Report 1194

Report #1194
Skillset: Runes Skill: Slinging
 Org: Hartstone Status: Completed May 2015
Furies' Decision:
Chemwood items will allow slings to be attached.
Problem: To sling runes, a Woodchem must first unwield their weapon or shield,
sling the rune, and then reverse the operation. Requiring that the sling be
wielded adds no strategic value to the game, it serves only as a spammy form of
unnecessary penalization for picking a tertiary skill. This report seeks to
rectify this issue, increasing quality of life by streamlining runes's ease of
play.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: Allow runes to be slung using a sling in the runist's
 inventory, as long as they have one unbroken arm.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #2: Allow runes to be slung at people in adjacent rooms
 by those possessing the skill staffsling with the
 sling in their inventory. Create an artisan
 craftable, slingshot-esque piece of wood that is
 required to use the skill this way.
Player Comments:
---[Synkarin on 2/2 @ 05:11 writes]:
Support 2, but don't think we need a a new artisan skill, just allows -woodchems
to sling runes with a sling in their inventory IF they have the staffsling
skill
---[Maligorn on 2/2 @ 23:33 writes]:
I thought the flowering garland that shoots acorns at range and in the room was
the weapon for this?
---[Enyalida on 2/10 @ 01:11 writes]:
You have to prep with fuse for that. That functionality (and drawback) would
still exist for flinging runes alongside damage, or for flinging runes at line-
of-sight range instead of same-room-or-adjacent range. This change would ONLY
obviate the need to stack strategems to unwield/wield twice to fling runes. That
is, it doesn't expand the tactical repertoire of the woodchem, it just makes
life easier - something Wildewoods at least badly need
---[Shuyin on 4/24 @ 01:35 writes]:
Yeah okay. Solution 1.
---[Viynain on 4/24 @ 04:15 writes]:
I agree with this report, but would it make better sense to just be able to
attach a sling to a -chem/-wood weapon much as we currently could with staves?
---[Enyalida on 4/24 @ 18:37 writes]:
It wouldn't make thematic sense. As far as I understand it, that is the ONLY
reason staffsling wasn't just implemented for woodchems in the first place. For
instance, the Aquachemancer special weapon is a holy-grail style golden chalice.
Where does the sling go?
---[Raeri on 4/25 @ 13:15 writes]:
Solution 1. Or allow it to attach to garlands/chalices/etc for this purpose
---[Vivet on 4/26 @ 05:15 writes]:
Solution 1.
---[Lerad on 4/27 @ 14:51 writes]:
Support either solution
---[Elanorwen on 4/27 @ 19:16 writes]:
Solution 1 seems good. Might be prudent to allow for an item with longer decay
than staffsling, as it was pretty short (if memory serves)
---[Vivet on 4/28 @ 17:47 writes]:
Support both/either.
---[Ushaara on 4/29 @ 12:38 writes]:
Supported.
---[Jaamil on 5/1 @ 22:27 writes]:
Solution 1 makes more sense to me. I support the first one.
---[Ryboi on 5/7 @ 15:33 writes]:
Solution 1
---[Kaimanahi on 5/13 @ 00:11 writes]:
Support Solution 1
---[Xenthos on 5/31 @ 16:21 writes]:
Either solution works.