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One medium, one small or two small weapons is fine, but any of that insipid "monkeygrip" crap will be a blight on the game. Unless you're playing a race that's 8' tall, dual wielding hand-and-a-half swords should be totally out of the question.

I don't want to derail the thread, but to what do you attribute this phenomenon?

Please scroll up. Fully automatic firearms have been severely restricted in the USA since 1934. Fine. You do without and I'll keep mine, thank you very much. The ownership of firearms is a privilege in the UK bestowed upon those subjects deemed worthy by the government, but in the USA it's a right for all non-felonious, non-whackjob citizens and we often keep them at the ready and carry them openly or concealed, depending on the location.

Nothing, save for some snowfall and me hoisting a glass of mead to celebrate Yule.

Educate yourself, please. Also from the NSSF website: Modern Sporting Rifle Facts Download a Pocket Fact Card The modern sporting rifle, based on the AR-15 platform, is widely misunderstood. Why? Confusion exists because while these rifles may cosmetically look like military rifles, they do not function the same way. Also, groups wanting to ban these rifles have for years purposely or through ignorance spread misinformation about them to aid their cause. The National Shooting Sports Foundation asks you to be an informed gun owner and to use the following facts to correct misconceptions about these rifles. Remember, that if AR-15-style modern sporting rifles are banned, your favorite traditional-looking hunting or target shooting semi-automatic firearm could be banned, too. AR-15-platform rifles are among the most popular firearms being sold. They are today's modern sporting rifle. The AR in "AR-15" rifle stands for ArmaLite rifle, after the company that developed it in the 1950s. "AR" does NOT stand for "assault rifle" or "automatic rifle." AR-15-style rifles are NOT "assault weapons" or "assault rifles." An assault rifle is fully automatic -- a machine gun. Automatic firearms have been severely restricted from civilian ownership since 1934. If someone calls an AR-15-style rifle an "assault weapon," he or she either supports banning these firearms or does not understand their function and sporting use, or both. Please correct them. "Assault weapon" is a political term created by California anti-gun legislators to ban some semi-automatic rifles there in the 1980s. AR-15-style rifles look like military rifles, such as the M-16, but function like other semi-automatic civilian sporting firearms, firing only one round with each pull of the trigger. Versions of modern sporting rifles are legal to own in all 50 states, provided the purchaser passes the mandatory FBI background check required for all retail firearm purchasers. Since the 19th century, civilian sporting rifles have evolved from their military predecessors. The modern sporting rifle simply follows that tradition. These rifles' accuracy, reliability, ruggedness and versatility serve target shooters and hunters well. They are true all-weather firearms. Chamberings include .22, .223 (5.56 x 45mm), 6.8 SPC, .308, .450 Bushmaster and about a dozen others. Upper receivers for pistol calibers such as 9 mm, .40, and .45 are available. There are even .410 shotgun versions. These rifles are used for many different types of hunting, from varmint to big game. And they're used for target shooting in the national matches. AR-15-style rifles are no more powerful than other hunting rifles of the same caliber and in most cases are chambered in calibers less powerful than common big-game hunting cartridges like the 30-06 Springfield and .300 Win. Mag. The AR-15 platform is modular. Owners like being able to affix different "uppers" (the barrel and chamber) to the "lower" (the grip, stock). And, they are a lot of fun to shoot!

My understanding is that as the arming sword transitioned into the rapier, a beefy sword breaking dagger might from time to time actually break a sword if the temper of the sword didn't allow it to flex 5-6" and return true. Some swords were seriously sharp, but brittle because of improper materials or forging techniques. Regardless, disarming is something I hope makes it into the game.

I'm not sure they'd want to have to create an animation for each type of blade being broken, but it might be just about as useful to have it disarm your opponent. I'm all in favor of that option being offered as I like spetums and ranseurs for the same reason.

The load screens don't bother me when I transition, but other than that I think you've pretty well nailed it. Of course, I'm not of the opinion that these are strictly necessary. They would be nice to have, but they're well down my list and out of essential territory.

