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[PencilinHand]

I have a spear.

My spear loves to get stuck in the legs of Giants.

I often lose my spear because of this.

What impacts the chances of retaining my weapon on a stuck-in?

I have anecdotal evidence that Strength plays a role.  I would assume Size does as well. 

Anything else?

[piecewise]

strength, size and wrestling skill. Size just makes you stronger over all so its really just strength and wrestling. Train up wrestling and you'll probably never lose it again.

[PencilinHand]

My adventurer has legendary +9 in wrestling and is ultra-mighty, but loses his spear on a regular basis fighting anything much bigger than him. 

My semi-mega beats are all modded to have a size of 20 and damage block of 50, my mega beasts have size in the 60 to 80 range with 100 damage block.  I suspect the key difference is the effective strength of my opponents(effectively 6+(5 or more) vs 20).

[piecewise]

My adventurer has legendary +9 in wrestling and is ultra-mighty, but loses his spear on a regular basis fighting anything much bigger than him. 

My semi-mega beats are all modded to have a size of 20 and damage block of 50, my mega beasts have size in the 60 to 80 range with 100 damage block.  I suspect the key difference is the effective strength of my opponents(effectively 6+(5 or more) vs 20).

Yeah... with a size like that its going to be almost impossible to keep hold of. Size is a multiplier, so a size of even 20 is like a legendary plus 15 or something. 60 or 80 is just insane.

[Elliott_Thinas]

Bring along a bunch of spears; soon as one gets stuck, take the next one out of your bag and let the battle continue. This tactic has the added advantage of leaving your enemies full of spears, even if you are killed in the effort.

[Vester]

Also if you run into a zombie semi-megabeast/megabeast, don't bother with the spear, it'll get stuck and do absolutely no damage. You should have an alternate attack skill like throwing or hammer or whatever.

Or you could set a tree on fire and watch him burn.

[Rowanas]

Legendary +9? Something's up here.

[PencilinHand]

Legendary +9? Something's up here.

Legendary Wrestler 2891/2900.

I say Legendary +9 because ever time a skill increases rank the xp needed for the next rank, starting at 500, is increased by 100 reaching 2000 at the rank of Legendary.  Hence, Legendary +9.  However, in terms of actual skill, according to the wiki, there is no real benefit for leveling a skill beyond Legendary +5.  My saying "Legendary +9" was meant to be gratuitous.

[Time Kitten]

I think that limit only applies for the easier test of average crafting quality rate and speed, not for anything an adventurer would do.

[PencilinHand]

I think that limit only applies for the easier test of average crafting quality rate and speed, not for anything an adventurer would do.

I am pretty sure that both combat and non-combat skills follow the same rules as there is nothing to suggest otherwise.  Statical analysis would be needed to prove it, though.

[zchris13]

We might just ask Toady.

[PencilinHand]

We might just ask Toady.

I will make a post in the Bay 12 Recorded Call #2: Your Questions! thread.