View Full Version : Droit ballista and GS physics
Aydan says, "Though all that being said, a ballista bolt, or Droit, is the only thing I've ever seen put a titan on the ground in one shot."
Speaking to Aydan, you ask, "What if we shot Droit via the ballista at the titan?"
Speaking to you, Aydan says, "I think that would be too much effectiveness in one weapon for this world to contain."
(OOC) Aydan's player whispers to the group, "In other words, it'd be too much win. It'd be like the particle accelerator making a micro black hole that devoured the planet."
(OOC) Aydan's player whispers to the group, "Winholes do not suffer from awesomesauce evaporation, and can thus maintain their stability even in small sizes."
(OOC) You whisper, "If I remember correctly from physics class Winholes produce high energy pew pew particles which can cause negative QQ reactions with noob matter." to your group.
(OOC) Aydan's player whispers to the group, "With a force so strong that not even epicness can escape the event horizon?"
(OOC) You quietly whisper to Aydan, "I think we were the only people who took 1337 physics classes."
The Ponzzz
08-28-2009, 02:00 AM
:rofl:
Enceladus
08-28-2009, 02:03 AM
Yeah, I think we were the only ones who took that course. Nobody else was keeping up on that one.
Danical
08-28-2009, 02:03 AM
I lulz'd!
I wish RPI had offered that course. I would have aced that shit easy :D
Donquix
08-28-2009, 03:37 AM
I wish RPI had offered that course. I would have aced that shit easy :D
They do, but it doesn't appear in the nub version of the catalog they make available for the average scrubs.
OH SNAP
Khariz
08-28-2009, 09:32 AM
Awesome post.
droit
08-28-2009, 12:30 PM
You get me a rocket-shaped helmet and a fancy cape with a big D on it, and we'll do some potentially world-ending experimentation. :D
TheLastShamurai
08-28-2009, 02:57 PM
You get me a rocket-shaped helmet and a fancy cape with a big D on it, and we'll do some potentially world-ending experimentation. :D
Now I know what alters to get done at Ebon Gate.
Morrff
08-31-2009, 10:58 AM
shooot him!
BriarFox
08-31-2009, 12:37 PM
Hahaha. That was awesome. Imagine hurling not just Droit, but various other characters out of a ballista:
Ardwen flies out of a ballista headfirst with a non-chalant smirk on his face, as he hits, glowing weapons of doom fall out of his cloak and kill everything by accident.
Belnia is hurtled forward by the force of the ballista, as she hits, she screams, "I paid 40m for this armoooooorr!!!" so loudly all before her are incapacitated.
Avantos zooms through the air as the ballista releases him. He lands among the enemy, pulls out a coin hand, and quickly enlists them all as mercenaries.
...
Add your own. :P
Edit: Belnia's going to chime in now and say, "I spent way more than 40m on my armor!"
Ardwen
08-31-2009, 01:19 PM
Hey I dont wear a cloak dammit!
Add your own. :P
Grendeg flies through the air. Time seems to slow as he composes a scathing post on the officials about how the ballista just doesn't compare to the old ballistas but he might have liked it if it was placed in a capped landing hunting area.
Kaedra hurtles away from the ballista at an amazing clip, before she hits the intended target she has fogged away to rezz someone who died.
BriarFox
08-31-2009, 03:07 PM
Grendeg flies through the air. Time seems to slow as he composes a scathing post on the officials about how the ballista just doesn't compare to the old ballistas but he might have liked it if it was placed in a capped landing hunting area.
Kaedra hurtles away from the ballista at an amazing clip, before she hits the intended target she has fogged away to rezz someone who died.
LOL
droit
08-31-2009, 03:29 PM
Grendeg flies through the air. Time seems to slow as he composes a scathing post on the officials about how the ballista just doesn't compare to the old ballistas but he might have liked it if it was placed in a capped landing hunting area.
http://forum.gsplayers.com/showthread.php?t=41704
Listen to the music while you read it.
http://forum.gsplayers.com/showthread.php?t=41704
Listen to the music while you read it.
Oh man I missed that the first time around. That is FANTASTIC.
zhelas
09-02-2009, 04:29 PM
This is all tongue and cheek humor. It is not meant to belittle anyone or poke fun at the plight of the folks at Solhaven. Auchand had mentioned in an earlier post how his creatures would post complaining how the defenders were too much. After reading Auchand's post and the Droit Ballista on PC, Monty Python's Holy Hand Grenade Sketch came to mind. Enjoy
Peace
*** The Droit Ballista ***
The Solhaven Defenders Climb up the bank towards the Broken tower which over looks the town of Solhaven, huffing and puffing, to take cover from the vicious onslaught of the Oracles and their Minions.
Lord Paladin: RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY!!
Halfing Wizard: Okay, how many did we lose?
Lord Paladin: Well...the Dwarf...the Elf...and the Half Elf. That's five.
Halfing Wizard: Three, Sir!
