Critter DFs/weighting

[Celephais]

Okay so I knew some critters had had natural damage padding or whatever, I'm assuming that's not the case here, and it's just the club itself has pretty damn good damage padding.

A massive pyrothag swings a massive glaes club at you!
AS: +302 vs DS: +313 with AvD: +25 + d100 roll: +88 = +102
A layer of shifting stone absorbs 4 points of damage!
... and hits for 14 points of damage!
Thumped your chest.

That was with a brittle stoneskin up, 102 endroll and he did 18 points of damage, and didn't leave a wound! (I was actually quite thankful he hit me... I had just picked up a club to put in my disk, so I would have been screwed if he missed me and sharded).

Would it be viable to actually hunt with one of these (Max STR/CON giant, no other equipment except for worn lightened equipment, etc)? It's a quarterstaff base so your DF kinda sucks, but you get to use trip! At least as a cheap +15 weighted weapon when you're still in the 30 day trial period? Or do the penalties for weight in your hand outdo being able to not be encumbered with a 100lb weapon?

[Bobmuhthol]

They're terrible hunting weapons.

[Bobmuhthol]

>trip
[Roll result: 129 (open d100: 79) Penalties: 11]
With a fluid whirl, you plant a gargantuan granite-studded club firmly into the ground near a krolvin warfarer and jerk the weapon sharply sideways.
Quick strike is rewarded with a krolvin warfarer stumbling to the ground!
... 7 points of damage!
Torn muscle in the krolvin warfarer's left leg!
Roundtime: 5 sec.
>sign of striking
sign of smiting
You grip your granite-studded club with renewed vigor!
>You grip your granite-studded club with renewed vigor!
>sign of swords
You grip your granite-studded club with renewed vigor!
>kill
You swing a gargantuan granite-studded club at a krolvin warfarer!
AS: +271 vs DS: +95 with AvD: +25 + d100 roll: +6 = +207
... and hit for 44 points of damage!
Finger ripped away from left hand.
Roundtime: 8 sec.
>
A krolvin warfarer gestures at you!
A wave of dark ethereal ripples moves outward from a krolvin warfarer.
You are buffeted by the dark ethereal waves, and knocked to the ground.
You are pinned in place, unable to move.
Roundtime: 19 sec.
>
A krolvin warfarer stands up with a grunt.
>
A krolvin warfarer swings a falchion at you!
AS: +200 vs DS: +81 with AvD: +39 + d100 roll: +48 = +206
... and hits for 13 points of damage!
Cut over your left eye.
>drop club
You drop a gargantuan granite-studded club.
>stand
You stand back up.
>get claid
A krolvin warfarer barks some odd sounds.
>
You remove a claidhmore from in your leather weapons harness.
>kill
You swing a claidhmore at a krolvin warfarer!
AS: +271 vs DS: +143 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +22 = +184
... and hit for 80 points of damage!
Lucky shot rips through bone and muscle sending right leg flying.
A krolvin warfarer screams and falls to the ground grasping his mangled right leg!
The krolvin warfarer is stunned!
Roundtime: 7 sec.
>amb warf l leg
You swing a claidhmore at a krolvin warfarer!
AS: +271 vs DS: +84 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +32 = +253
... and hit for 113 points of damage!
Lucky shot rips through bone and muscle sending left leg flying.
Roundtime: 10 sec.
>cman coup
[Roll result: 121 (open d100: 25) Bonus: 10]
You lunge towards the krolvin warfarer, intending to finish it off!
You make a vicious slash with your claidhmore at its torso!
Massive blow leaves the krolvin warfarer cleaved in half!
The krolvin warfarer screams one last time and lies still.
The deep blue glow leaves a krolvin warfarer.
The light blue glow leaves a krolvin warfarer.
The heady flush of your spectacular kill makes you feel invigorated!
Roundtime: 8 sec.
>


I'll stick to my claidh, thx.

[Celephais]

Heh, k. I just was rather surprised when i saw a 102 endroll do that much damage.

And you're forgetting the +15 you'de get from glaes :-P... I am surprised that you were able to swing it in 8 seconds actually, were you encumbered while it was being held or not enough to notice?

[Bobmuhthol]

<<And you're forgetting the +15 you'de get from glaes :-P... I am surprised that you were able to swing it in 8 seconds actually, were you encumbered while it was being held or not enough to notice?>>

I was significantly encumbered. Quarter staves are fast compared to claidhs, and I was encumbered while swinging a claidh in 7 seconds.