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Illustrations of history

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Generally speaking, actual photos of a historical item should go to !historyartifacts@lemmy.world

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[–] codexarcanum@lemmy.dbzer0.com 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
[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 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.

[–] codexarcanum@lemmy.dbzer0.com 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!

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 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.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 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?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 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.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

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

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Feathers for decoration too probably

[–] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I want to try the slur bow!

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

Instead of "twack" it goes "fuck"

[–] herrvogel@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

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

[–] patxi@mastodon.world 2 points 1 week ago

@PugJesus
No.6 looks like poo wrapped around