grappling hook. 52. A spiked Chain to hang meat. 53. A tower shield as a sled (everyone's done this). 54. A locked gauntlet as a fastener. 55. A large Composite longbow as a ballista or halfling chucker. 56. A great hammer as a boat anchor.
Enlightened1 07-15-07, 03:06 PM	57. Trident as a coat rack.
Arzyk 07-15-07, 03:53 PM	58. spiked chain as a chandelier. 59. (not really weapons) two Extradimensional items ex. two bags of holding, as an I.E.D. 60. dagger as a door stop. 61. a serrated great ax as a buzz saw. :D
mathew99 07-15-07, 08:28 PM	62. exploding boomerangs. 63. boomerang arrows. 64. boomerang ice skates. 65. boomerang hacksaw, someone in my campaign actually did this once.
Mark_Aged 07-15-07, 09:06 PM	66. A Greatsword as a Surfboard.
smodge13 07-16-07, 02:19 AM	67. whip as a belt, just think what i claimed the handle was ^_^
DX2052 07-16-07, 02:24 AM	68.Hammer as a gun >_> <_<
TheKeyofE 07-16-07, 09:57 AM	69. Gun as a hammer? And RE:#32 -- this evokes an amusing mental image. PC #1 suddenly has an arrow sticking out of him. PC #2 says "Dude, I think you just got a text." Or the classic: "Message for you, sir!" (http://www.mwscomp.com/movies/grail/grail-15.htm)
Zilred 07-18-07, 12:29 AM	68.Hammer as a gun >_> <_< Your DM should be shot... 70. Glaive as a ferryman's pole 71. Armor Spikes just to look menacing 72. +1 Shocking Net as a bug zapper 73. Mace as a backscratcher
rkun 07-18-07, 04:54 AM	the following aren't weapons but... 74. immovable rod + fly spell = gnome stuck 2000ft in the air. (you can only imagine were they put it.) 75. 1) portable hole 2) bottle of air 3) fill with dwarves 4) PROFIT these are the step you take for an instant slave trading system. (me and party members have done this in game.)
snakeman830 07-18-07, 11:06 AM	66. A Greatsword as a Surfboard. I've got a half-giant psychic warrior/pyrokineticist in a frostburn campaign who uses his +1 sizing greatsword as a snowboard. It's a lot of fun.
Saiyamantis 07-18-07, 01:29 PM	76) Shield as a frisbee. 77) Blowgun to play darts. and assuming we're allowing magic items: 78) Greatsword as a source of buffs, healing and tactical advice.
Mark_Aged 07-18-07, 01:51 PM	I've got a half-giant psychic warrior/pyrokineticist in a frostburn campaign who uses his +1 sizing greatsword as a snowboard. It's a lot of fun. As a snowboard? Never thought of that... (sees if I can slip it in to my campaign.) 79. Greatsword as the stick in a sundial.
captianhowdy 07-18-07, 01:54 PM	the following aren't weapons but... 74. immovable rod + fly spell = gnome stuck 2000ft in the air. (you can only imagine were they put it.) 75. 1) portable hole 2) bottle of air 3) fill with dwarves 4) PROFIT these are the step you take for an instant slave trading system. (me and party members have done this in game.) You forgot the most important part! 1) portable hole 2) bottle of air 3) fill with dwarves 4) ???????? 5) PROFIT Fixed. Remember now, anon does not forgive I used to play with a dwarf drunken master who used an adamantine mug as an improvised weapon.