Lord Paladin: Three. And we can't risk another try, that Oracle is dynamite!
All: Hmmmm..
Dwarf Warrior: Maybe if we attack it, it will get confused, and make a mistake!
(pause)
Lord Paladin: Like what?
(longer pause)
Dwarf Warrior: Ummmm....
Faendryl Sorcerer: Have we got animation crystals?
Lord Paladin: (quickly) No.
Sylven Wizard: (brightly) We have the Droit Ballista, Sir!
Lord Paladin: Of course! 'Tis one of the sacred relics from Teras that our clerics and healers
carry with them! Brothers! Bring out the the Droit Ballista!
Clerics and Emapaths: (Chant, While a Large Giantman follows them wearing a Rocket Coned Helmet and a Cape with a Big D on it.)
Die Jesu domine,
Dona eis requiem.
Die Jesu domine,
Dona eis requiem.
(Pause. Lord Paladin walks around Droit examining his equipment.)
Lord Paladin: How does he....How does he work?
High Priest: I know not, my lord.
Lord Paladin: Consult the book of Armaments!
High Priest: Armaments Chapter One, verses nine through twenty-seven:
High Priest: And Lord Voln turned the crank of the Ballista and loaded the Droit
saying, "Oh Lorminstra, Bless us this Droit Ballista, and with it
smash our enemies to tiny bits."
And the Lorminstra did grin, and the people did feast upon the
roltons, and tarts, and orangutans, and breakfast cereals, and
lima bean-
High Lord Empath: Skip a bit, brother.
High Priest: And then Lorminstra spake, saying:
"First, shalt thou shall turn the crank then guide the Droit onto the ballista.
Then shalt thou shall take aim and count to three.
No more, no less.
Three shall be the number of the counting, and the number
of the counting shall be three.
Four shalt thou not count, and neither count thou two,
excepting that thou then goest on to three.
Five is RIGHT OUT. Once the number three, being the third
number be reached, then fire the Droit Ballista
to-wards thy foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff
it. Amen.
All: Amen.
Lord Paladin: Right! (Turns the crank so the rope is taught and guides the Droit on to the Ballista and takes aim)
One!
Two!
Five!
Halfling Wizard: Three, Sir!!
Lord Paladin: Three! (Pulls the lever which launches the Droit at the Orcale)
(holy music)
KABOOM.
(and so endith the Solhaven. The Droit Ballista was too much for the enemy and the city)
droit
09-02-2009, 05:05 PM
And there was much rejoicing.
Enceladus
09-02-2009, 05:19 PM
... yeeey...
Morrff
09-02-2009, 09:36 PM
That was great, good showZ!
Blushy
09-05-2009, 08:46 AM
Kristianna arcs ponderously away from the ballista, her classical empathic physique evoking wonder from onlookers that she can even leave the ground at all. As her shoulder connects with the Oracle, her script triggers, and she begins meditating over every part of his body. She is still lying at his feet, several minutes later, trying to heal all 20,000 of his HP, 75 at a time.
As Rimalon's slender hips carve aerodynamically through the atmosphere towards the crowd of Oracles in the market, he rails to the Powers That Be that Air Lore really should have some sort of mechanical benefit in the current situation.
Kilthal soars from the ballista, a heroic, determined look on his face. As he collides with the Oracle, he realizes too late that both of them are singing Song of Power. The resultant explosion causes a tidal wave which completely destroys Solhaven. Charl is blamed, but Kilthal secretly hates himself for the rest of his life.
As Eugenides takes to the air, babbling nonsensically, another Eugenides does too, followed by another, and another, and another... As they rain down upon the market, the other characters realize that this is the perfect opportunity to rid themselves of every copy of him, once and for all, by flooding the town.
BriarFox
09-05-2009, 10:33 AM
Nice ones.
Loagan
09-07-2009, 01:55 AM
Cappyn is orbited towards the sun, becoming a small speck amongst the sky, before she has vanished completely! You then begin to hear a high pitched screech that becomes louder and louder, and you see Cappyn shooting back at Solhaven in a sunburst of flames! She hits!! Solhaven erupts into a huge column of flames and is scorched beyond recognition.
[Solhaven, North Market]
You see a barren wasteland of destruction.
Also here: a singed and frizzled Cappyn.
Loagan
09-07-2009, 05:23 AM
I knew you'd like that Dray
It's the screaming before she comes back into sight.. genius./
Elvenlady
09-08-2009, 08:59 PM
:rofl:
Thank you Myles, I haven't laughed so much in a long time.
Gibreficul
01-04-2010, 05:20 AM
Kristianna arcs ponderously away from the ballista, her classical empathic physique evoking wonder from onlookers that she can even leave the ground at all. As her shoulder connects with the Oracle, her script triggers, and she begins meditating over every part of his body. She is still lying at his feet, several minutes later, trying to heal all 20,000 of his HP, 75 at a time.
Wow, my empath made it to a "story" post. I'm mildly impressed.
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