[Mkguild] Re: New Author & Character: Stryker

[joeschoder2 at charter.net]

The semi-auto crossbow was a weapon used by the warrior, Drake, (not mine, Griffinwolf's) I believe there is a description of it in his story 'Duty and Sacrifice'.


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> Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 01:33:46 -0800
> From: "Stryker mk" <stryker.mk at gmail.com>
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> > Hmmm, I'm not sure I remember the explosive magic warheads or the
> > semi-automatic magazine-fed projectile weapons. :) Which stories are
> > these from?
> 
> Explosive warheads: A Road Into Darkness, by Raven Blackmane, part 3:
> 
> ***snip***
> __________________________________________________________
> But the assassin was not alone. A second man, who had been crouching
> back in the hallway, shouted out in a coarse-sounding language Raven
> did not understand. Instantly there came a whistling sound in the room
> behind her -- and she turned to see two arrows embedded in the floor.
> Each had a small sphere behind the head, which was glowing with an
> eerie green light... "Damn!" Raven shouted, darting out into the
> hallway. The second assassin turned and ran, not even looking back. At
> the moment, though, Raven had more important concerns. "Merai, get
> out!" she cried at the top of her lungs, hoping to rouse as many of
> the acolytes as she could at the same time. "Awake, awake! Run, now!"
> Taking her own advice, Raven raced down the hallway, Merai close
> behind. A handful of the more alert acolytes followed two seconds
> later--
> And then the building was rocked by a deafening explosion.
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> ***snip***
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> 
> I'm having a little trouble locating the semi-auto weapon reference
> right now though; but it was basically a crossbow that took a magazine
> of bolts, and had a gear mechanism in it such that when you pulled
> back on the charging handle, it cocked the bow and loaded a bolt all
> in one action. It was in a more recent story... Umm... could the
> author responsible for this nifty little gizmo please speak up? I
> *think*, IIRC, it was described as it was being shown to Misha???
> 
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> >
> > >
> > > That said; do you have any suggestions on how to phrase the
> > > description of the arc-over event more in the flavor that you are
> > > asking for, without loosing the impact that an understanding of the
> > > physical nature of the event imparts?
> >
> > Hmm, not exactly sure.  I'm not a fan of getting too technical, so I'd
> > just go for shiny lights and a big explosion. Although that may not be
> > what you're after. :)
> >
> 
> It isn't... and I'm trying to get across to a knowledgeable reader the
> similarities to a very powerful nuclear bomb going off, without
> actually invoking a reference to that technology. OTOH, I don't want
> it to be too inaccessible for someone not well versed in particle
> physics, either...
> 
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> P.s. -- I find it quite amusing that my spell checker (er, the one
> with the english dictionary, not the one with the grimoire) thinks
> "Moranisi" should be "Morons"... :-)
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