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Ballista +5:
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While Orcish weaponary are traditionally accepted to be inferior when compared to the other races', there comes a time when some Orc blacksmith is inspired and creates a worthy weapon of destruction. True, it is usually not perfect, but it gets the job done, and done well.
The Ballista was created when the Orc Warlord, Grimnir Bloodfist, expressed his wish on being able to wield a ballista in his hands, but traditional ballistas were too big. So he ordered his personal blacksmith to create a mobile ballista, and thus, the Ballista was born.
Ballista was truly a monster, and even normal Orcs struggled to lift it up, but Grimnir was a mighty Orc, and he brandished it proudly in battle, and because of its size, Ballista was loaded by using a leg, as it would have taken too much effort to use your hands.
When a bolt is fired from Ballista, it screams from all the unleashed potential energy and punctures even the toughest of Full Plate Mail, exploding inside the person from the sudden impact, liquidifing the target internally.
Grimnir lived to a long and properous age, and when he died from old age, his clan was attacked by a combined army of Humans, Elves and Dwarves. Ballista was lost during the midst of battle, and is presumed to be gone forever.
Equipped Penalties: -2 Dexterity penalty
THACO: +5 bonus
Damage: +7(missile), +1d8 piercing damage, +1d8 crushing damage
Weight: 75
Speed Factor: 10
Proficiency Type: Crossbow
Type: 2-handed
Requires: 19 Strength
Only Usable By:
Half-Orcs
Not Usable By:
Druid
Cleric
Mage
Thief
[ 03-08-2002: Message edited by: Dundee Slaytern ]
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