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2600:1700:9756:490:8186:2433:3258:FA75: /* No Fun Allowed */

2022-09-05T20:09:57Z

No Fun Allowed

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	Counterarguments telling people they can't do this, and mentions of "but in real life" go here.		Counterarguments telling people they can't do this, and mentions of "but in real life" go here.

	If your DM is paying attention and bothered reading the Dungeon Master Guide (right where it says Simultaneous Activity on pg. 24 and Adjudicating the Ready Action on pg. 25-26) they will know that 6 seconds is nowhere near enough to reach the end of the line and if you're not in combat, ready action can't be used.		If your DM is paying attention and bothered reading the Dungeon Master Guide (right where it says Simultaneous Activity on pg. 24 and Adjudicating the Ready Action on pg. 25-26) they will know that 6 seconds is nowhere near enough to reach the end of the line and if you're not in combat, ready action can't be used. Reading the Player's Handbook (Special Initiative Actions) would also stop the railgun: readied actions happen ''before'' the action that triggered them, and this automatically disqualifies "pass an object to the next person in line" being a legal readied action, much less chaining it infinitely.

	They can also tell you the rules on readying actions dictate none of the peasants are ready to catch the pole, meaning they're going to drop the pole right at the start. Even if they do manage to pass it forward there's one other problem: an improvised thrown weapon has -4 to-hit, -4 to-hit for using a 2h weapon with 1h, and -2 per range increment, and impossible to throw beyond 50ft. Even if you had the implied momentum, the final peasant would have trouble hitting a stationary barrel. And ultimately the damage of a thrown weapon isn't related to how far it travels or its speed, so the DM could just rule you invented a fancy way to transport a 1d3 damage stick across the countryside.		They can also tell you the rules on readying actions dictate none of the peasants are ready to catch the pole, meaning they're going to drop the pole right at the start. Even if they do manage to pass it forward there's one other problem: an improvised thrown weapon has -4 to-hit, -4 to-hit for using a 2h weapon with 1h, and -2 per range increment, and impossible to throw beyond 50ft. Even if you had the implied momentum, the final peasant would have trouble hitting a stationary barrel. And ultimately the damage of a thrown weapon isn't related to how far it travels or its speed, so the DM could just rule you invented a fancy way to transport a 1d3 damage stick across the countryside.

2600:6C5D:617F:3C8C:8041:23CC:6000:675F: /* Practical Applications */ Math is not plural

2022-06-25T08:49:24Z

Practical Applications: Math is not plural

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	Our mass was 3.6287896kg (8 pounds, the weight of a first edition 10 foot pole), our speed was 536.448m/s (1200 miles an hour). The final kinetic energy was 520,005 Joules. This is similar to 125g of TNT, or a half of a stick of dynamite.		Our mass was 3.6287896kg (8 pounds, the weight of a first edition 10 foot pole), our speed was 536.448m/s (1200 miles an hour). The final kinetic energy was 520,005 Joules. This is similar to 125g of TNT, or a half of a stick of dynamite.
	It's not exactly a weapon of mind blowing destruction, the ~~maths~~ breaks it before the GM has to. It gets worse (for the weapons sake) when one considers drag, that would tear the projectile apart into a flaming swarm of splinters before it reached the end of your peasant chain.		It's not exactly a weapon of mind blowing destruction, the math breaks it before the GM has to. It gets worse (for the weapons sake) when one considers drag, that would tear the projectile apart into a flaming swarm of splinters before it reached the end of your peasant chain.
	The only way this thing works is if:		The only way this thing works is if:
	:a) Your GM allows for real world physics to translate into the game		:a) Your GM allows for real world physics to translate into the game

184.96.246.66 at 04:07, 24 October 2021

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			{{Powergamer}}
	The '''Peasant Railgun (DnD)''' is a weapon of mass game-breaking destruction that relies on a few basic rules in the DnD system (and total ignorance of the rules on the DM's part): readying actions and the length of a combat round (6 seconds).		The '''Peasant Railgun (DnD)''' is a weapon of mass game-breaking destruction that relies on a few basic rules in the DnD system (and total ignorance of the rules on the DM's part): readying actions and the length of a combat round (6 seconds).

204.113.155.40: /* See also */

2021-01-07T17:11:20Z

2601:248:C202:ADCF:A87A:ED4D:3B3C:B0CC: /* No Fun Allowed */ It's a hilarious contradiction, but a contradiction.

2020-07-16T20:01:08Z

No Fun Allowed: It's a hilarious contradiction, but a contradiction.

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	Also, the DM can rule that it works up to a point. The Peasant Railgun does in fact get the pole to the last peasant... who then makes a standard non-proficient attack with an improvised thrown weapon at a 1st-level commoner's base attack bonus.		Also, the DM can rule that it works up to a point. The Peasant Railgun does in fact get the pole to the last peasant... who then makes a standard non-proficient attack with an improvised thrown weapon at a 1st-level commoner's base attack bonus.

