On Tue, 28 Jan 1997, AxL wrote: > And with longswords....the debate would invariably come up; but > can you then backstab with a longsword if it's a piercing weapon? Code- > wise, yes. Realistically, not really. I once ran around on a mud > with a heavy ashen lance to backstab with, because it was declared as > type_pierce. :) I am toying with the idea of size fields for items, > and disallowing a backstab with a lance of a type_large. Has anyone > else done this yet? My first thought is to increase the item values > from 4 to 6, with the new slot on all items devoted to a size field. Actually, to be perfectly technical, you can, quite frankly, backstab someone with "a heavy ashen lance". Of course, you wouldn't be able to easily sneak up behind the person and get it done. But that's no more less realistic than the fact you can be talking to someone, they can look at you, then you can sneak up and backstab them... Kind of strange, if you're having a conversation with someone, they're probably looking at you. To be able to sneak around them while they're looking at you would require one damn good thief I wouldn't want to encounter (or someone that can become invisible). -- Daniel Koepke dkoepke@california.com Forgive me father, for I am sin. +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Ensure that you have read the CircleMUD Mailing List FAQ: | | http://cspo.queensu.ca/~fletcher/Circle/list_faq.html | +-----------------------------------------------------------+
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