Sums things up nicely. They're screaming meemies. *yawn* Why am I not surprised? Just responding in kind. And, yes, I am a stalwart conservative, albeit one with a modest "green" streak. Check my profile.

As opposed to the emasculated, government-whipped, Politically Correct socialists of Europe who are utterly convinced that governments exist to succor and guide their subjects because the masses are too mentally and/or morally incompetent to run their own lives? Edit: you need to read the works of John Lott. Give him a listen in the following interview that's been broken up into several segments. Here's the first

True enough, and yet the very ownership of up-to-date firearms lends one a measure of confidence and independence that may encourage one to short-circuit govermental malfeasance and disrespect of its constitutional limits. So often people forget the power of personal persuasion and go straight to envisioning flat-out war between a military slavishly, blindly devoted to corrupt political masters that I wonder just how much history they've read and what they understand of human psychology. Before the Abrams roll and the Apaches take flight, there's a significant amount of time and leeway in which to, by word and deed, pull the government back from its oppressive ways. Killing a handful of the worst politicians and bureaucrats can have a salutory effect upon the remainder. Think of it as a modern take on the practice of decimation as practiced by the Roman legions. If your constituents are manifestly unhappy with the legislation you just voted on and three of your statist colleagues just had their heads blown off when they went back to their respective districts during a break, you just might consider repealing that legislation when you return to work at the state or federal capitol.

Any staff members who are willing to go through an NRA approved training course for concealed carry should be able to carry while on school district property. Currently in Michigan there is a bill before the governor that will allow anyone who goes through an advanced concealed carry course to carry a concealed firearm in areas normally off limits to firearms (schools, large stadiums, houses of worship, etc.). This idiot in CT may cause a delay in the signing because of anxiety and people being ruled by their emotions. It's a pity. There was a shooting at a school in either MS or MO several years ago where a teacher ran out to his car, retrieved a firearm, and then confronted the shooter. Upon being confronted, the shooter ceased shooting and surrendered. It turned out that he was an unpopular kid who was bullied and wanted to get back at his tormentors. Providing that the staff members in question are properly trained and volunteer to do so, I support the idea of having several of them armed. Nothing will stop a determined shooter except another equally determined shooter.

I promise to engage any unlawful shooters bent on mayhem that I encounter as I go about my daily business with the express intent of making sure that they never harm another person in their soon-to-be short lives.

The common thread throughout human history is that governments, unless actively opposed and kept in check by a diligent and periodically violent citizenry, inevitably accumulate power at the expense of the liberty of the citizens and then begin oppressing their own people. When the vote fails to change the government's course of action, then it's time to use lethal force to correct the situation. And, trust me on this, that time is fast approaching. I anticipate that within the next 20 years or so we'll be looking at civil unrest that'll make the 1960s look like a minor tiff at a Cub Scout meeting. No, we're a constitutional republic. There's a huge difference, but maybe the fact that many of our low-info citizens don't know the difference helps to explain why we're running into trouble and voting for statists. As a student of history, I deeply hope and pray that our citizenry will have the good sense to remain armed and highly suspicious of any attempt by the federal government to accumulate more power. Governments can never be trusted with a monopoly on force, after all, because they quickly devolve into tyranny when they achieve such a monopoly. And, yes, a soft tyranny is ultimately as undesirable as a brutal one and usually leads to one in the end.

Hoplophobia. I'm quite certain that I am, indeed, using it correctly.

Politics, politics, politics--they're attempting to take our bundle of rights away one stick at a time. First they re-impose the idiotic AWB, then they call for MORE restrictions when the next whack-job kills a group of people. The hoplophobes are playing a long-term game, not a short-term one.

