Arm catapult? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Arm catapult? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Tuneless Bard
05-11-06, 06:05 PM Where did i see this item?

its basically a small catapult that is used to fling alchemists fire, holy water, and acid...

any idea what book it was from?
Tuneless Bard
05-12-06, 04:17 PM :bump:
xrp3_robot
05-12-06, 06:27 PM I never heard of anything like the so why not make stats your self?
xrp3_robot
05-13-06, 03:55 AM I guess I'll make the stats. I was thinking that it could have the range and weight of a light crossbow, the damage, type and critical of a sling. I would make it a exotic weapon, but I can't think up of a price. I hope this helps. Oh, the damage and critical would be if the character used the small catapult to fling rocks or aimed the alchemists fire, holy water, or acid at the target.
Brassal
05-13-06, 09:42 AM You mean a "wrist rocket"? Which isn't a D&D weapon but its short of like a slingshot... except it goes on your wrist...
Ogre4Hire
05-13-06, 10:50 AM They had stats for a hand-catapult in Dragon magazine once, but that was in 2E. I don't remember seeing one sense then.
CryoSilver
05-13-06, 11:19 AM There was such an item in The Arms & Equipment Guide (3.0).
xrp3_robot
05-13-06, 12:57 PM Are you sure CryoSilver? I have the book and I didn't see anything like that in there. Why not use the stats that I put together. I'll put them together for everyone.

Name: Arm catapult; Cost: tba; Dmg(s): 1d3; Dam(m): 1d4; Critcal: x2; Range Increment: 80 ft.; Weight: 4 lb.; Type: Bludgeoning.

If it straps to the arm, I would have it take up the sheild spot.
Armoracia Rusticana
05-13-06, 12:57 PM Why not use a sling? Or say exotic sling of any sort?
xrp3_robot
05-13-06, 01:49 PM Well I think we would, but the closest I thing I can think of would be a sling shot. But I don't think rubber was around back then so the next best thing would be a tiny arm catapult.
dengarbountyhunter
05-13-06, 03:40 PM well, if you can reload a hand crossbow by hand, it is not too hard to imagine that you could make a wrist-mounted crossbow with a big pouch for projectiles that you pull back and fire as a slingshot (recurve is given by the bow part)...
Velgost
05-13-06, 09:08 PM The item that you're looking for is the Gnome Calculus in the Arms & Equipment Guide, pg 6, stats on page 7.
Tuneless Bard
05-14-06, 05:14 PM Thanks,
so we can assume that it follows the same guidelines as a sling then?
as far as reload time...

and then you can add special properties to it....like shocking and flaming?
WhiteHarness
05-14-06, 07:03 PM It sounds like a staff-sling...

http://www.slinging.org/23.html

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Tuneless Bard 05-11-06, 06:05 PM	Where did i see this item? its basically a small catapult that is used to fling alchemists fire, holy water, and acid... any idea what book it was from?
Tuneless Bard 05-12-06, 04:17 PM	:bump:
xrp3_robot 05-12-06, 06:27 PM	I never heard of anything like the so why not make stats your self?
xrp3_robot 05-13-06, 03:55 AM	I guess I'll make the stats. I was thinking that it could have the range and weight of a light crossbow, the damage, type and critical of a sling. I would make it a exotic weapon, but I can't think up of a price. I hope this helps. Oh, the damage and critical would be if the character used the small catapult to fling rocks or aimed the alchemists fire, holy water, or acid at the target.
Brassal 05-13-06, 09:42 AM	You mean a "wrist rocket"? Which isn't a D&D weapon but its short of like a slingshot... except it goes on your wrist...
Ogre4Hire 05-13-06, 10:50 AM	They had stats for a hand-catapult in Dragon magazine once, but that was in 2E. I don't remember seeing one sense then.
CryoSilver 05-13-06, 11:19 AM	There was such an item in The Arms & Equipment Guide (3.0).
xrp3_robot 05-13-06, 12:57 PM	Are you sure CryoSilver? I have the book and I didn't see anything like that in there. Why not use the stats that I put together. I'll put them together for everyone. Name: Arm catapult; Cost: tba; Dmg(s): 1d3; Dam(m): 1d4; Critcal: x2; Range Increment: 80 ft.; Weight: 4 lb.; Type: Bludgeoning. If it straps to the arm, I would have it take up the sheild spot.
Armoracia Rusticana 05-13-06, 12:57 PM	Why not use a sling? Or say exotic sling of any sort?
xrp3_robot 05-13-06, 01:49 PM	Well I think we would, but the closest I thing I can think of would be a sling shot. But I don't think rubber was around back then so the next best thing would be a tiny arm catapult.
dengarbountyhunter 05-13-06, 03:40 PM	well, if you can reload a hand crossbow by hand, it is not too hard to imagine that you could make a wrist-mounted crossbow with a big pouch for projectiles that you pull back and fire as a slingshot (recurve is given by the bow part)...
Velgost 05-13-06, 09:08 PM	The item that you're looking for is the Gnome Calculus in the Arms & Equipment Guide, pg 6, stats on page 7.
Tuneless Bard 05-14-06, 05:14 PM	Thanks, so we can assume that it follows the same guidelines as a sling then? as far as reload time... and then you can add special properties to it....like shocking and flaming?
WhiteHarness 05-14-06, 07:03 PM	It sounds like a staff-sling... http://www.slinging.org/23.html