Quarter staffs are underrated

[drumpel]

Folks should start looking into quarterstaffs/quarter staffs more. They're so much fun! But I guess it depends on what your idea of fun is.

You can TRIP with them, they swing in 3 seconds and they hit well against cloth, leather and scale. They are harder to use against chain (but doable if you're patient and can't ambush) and noticeable harder to use against plate....it's like slapping someone with a pool noodle, so ambushing with extra crit weighting is a must against plate.

I found this quarter staff at the pawnshop not to long ago and forgot about it sitting in my locker. I need to add some crit weighting to this sucker, get up to at least 10 CER.

>recall staff
As you recall Forgenal's song, you feel a faint resonating vibration from the carmiln quarter staff in your hand, and you learn something about it...

It imparts a bonus of +6 more than usual.
It has been infused with a disrupting substance.
It is an enhancive item:
    It provides a boost of 13 to Two-Handed Weapons Bonus.
    This enhancement may not be used by adventurers who have not trained 55 times.
    It provides a boost of 6 to Combat Maneuvers Bonus.
    This enhancement may not be used by adventurers who have not trained 13 times.
    It provides a boost of 3 to Strength Bonus.
    This enhancement may not be used by adventurers who have not trained 17 times.
    It seems to have a lot of enhancive charges remaining.
It will persist after its last enhancive charge has been expended.
It appears to weigh about 5 pounds.
It is estimated to be worth about 650,000 silvers.
It is predominantly crafted of carmiln.
It is a basic project (116 difficulty) for an adventurer to modify.
It has a permanently unlocked loresong by Forgenal.

Here it is in action:

[Red Forest, Ring of Mist - 24701] (u480203)
Ribbons of ethereal mist dance about the grove like a web of ashen silk, stretching and spiraling along branches and tree trunks.  The loud snort of a pack of boars echoes within the deep miasma, suffocating the area.  You also see a massive black boar and a massive black boar.
Obvious paths: east, southwest
Roundtime: 1 sec.
>trip
With a fluid whirl, you plant a carmiln quarter staff firmly into the ground near a massive black boar and jerk the weapon sharply sideways.
[SMR result: 144 (Open d100: 33, Bonus: 10)]
Your size slightly hinders your attack!
Quick strike is rewarded!
   ... 15 points of damage!
   Sprained ankle!  The black boar won't be running soon.
Your attack exposes a vulnerability in a massive black boar's defenses!
Roundtime: 2 sec.
>trip other boar
With a fluid whirl, you plant a carmiln quarter staff firmly into the ground near a massive black boar and jerk the weapon sharply sideways.
[SMR result: 127 (Open d100: 16, Bonus: 10)]
Your size slightly hinders your attack!
Lucky strike leaves a massive black boar totally off balance!
   ... 2 points of damage!
   The black boar's right leg jerks momentarily but snaps right back.
Your attack exposes a vulnerability in a massive black boar's defenses!

 ** Your carmiln quarter staff releases a quivering wave of disruption! **
   ... 5 points of damage!
   Spasm to the black boar's left hand.
Roundtime: 2 sec.
>mstrike
A massive black boar tries to bite you!
  AS: +325 vs DS: +329 with AvD: +32 + d100 roll: +6 = +34
   A clean miss.
>
A massive black boar tries to bite you!
You barely manage to fend off the attack with your staff!
You could use this opportunity to Reverse Strike!
Your attention on a massive black boar is keen to spot his critical weaknesses.
>
You concentrate intently, focusing all your energies.
With instinctive motions, you weave to and fro striking with deliberate and unrelenting fury!
You swing a carmiln quarter staff at a massive black boar!
By amazing chance, the black boar evades the attack!
You could use this opportunity to Overpower!
You swing a carmiln quarter staff at a massive black boar!
The black boar barely dodges the attack!
You could use this opportunity to Overpower!
Your series of strikes and ripostes leaves you off-balance and out of position.
Roundtime: 5 sec.
>weapon overpower
On the heels of a massive black boar's evasion, you erupt into motion, determined to overpower his defenses!
You swing a carmiln quarter staff at a massive black boar!
  AS: +387 vs DS: +222 with AvD: +19 + d100 roll: +56 = +240
   ... and hit for 54 points of damage!
   Large gash to the right arm, several muscles torn.
Roundtime: 2 sec.
>weapon reverse
Spotting an opening in a massive black boar's defenses, you quickly reverse the direction of your carmiln quarter staff and strike from a different angle!
You swing a carmiln quarter staff at a massive black boar!
  AS: +387 vs DS: +222 with AvD: +19 + d100 roll: +18 = +202
   ... and hit for 43 points of damage!
   Hearty smack to the head.
Roundtime: 2 sec.
>weapon overpower
On the heels of a massive black boar's evasion, you erupt into motion, determined to overpower his defenses!
You swing a carmiln quarter staff at a massive black boar!
  AS: +387 vs DS: +222 with AvD: +19 + d100 roll: +80 = +264
   ... and hit for 83 points of damage!
   Mighty swing separates head from shoulders.
The black boar collapses to the ground, emits a final squeal, and dies.