Just so we understand one another, it's the shooter who deserves 95% or more of the blame. I mentioned the mother because she should've had those weapons safely stored. She knew that her son was unstable and, according to interviews I've seen, had voiced worries to friends about his increasingly unstable behavior. There's nothing at all insane about wanting to have an AR-15 clone, an AK clone, or any number of other military style semi-autos such as the excellent M1A from Springfield Armory. They're well made, reliable, accurate (today's AR-type semi-autos are vastly superior to what was available even as little as a generation ago) and parts are widely available for customization as the aftermarket for these firearms is thriving. They're popular for 3-Gun shoots, home defense, collecting, informal target shooting, and hunting. Yes, they're legal for hunting so long as you use 5-round magazines. As you're from The People's Republic of California, I wouldn't be at all surprised if this information is completely new to you. Additionally, these firearms serve to keep our public officials leery when they start thinking of abrogating or infringing upon our rights. The Second Amendment wasn't written into the Bill of Rights immediately after the First Amendment to protect duck hunting or target shooting, after all. Our Founding Fathers recognized that government--any governement!--is a potential threat to rights of the citizenry and that naked force and the threat of naked force are two highly useful tools for keeping government in check. Military style semi-autos fit that bill quite nicely. Edit: Merry Christmas!.

First they came for the military-style semi-autos, and I didn’t speak out because only rednecks, psychos, and Walter Mitty-types own them. Then they came for the high-capacity magazines, and I didn’t speak out because no one really needs them, anyway. Then they came for the handguns, and I didn’t speak out because handguns are meant for killing people and only the police should have them. Then they came for my fancy, Turkish walnut Over/Under and custom house, gold-inlaid Winchester Model 70, and there was no one left to speak out for me. + + + + + + + Ladies and Gentlemen, defend your God-given, Constitutionally enumerated rights while you still have them. It's dauntingly more difficult to get them back after a Statist-minded government abrogates them. And, trust me on this, the anti-Second Amendment types will try to use this horrific event as political leverage to gin up more anti-firearm legislation. Fight 'em, tooth and nail!

Given the rising sales figures, the ratio might very well approach 1:1 before the year 2020. Of course, many people own multiple firearms, so not every household contains one.

The USA currently has a population of more than 310 million and we have more than 250 million firearms in private hands. Given the number of people and firearms, the frequency with which this sort of despicable act takes place is rather low. In fact, the number of mass shootings is NOT on the rise, but the press (reliably Statist and anti-Second Amendment, for the most part) is working overtime to sensationalistically exploit such horrific killings to advance their political agenda. Semi-automatics are not new technology and they are most certainly NOT "assault weapons" as true assault weapons are selective fire (semi-auto + either a 3-round burst or fully automatic). I'm sure you've already encountered people asking, "How could he do that?" You already know the answer: he was mentally defective. Deranged individuals do such things--always have, always will. The question I have is why did his mother purchase multiple firearms for him when she knew that her son was mentally unstable? For the price of one of those handguns, she could've also purchased a solid gun safe and kept them locked up so that her whack-job of a kid wouldn't have had access to them unless it was when they were going to the range and he was using them under her direct supervision. Who do we blame for this? The shooter, that’s who. If you're looking to extend the blame, then you might focus on the mother, as well. We of the NRA--hunters, collectors, Second Amendment advocates, and target shooters--are not to blame. "Society" is not to blame. Violent crime has been trending downward while firearms sales have been trending upward for quite a number of years. Our nation is getting safer, not more dangerous. Bottom line, this latest horror shouldn't be used to compromise our God-given, Constitutionally enumerated rights.

Let those who desire god-like power find something else to play--perhaps some sort of superhero game where over-the-top silliness is par for the course. I'm hoping Obsidian keeps P.E. on a far more even keel.

I'll happily extend this plea towards polearms in general. Fine video, too.

Precisely. I have few qualms about "spamming" the rest button so long as it's not possible to rest in close proximity to enemies.

It's what we get for refusing to be mesmerized by imbecilic "pop culture"--plenty of time to study history and contemplate the "why" of things.

Strike a blow for Boudicca of the Iceni and broil a salmon for Manannan Mac Lir!