			Another argument comes from the railgun's selective use of rules logic and real-world logic. The rules don't specify anything about objects gaining momentum as they're passed from one person to the next, and physics don't allow the peasants to pass the object that quickly. By RAW, you have an ordinary throw from an ordinary peasant with extra hassle; by physics, you have an ordinary throw from an ordinary peasant with extra hassle, after waiting an hour for the peasant to receive thrle object. The only way this can work is if rules logic is maintained until just after the throw, then physics notices that the object just moved two miles in six seconds and decides it must have broken the sound barrier.

	===Peasant Railgun in Warhammer 40k===		===Peasant Railgun in Warhammer 40k===

1d4chan>Death Korps of Krieg Soldier: Undo revision 668714 by Savagereaper (talk) Not heresy, is the opposite. Feudal Worlds are rumored to defend themselves this way instead of having a PDF

2020-07-07T04:32:36Z

Undo revision 668714 by Savagereaper (talk) Not heresy, is the opposite. Feudal Worlds are rumored to defend themselves this way instead of having a PDF

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	The '''Peasant Railgun (DnD)''' is a weapon of mass game-breaking destruction that relies on a few basic rules in the DnD system (and total ignorance of the rules on the DM's part): readying actions and the length of a combat round (6 seconds).		The '''Peasant Railgun (DnD)''' is a weapon of mass game-breaking destruction that relies on a few basic rules in the DnD system (and total ignorance of the rules on the DM's part): readying actions and the length of a combat round (6 seconds).

	~~{{heresy}}~~

	==Creating a Peasant Railgun==		==Creating a Peasant Railgun==

1d4chan>Savagereaper: nobody expects the inquisition!

2020-06-27T16:36:58Z

nobody expects the inquisition!

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	The '''Peasant Railgun (DnD)''' is a weapon of mass game-breaking destruction that relies on a few basic rules in the DnD system (and total ignorance of the rules on the DM's part): readying actions and the length of a combat round (6 seconds).		The '''Peasant Railgun (DnD)''' is a weapon of mass game-breaking destruction that relies on a few basic rules in the DnD system (and total ignorance of the rules on the DM's part): readying actions and the length of a combat round (6 seconds).

			{{heresy}}

	==Creating a Peasant Railgun==		==Creating a Peasant Railgun==

203.190.196.101: Just worked out how much damage it does... It's beautiful...

2019-06-08T10:46:53Z

Just worked out how much damage it does... It's beautiful...

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	# Next round: peasants fire off their readied actions, passing the pole two miles down the line and hurling it in six seconds or less. Pole accelerates to the speed of 1188 miles per hour, or Mach 1.546875 in dry air, at 20°C/68°F, at sea level on our planet.		# Next round: peasants fire off their readied actions, passing the pole two miles down the line and hurling it in six seconds or less. Pole accelerates to the speed of 1188 miles per hour, or Mach 1.546875 in dry air, at 20°C/68°F, at sea level on our planet.
	# Peasant Railgun can be reloaded and fired in less than 12 seconds.		# Peasant Railgun can be reloaded and fired in less than 12 seconds.
	# Variations - Really, your choice. Weapon is scalable, you could use your peasant railgun to fire a number of things at a really long range. Add more peasants to make the weapons even faster; paint them red to make them fasta. Use gobbos to make a DnD grot cannon. Hurl pointy bombs for HEAT weapons. Severed heads make an impressive psychological warfare tool. It's even more wild with a bag of holding - place a team of fighters in it for DYNAMIC ENTRY over castle walls and shit, hurl some fucking [[bear cavalry]] directly into enemy lines, who knows. You can also throw a halfling monk to take full advantage of Flurry of Blows at 1200 mph. Combine this with the [[15,000,000 Gold a Day\|15,000,000 gold-a-day trick]] and you're ready to [[The Henderson Scale of Plot Derailment\|absolutely ruin your DM's day.]]		# Variations - Really, your choice. Weapon is scalable, you could use your peasant railgun to fire a number of things at a really long range. Add more peasants to make the weapons even faster; paint them red to make them fasta. Use gobbos to make a DnD grot cannon. Hurl pointy bombs for HEAT weapons. Severed heads make an impressive psychological warfare tool. It's even more wild with a bag of holding - place a team of fighters in it for DYNAMIC ENTRY over castle walls and shit, hurl some fucking [[bear cavalry]] directly into enemy lines, who knows. You can also throw a halfling monk to take full advantage of Flurry of Blows at 1200 mph and if you go with the falling object rule for 5e with the wooden rod being 7 lbs you have 5-9 lb per 60 ft do 2d6, making the rod going about 2 miles per 6 seconds [[Awesome\|making it do 300d6 A TURN!!!!]] Combine this with the [[15,000,000 Gold a Day\|15,000,000 gold-a-day trick]] and you're ready to [[The Henderson Scale of Plot Derailment\|absolutely ruin your DM's day.]]
	# ????		# ????
	# Motherfucking [[Profit\|PROFIT]]		# Motherfucking [[Profit\|PROFIT]]

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	* [[Gauss\|Railguns in sci-fi RPGs]]		* [[Gauss\|Railguns in sci-fi RPGs]]
	* [[Bag_of_Holding#Shitcannon_of_Holding\|Shitcannon of Holding]]		* [[Bag_of_Holding#Shitcannon_of_Holding\|Shitcannon of Holding]]
			* [[Pun-Pun]]
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