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Submitted:
January 21, 2003, 3:17 pm
Updated:
January 19, 2007, 3:24 pm


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Whiffle Accelerator
By: Agar

An over sized blowgun with a matching specialized bag of holding. This blowgun is halfling made and it should be noted that “whiffle” is the halfling word for gerbil.

An item like this one was originally posted by someone else in the early days of prodigy.

The Whiffle Accelerator is an oversized blowgun, the same length as a normal blowgun, but the bore or inside diameter is rather large, being about 2 inches across. Normal blowgun darts cannot be fired from the whiffle accelerator, but specially made darts can be crafted for use in the whiffle accelerator, but they will only have half the range of normal darts. The ammo intended for the whiffle accelerator is kept in the specialized bag of holding.

The ammo bag has it’s own eco-system inside of it that is capable of providing shelter and food in abundance for up to 10 gerbils. Inside of the bag the gerbils do not age and also cannot reproduce.

The Whiffle Accelerator can accomodate one gerbil at a time. Once the Whiffle Accelerator is aimed, it can be fired much like a normal blowgun, simply by blowing in the end. The magic of the Whiffle Accelerator sends the gerbil hurtling towards the target, which usually gets splattered by a gerbil. The true power of the Whiffle Accelerator comes into effect when the target is a demon or undead.

Magical Properties:

When the target is a demon or undead, the Whiffle Accelerator imbues the gerbil with righteous power to smite the creature. As the gerbil approaches the creature, it transforms into “Jaws of Righteous Vengance”, stretching it’s mouth to 2 feet across, lined with adimantium teeth. The Jaws deal 2d12 damage for 1d4 rounds and ignore non-magical armour. Magical armour uses it’s pulses for the level of armour protection provided. After the Jaws deal their damage, the gerbil reverts to normal and tries to make it back to the ammo bag.



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Strolen
2003-01-30 02:31 AM
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Talk about smoking something ;-)

I don't want to even mention what kind of picture gerbiles and the term whiffle conjures up.
Ria Hawk
2003-04-05 01:49 AM
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I told some friends about this item. They didn't believe me.
Strolen
2003-04-05 07:14 AM
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Who in their right mind would. LOL
CaptainPenguin
2003-04-05 08:11 PM
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The GERBIL SHOOTER OF RIGHTEOUS LIGHT! WEAPON OF PALADINS AND HEROES! SLAYER OF UNHOLY DEMONS! MOST HOLY RELIC OF THE TEMPLE OF HAMSTEROO!
Ria Hawk
2003-04-05 10:23 PM
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LIAR! That is the holy relic of the Church of St. Fred, the Grand and Magnificent Invisible Gerbil! (This is, of course, only going to get sillier.)
Ylorea
2003-08-22 03:26 AM
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I don't realy believe that any Paladin in his right mind would want to fire nice little furry creatures like Gerbils, not even at a demon.

In general I do not approve of items that use animals as ammo or items that "hurt" animals in their... whatever.

yes I do get the intended pun, but still....
Dragon Lord
2005-02-18 10:29 AM
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Agar, what in all the infinite mutli-verses are you on? And more to the point, where can I get some?

What - shooting gerbils at undead - I'm gonna give this a 3 just on silly value
MoonHunter
2005-02-18 10:31 AM
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Okay... this item just needs to go away.
Nosredna
2005-02-21 12:29 PM
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I think this was a spark of intelligence. I had this intelligence when I first had got a gerbil too.
Anteaus
2005-03-27 03:37 PM
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Interesting, sick, but interesting. I think that minus the gerbils and adding some more interesting history, it could be a go weapon.
Barbarian Horde
2005-11-12 11:46 PM
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Hmmm... modify it so that it can fire Conbustible Shrews and I'll place an order for 50 :-D
Voted Zylithan
2005-11-13 07:31 AM
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Now all of my demon-fighting halflings will have a much more effective weapon. Wait.
Voted Mourngrymn
2006-05-09 11:46 AM
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I only voted on this because, albeit from being a bad post, it is rather unique... if not um bad taste.
valadaar
2007-10-25 02:40 PM
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Okay, this needs added to the Silly Items codex.
It is, to defend Agar, reported as a repost, so Agar's imagination is not at fault.
Wow, this is tripping man.
Barbarian Horde
2008-08-26 08:40 PM
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He LOST xp for posting this?!
valadaar
2008-08-27 07:45 AM
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You are right - that does seem a little unfair. I laughed again when I saw it, so I'm upgrading my vote.
Voted valadaar
2008-08-27 07:46 AM
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For the laugh factor this morning :)
Voted Nafar
2010-06-01 12:14 PM
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