TheEPICtrainrider Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Okay. So I decided to write a short non-RR story in a few weeks, just to keep myself busy. The story starts out with a guy on a train that's being robbed western style by... bad people. So he picks up a non-conventional melee weapon and fights them off. Then I drew a blank. I couldn't decide on what weapon he should use. I don't want to repeat myself with the Crowbar or the Pipe wrench. And I find that sledge-hammers, lead pipes, and 2x4's are too bulky. Then I remembered you guys who have probably dealt with more materials then I have. So peoples, any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirevam Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Rebar perhaps? It might be hard to hold without gloves but it's heavy enough. It's also small enough to fit in a bag. Maybe a depleted fire extinguisher, since all trains now will have one somewhere. A full one, not a depleted one. It's just that I don't want it depressurizing in the protagonist's face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Katana. /thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEPICtrainrider Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 Rebar perhaps? It might be hard to hold without gloves but it's heavy enough. It's also small enough to fit in a bag. Maybe a depleted fire extinguisher, since all trains now will have one somewhere. A full one, not a depleted one. It's just that I don't want it depressurizing in the protagonist's face. Rebarb might work, but a fire-extinguisher... meh. It might work... but I would rather use it in a situation where there's a locked door, a gun, a fire extinguisher and a roll of duck tape. Or something like that. But good idea though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Read above post pls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEPICtrainrider Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 Katana. /thread NON. CONVENTIONAL. AS IN: NOT SWORDS, BATS, LIGHT-SABERS, OR ANYTHING OF A SIMILAR NATURE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Guitar would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoctor Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 A tower fan. An office chair. A rolled up newspaper. Choose your weapon wisely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockmoddeR Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Hmm...on a train...maybe a loose/broken part of a rail from above the seats where the baggage goes...or maybe he finds one of those cylinders for containing documents like in National Treasure (the thing that they ran around with the declaration of independence in)... try to keep it relevant as far as object on a train go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEPICtrainrider Posted July 30, 2010 Author Share Posted July 30, 2010 Hmm...on a train...maybe a loose/broken part of a rail from above the seats where the baggage goes...or maybe he finds one of those cylinders for containing documents like in National Treasure (the thing that they ran around with the declaration of independence in)... try to keep it relevant as far as object on a train go. Considering this is a Non-Conventional train. I wouldn't think to much of "it has to be on a train". Here, I'll use Rebarb as an example. Scott got up from his spot. The man with a pistol yelled "I SAID SIT IN YOUR SEAT!" shooting at Scott's feet. He fell over into another seat, where he landed on his stomach. Scott curled his legs out of the isle. He thought fast "I need a weapon, I'll take anything as long as I can use it to defend myself". Scott stared at the floor. He then saw something long and with a rusty tint under the seat across from him. Scott quietly reached for it, trying not to alert the man with the gun. He grabbed it to find it was very heavy, with ribs and a bend in the end of it; like a hook. I think I can work almost anything onto a train, as long as it isn't like, I don't know, and chainsaw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockmoddeR Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 xD Unless it's in a boxcar or a cargo car...maybe it's a freight train? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyria Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 *Holds Kitty* Here! It's Dangerous To Go Alone, Take This! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe9412 Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 A purse with a whole bunch of crap in it An anchor A photo album A backpack A dictionary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockmoddeR Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Guys, those things wouldn't be on the kind of train he's referring to...(unless it's a freight train carrying those objects which I doubt it is). I'll take the kitty Zephyr. Joe, ditch the purse for the dictionary you're holding and let me deal with the anchor and the photo album, I'll put them in the new backpack you just gave me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aki Dazrold Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 THE LID OF A TOILET TANK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEPICtrainrider Posted July 30, 2010 Author Share Posted July 30, 2010 ...Uhhh. Wat. Right now I'm going for bent re barb. I'll still take anything better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Medusa's head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acmex Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 PVC pipe filled with concrete. Also, bamboo spear. Or, therotically, you could pull a MacGyver with a piece of metal inside a map/rolled up newspaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymouse Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Guitar would be nice. YES! Rebarb That just gave me an excellent idea. A STICK OF RHUBARB THE LID OF A TOILET TANK Not that good, but not bad either :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexpanter Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 A replica of the Mona Lisa, a pitchfork, a flagpole with a pink flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexpanter Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 A trench club: http://thetf.net/uploads/grenadier02/2008-07-17_125513_WWI_Trench_Club.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe9412 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 A golf club Light bulbs lego bricks a gameboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aki Dazrold Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I thought of something, an then I thought of the setting in which it would be usable. Bad guys start slashing peoples bags looking for valuables, right? Lets assume one of these bags belongs to someone traveling. Let's also assume said owner is a woman who brings a lot more than she needs to. And finally, let's assume there is a clothes iron in this bag. 8D ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEPICtrainrider Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 So I was watching youtube yesterday, and I suddenly had the greatest idea that totally has never been used before in anything. An UMBRELLA! Yes. The Character in this Hypothetical story will weld an umbrella. Thanks guys. Feel free to fill this topic with whatever you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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