Barely breaking your momentum, you continue on to attack a massive black boar!

You take aim and swing a carmiln quarter staff at a massive black boar!
  AS: +362 vs DS: +206 with AvD: +19 + d100 roll: +100 = +275
   ... and hit for 74 points of damage!
   Left kneecap smashed into pulp.
   The black boar is knocked to the ground!
Roundtime: 2 sec.

>
A massive black boar struggles to rise but fails in the attempt.
>at
You swing a carmiln quarter staff at a massive black boar!
  AS: +387 vs DS: +170 with AvD: +19 + d100 roll: +88 = +324
   ... and hit for 113 points of damage!
   Weapon arm removed at the shoulder!
The black boar squeals loudly as he cradles his wounded right foreleg.
Roundtime: 3 sec.
>at
You swing a carmiln quarter staff at a massive black boar!
  AS: +387 vs DS: +161 with AvD: +19 + d100 roll: +45 = +290
   ... and hit for 87 points of damage!
   Vertebrae in neck disintegrate from impact!
  Neck sinks into shoulders.
The black boar lets out a final agonized squeal and dies.
Roundtime: 3 sec.
>
You feel recovered from your whirlwind flurry of strikes.
>;sloot
--- Lich: sloot active.
[sloot]>search #525472995
You search the black boar.
He didn't carry any silver.
He had nothing of interest.
You have been awarded 1 Long-Term Experience Boost!  You may use the BOOST command to access this reward!
A massive black boar decays into a pile of fur and bone.
>
[sloot]>search #525472994
You search the black boar.
He didn't carry any silver.
He had nothing of interest.
A massive black boar decays into a pile of fur and bone.

I still prefer my vultite-alloy quarterstaff he's using that is 8x, 17 CER crit weighted with grapple flares. But the one I found at the pawnshop could be right up there or better with a good bit of crit weighting.

Anyone else feel there are weapon types that are just underrated or have a fun quarterstaff they like to use? I feel like you don't see much love for quarterstaffs.

[Suppressed Poet]

It has its game mechanics drawbacks with heavy armor but I do agree it’s pretty cool.

[gilchristr]

The have a good aim modifier, so they can be more likely to hit the head than say a claid. That was the main reason I used a quarterstaff at one point

[HebrewToYou]

Don't forget about the Vault Kick CMAN, which can only be used with qstaffs and polearms. It uses UCS boots or armor coverage for script/flare/spike damage.

[gilchristr]

That CMAN sucks - you have to have uninjured hands to do that. If your hand is injured, you just stand their with your dick in your injured hand

You'd be better off using a CMAN like trip or sweep with a quarterstaff

[gilchristr]

Most of these CMANs are like the fake button at the crosswalks. You just need to ignore them, and choose one of the top tier CMANs. There is like half a dozen of them. Its pretty much like weapons, how there is like half a dozen that you want and a bunch of shit like whips and whip-blades

[Winter]

I used one the twisted crystal staves from OTF during the teens of my Ranger. I used trip and attack till level 15 until I discovered someone had a pile of feras flamberges in their shop which were amazing, I basically one shotted everything till level 16 at which point I respecced into a spike thorn build.