>are there actually that many dedicated QS users in the realms?

My empath is. Although he's taken to using a partisan so he can learn halberd as well. Been using it all his life. Figured free weapons would be good for an empath. <g> Just wish they were balanced as well as the real thing. They were incredible parry weapons, better than anything else out there, back when.

And by weapon choice I actually meant the various templates that QS come in. Theres... one light-ish but no so great hitting one, one heavy and decent hitting, and... really heavy and decent hitting. Heh. Sleep deprivation hurtz.



-Vision et al

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My Bard has been Quarterstaff-prime from day one, so that was back in '98 or so? I agree, the templates are a little disheartening. I recently took stock of all my various staffs and they're all flimsy or average construction, and upon using one of the average ones for a week or two its construction was down to flimsy from repairing. What made that odd is it was getting damaged more often than the bo stick I used just before it, which is already flimsy construction.

After that staff, I moved to the leaf-bladed spear from To The Teeth. I haven't used its pike side at all yet, but it makes a fantastic staff.

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- Stormsinger Shavay

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QS is my 4th weapon and I use it alot, I've been working hard to get it and short staff (ugh short staff) up to even with my first three. QS is actually a great weapon if you can handle the heavier ones, Nuja, Partisan, Atwapi.

Up till the fest I would have said it's great being the only pole-ranged blunt, but a pole-ranged two-handed blunt was sold at the fest with bone-crushing impact was it? So that beats out any QS mold I've seen.

Beliel

yes they are:

>appr parti
A partisan with a broad woodgrain-steel blade is a quarter staff pole-ranged weapon.

You are certain that it could do:
fair puncture damage
moderate slice damage
great impact damage

You are certain that the partisan is poorly balanced and is fairly suited to gaining extra attack power from your strength.

You are certain that the partisan is fairly sturdy, and is in pristine condition.

The partisan is made with metal.
You are certain that the partisan weighs about 66 stones.
You are certain that the partisan is worth exactly 43200 lirums.
Roundtime: 8 seconds.
R>swap parti
You switch your partisan so that you can use it as a halberd weapon.
>appr parti
A partisan with a broad woodgrain-steel blade is a halberd pole-ranged weapon.

You are certain that it could do:
heavy puncture damage
heavy slice damage
fair impact damage

You are certain that the partisan is fairly balanced and is fairly suited to gaining extra attack power from your strength.

You are certain that the partisan is fairly sturdy, and is in pristine condition.

The partisan is made with metal.
You are confident that the partisan might weigh several tens of stones.
You are certain that the partisan is worth exactly 43200 lirums.
Roundtime: 8 seconds.

I have very limited ranks in both skills (25 lessons in QS, Halberd) and i can wreck anything that teaches at those ranks (boars, shamans, etc.), I just love it. Have never damaged it but haven't fought gargs or nothin with it yet.
Hope that helps..

Rehlyn


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>>Just out of random curiosity... does there exist a folder you don't post in, Vision?

Lol! Yes, there are a few, but I think I manage to hit most of the main ones... ;)

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Also, I can shoot bees.