Tridents don't crush - documentation error on 03/07/2006 07:34 PM CST
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According to the Simu site, tridents do all three types of damage (crush, slash, puncture).

However ...

>glance
You glance down to see a four-tined white ora trident in your right hand and nothing in your left hand.
>cman prec test
You have not set a weapon precision preference with this weapon type.
This weapon may be used for puncture or slashing damage.

Apparently the info in the site document is an error. According to the Precision combat maneuver in-game, tridents only slash or puncture. I inspected my trident to make sure it was trident-based.

Oh, and by the way ... if it has four tines, wouldn't it be a quadrident?


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Re: Tridents don't crush - documentation error on 03/07/2006 07:43 PM CST
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Please use the "Comments about this page?" link at the bottom of the page in question to let the inhouse webstaff know that the trident documentation requires change. They don't crush. :)

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Re: Tridents don't crush - documentation error on 03/07/2006 08:22 PM CST
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I'd say the error is in the weapon, not the documentation. Puncturing with a trident is logical.

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Re: Tridents don't crush - documentation error on 03/07/2006 08:24 PM CST
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Bah my reading errors, I thought you were saying that the trident was not doing puncture in game. Ignore me, Emeradan is right about documentation thing. Sheesh Jim slow down and read why dontcha!

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Re: Tridents don't crush - documentation error on 03/07/2006 08:31 PM CST
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Need we start the why Rum is the best conversation again?;)

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Re: Tridents don't crush - documentation error on 03/07/2006 08:38 PM CST
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I don't know, it makes sense to me that it would crush. Perhaps for balance reasons, it needs to be this way, and is probably not worth the GM attention, but you could always swing it like a bat and brain something real good. Or use the blunt end.

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Re: Tridents don't crush - documentation error on 03/07/2006 08:39 PM CST
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>Need we start the why Rum is the best conversation again?;)

I stand by my statements in the hurling folder. Down with rum, up with scotch!

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Re: Tridents don't crush - documentation error on 03/07/2006 09:06 PM CST
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Heh I should see how many folders I can have this conversation in...

Between here and the HJ boards I could be fairly surprised;)

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Re: Tridents don't crush - documentation error on 03/08/2006 12:30 AM CST
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::chuckle:: I gave up on the HJ bbs, the mind set of those players was driving me nuts. I've decided that It's a loss, I'll try it thuogh but I think the those player coming from a straight graphical only background are going to be a total turn off to deal with. That's my opinion after just getting that tip of the iceberg of them. ::shudder::

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Re: Tridents don't crush - documentation error on 03/08/2006 08:49 AM CST
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I did the 'comments on this page' deal on the site. Thanks for pointing me there, FehMeister.

And yeah, I can see a trident crushing before I can see it slashing, but I just figured it was that way for balance issues or something. Either way, I love my trident.


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