I recently got my hands on one of the new forged boomerangs and after testing a little I'm sorta confused what they are intended for. They lodge often even though they have such pathetic damage ratings and are in the light blunt-melee range category. The returning action is reliable at least when it doesn't stick. But the fact the boomerang is able to return to your hand after you throw it is defeated by the fact it lodges. Right now its just a toy as far as damage is concerned and a bit of a farce in general.

I really love the idea of this weapon but couldn't justify using it over my Forged Steel Bola that has exceptionally better damage, wont lodge and I can easily pick it up without round time.

Boomerang--

A steel boomerang is a light thrown and light blunt melee-ranged weapon.

You are certain that it could do:
dismal puncture damage
poor slice damage
low impact damage

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

You are certain that the steel boomerang is somewhat unsound against damage, and is in pristine condition.

The steel boomerang is made with metal.
You are certain that the metal in the steel boomerang has a quality of 95, placing it at 'very pure' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the steel boomerang has a hardness of 90, placing it at 'extremely hard' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the steel boomerang has a durability of 25, placing it at 'poor durability' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the steel boomerang has a workability of 35, placing it at 'challenging to work with' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the steel boomerang has an electrical resistance of 30, placing it at 'a great conductor of electricity' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the steel boomerang has a thermal resistance of 50, placing it at 'good at transfering heat and cold' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the steel boomerang has a physical resistance of 90, placing it at 'incredibly good at repelling physical blows' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the steel boomerang weighs exactly 11 stones.
You are certain that the steel boomerang is worth exactly 1599 lirums.


Bola--

A tempered bola is a light thrown and light blunt melee-ranged weapon.

You are certain that it could do:
no puncture damage
no slice damage
somewhat heavy impact damage

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

You are certain that the steel bola is somewhat unsound against damage, and is in pristine condition.

The steel bola is made with metal.
You are certain that the metal in the steel bola has a quality of 99, placing it at 'extremely pure' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the steel bola has a hardness of 90, placing it at 'extremely hard' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the steel bola has a durability of 25, placing it at 'poor durability' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the steel bola has a workability of 35, placing it at 'challenging to work with' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the steel bola has an electrical resistance of 30, placing it at 'a great conductor of electricity' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the steel bola has a thermal resistance of 50, placing it at 'good at transfering heat and cold' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the steel bola has a physical resistance of 90, placing it at 'incredibly good at repelling physical blows' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the steel bola weighs exactly 24 stones.
You are certain that the steel bola is worth exactly 3239 lirums.

In reality as in dreams, nothing is quite as it seems.

>>That said, I do wish things stopped lodging, too. It makes me sadface.

I like it when I throw a dagger or spear and it will lodge. Don't get me wrong I'm all for a variety of weapons choices that have different advantages and disadvantages. But I just can't seem to find the Niche for the boomerang that lodges.


In reality as in dreams, nothing is quite as it seems.

Lodging weapons are fine; however with that said, boomerangs should not be one of them IMO.

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>>I like lodging on a conceptual level.
>>I dislike it on a "now I have to carry more things" and "make a more complicated script that goes beyond just 'pick up' and 'throw'" level.

I agree with you on this. Yeah its a great concept but makes stuff more difficult sometimes. Mainly I have a fear of losing the weapons I worked hard to collect. The fact you have to Search the critter or the weapon will vanish when the corpse does is just silly. And because only 4 critters like to stay in a room at a time, its possible to lodge something into a critter that leaves the room right away. Just too many variables that make the only attractive options for lodging weapons cheap and easily replaced.



In reality as in dreams, nothing is quite as it seems.

>>Since I had the metal on hand I thought I'd take a look, turns out it didn't bump the impact high enough up to reach the next range, only saw an improvement in slice:

>>Lodging weapons are fine; however with that said, boomerangs should not be one of them IMO.


Thanks for testing! Great speed at the responses, thank you all.






In reality as in dreams, nothing is quite as it seems.

Might wanna put a tidbit into your brain that could help justify the return attributes of something like a boomerang. I'm hoping (and hoping and hoping) that someone will recognize that you shouldnt be able to throw a club from missile range, hit a target, and then bend down/pick up/throw again without any change do your location in the combat. If this turns into something that 3.0 fixes, you might see a whole new area of use for that boomerang of yours, lodging or not.

Food for thought.

>>AFAIK, anything with puncture lodges. I guess they got hit with the pointy end of the boomerang!

Can we get some Duct Tape on the pointy ends? That might stop it from lodging!

In reality as in dreams, nothing is quite as it seems.

Just change the template to no puncture, up the slice, and impact a little.

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There was a boomerang from one of the Taisidon quests, which was the only returning boomerang I was aware of before forging.

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The Clerical tabs return if you miss and your LT skill is high enough. They were at Guildfest in 2010.

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>does that mean bokos theoretically return, too?

The forged ones, yes.

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