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The first weapon people make often share a number of traits:
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The first weapon newly minted Amtgardians make often share a number of traits:
  
1) Huge
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*Huge
2) Heavy (even for their size)
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*Heavy (even for their size)
3) ''UGLY''
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*''UGLY'' (and rarely have a cover)
  
The first weapon will often possess these traits even in the face of advice to the contrary by more experienced players.  Some people cannot learn from other's mistakes and must make them for themselves.
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The first weapon will often possess these traits even in the face of advice to the contrary by more experienced players.  Some people cannot learn from other's mistakes and must make them for themselves. Such people should avoid things like "heroin" and "plutonium".
 
 
Such weapons are often staffs or reach weapons.
 
  
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First weapons are often staffs or reach weapons.  Polearms and spears are rare, as are "long" and "short" swords.  Non-reach swords, fail to meet the first criteria, "huge"... though it's possible to still qualify as FWS with sufficient quantities of "heavy" and "ugly".
  
 
This happens often enough that some people have taken to naming this behavior: "First Weapon Syndrome".
 
This happens often enough that some people have taken to naming this behavior: "First Weapon Syndrome".
  
 
With your help, we can find a cure.  Donate now... operators are standing by!
 
With your help, we can find a cure.  Donate now... operators are standing by!
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Examples:
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*"Santa's Li'l Helper", a great sword made by [[Tarkas]]
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*1" PVC cored staff with blue camp foam & duct tape - [[Lucas the Lost|LucasTheLost]]
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*"The Ugly Stick", PVC cored weapon with several different brands of duct tape and uneven layers of slit pool noodle - [[NoBoots]]

Revision as of 19:40, 19 November 2007

The first weapon newly minted Amtgardians make often share a number of traits:

  • Huge
  • Heavy (even for their size)
  • UGLY (and rarely have a cover)

The first weapon will often possess these traits even in the face of advice to the contrary by more experienced players. Some people cannot learn from other's mistakes and must make them for themselves. Such people should avoid things like "heroin" and "plutonium".

First weapons are often staffs or reach weapons. Polearms and spears are rare, as are "long" and "short" swords. Non-reach swords, fail to meet the first criteria, "huge"... though it's possible to still qualify as FWS with sufficient quantities of "heavy" and "ugly".

This happens often enough that some people have taken to naming this behavior: "First Weapon Syndrome".

With your help, we can find a cure. Donate now... operators are standing by!


Examples:

  • "Santa's Li'l Helper", a great sword made by Tarkas
  • 1" PVC cored staff with blue camp foam & duct tape - LucasTheLost
  • "The Ugly Stick", PVC cored weapon with several different brands of duct tape and uneven layers of slit pool noodle - NoBoots