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Illustrations of history

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've played stealth games before, I recognize these when I see them:

  1. Standard bolt
  2. Frog bolt for underwater use
  3. Crystal bolt, freezes foe in magic crystal
  4. Leaf bolt, lays out a soft surface to muffle sounds
  5. AP bolt, for heavy armor targets
  6. Fire bolt
  7. Noise maker
  8. Homing bolt
  9. Grappling hook for climbing
  10. Tree bolt, grows trees anywhere you need them
  11. Stun bolt, knocks foes unconscious
  12. Water bolt, splashes torches to douse them
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Noise maker

Water bolt, splashes torches to douse them

[Thief: The Dark Project intensifies]

I think Deadly Shadows had a moss arrow too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Moss arrows have been in since TDP as well. (Source Thief 1\2 are among my favorite games, haha)

Ah, I should have picked one to be a gas arrow, those are great too!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Further noted, 2+3, with a more geometric head, is made for penetrating heavy armor where a sharper projectile might snap under the force of the impact.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

11 and 12 were created to prevent the birds from being damaged, but to what end? To keep them fresh longer?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

To preserve more of the meat, I presume. If you gib a bird not much larger than your bolt with a big arrowhead, most of that meat is going to be cut to ribbons and difficult to properly butcher - especially if the bolt penetrates all the way through.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Small birds are usually served whole. It's a lot less pretty with a huge hole

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Feathers for decoration too probably

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I want to try the slur bow!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Instead of "twack" it goes "fuck"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

You can't fire bolt 7 in today's PC environment without someone taking offense.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

@PugJesus
No.6 looks like poo wrapped around