A meteor hammer (crosses fingers)

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17 years 5 months ago #22219 by Kuroda
I was reading through the rules and I could not find a solid enough answer one way or another.
Are meteor hammers legal? I figure if the ball is made out of the same foam as an arrow with something like a tennis ball in the center to give it heft, that would work, the question of it being legal or not is the rope, which if not is understandable

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17 years 5 months ago #22220 by Odo
Wait, is it that the thing from Kill Bill?

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17 years 5 months ago #22222 by MattD
I presume you mean a ball and chain, correct? Or more like a flail?

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17 years 5 months ago #22225 by wayward fox
Meteor hammers are a very difficult, very dangerous weapon (for both the user and their enemies) that consist of a long length of rope, usually tied to one hand and gathered into loops so that the wielder can "play" out the distances, allowing them to attack/surprise their opponents. A meteor hammer is usually launched either by a throwing type motion with the free hand or by launching it from a body part like the foot or elbow. To add to that, a skilled user of a meteor hammer can even wrap the rope around their body in fake knots that whip apart with amazing speed, once again deceiving would be opponents.

Besides being a really cool weapon, these things can gain A LOT of momentum and the rope itself can leave burns or entangle other weapons. In short, these weapons are like a miniature canon ball on a leash.

PS: I'm a rope dart practitioner, so its cool to hear someone talking about the rope dart's big brother. How long have you been practicing with a meteor hammer?

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17 years 5 months ago #22226 by Kuroda
About 3 years, it started with me swinging a wood handled jump rope and i fell in love! but would this be allowed on the field?

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17 years 5 months ago - 17 years 5 months ago #22228 by Elawyn
No.  Nothing that could potentially catch a weapon and pull it from someone's hands (and anything with a rope sounds like thats a possibility) is allowed.  Control over such a weapon to keep it from hitting people in the head (or groin) would also be highly difficult, and while I am not questioning your personal proficiency, special exceptions with such things cannot be allowed for safety reasons.

It's too bad though, it does sound cool, just not practical for larp fighting.

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