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[4maskwolf]

looting is not and has never been allowed in Medieval Fodder Deathmatch.

Murderize someone attacking me, or Kirby if nobody attacks me

[Sarrak]

Locate a corpse with a weapon still clenched in their hands. Loot it. Perhaps that longsword [of Boboleth Bobari's] over there? Toss away the short sword if successful.

Not sure if that's possible in this game - considering that everyone fought with their random-given weapons for who knows how long? I'm with you on this question, though - an option to change at least your weapon is a very tempting one. But as that is Haspen's game, you we should probably ask him.

[4maskwolf]

Locate a corpse with a weapon still clenched in their hands. Loot it. Perhaps that longsword [of Boboleth Bobari's] over there? Toss away the short sword if successful.

Not sure if that's possible in this game - considering that everyone fought with their random-given weapons for who knows how long? I'm with you on this question, though - an option to change at least your weapon is a very tempting one. But as that is Haspen's game, you we should probably ask him.

Or you could read the previous MFD, where someone asked if they could loot someone's corpse as well.  At least for me, part of the fun of the game is the random weapon: sometimes you get screwed over for offense but have great defense (Sir Brenzen's Squire, the man who would... not... die, no matter how many people flung themselves at him) or have great offense but crapy defense (Sir Brenzen, who had a battleaxe and an aketon and only survived as long as he did because he rolled incredibly high).

[Sarrak]

Aaand... Yeah. No looting. Sadly (?). From the previos thread:

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=138378.msg5260212#msg5260212

[NAV]

Aww, so I can't go loot Boboroth's evicerator axe and use it with my 2h mastery? 

Kill Klaus.

[swordsmith04]

Spoiler: Pointless Arguing (click to show/hide)

In general, I agree, but the RNG doesn't decide between "great at offense" and "great at defense". You could luck out and get both, or roll poorly enough to not have any strengths. Theoretically this balances out, and you can do quirky things in the meantime for entertainment, but... I've played MFD with quite a few characters, and after the fifth(?) short sword/spear/etc in a row, I'm getting a bit tired of it. I'm not trying to trade up to an artifact, or one of the two-handed weapons. I'm not going for better armour. I'm spending an action asking for a non-standard roll (something I remember being allowed, if not the "no looting" rule), and hoping the GM allows it. If not, he can write "[-] No looting allowed" in the action summary and some fluff about being unable to find an unsundered weapon, and I'll shrug and go back to trying to whittle away at people with the short sword. I thought it was worth at least a try. Maybe I'll wake up in the morning and realize that sleep deprived-me is an idiot and redact the action, but I think I'll leave it as it is, for now.

I'm not even doing it because I want the best armour/weapon/whatever, I just want to be able to contribute to the team. Right now I can't do anything except insult the mothers of the heavy hitters and hope they decide to attack the regenerating character with the anemic weapon, maybe killing him and replacing him with someone who can do something besides die.

Would it make a difference if I changed the action to trying to take a weapon from a living opponent?

[BlitzDungeoneer]

Keep attacking Freaky Fish Guy!

[Haspen]

Nope, looting is not possible. I wagered that with average lifespan of character being ~3 turns, looting would be waste of time

[Harry Baldman]

I surmise that if looting were to be permitted, at one point (maybe not necessarily, but possibly) someone will have obtained two or more heirloom objects, like the Armor of Terror plus the Lady's Grace shield plus the Jewelled Rapier. It'd also make noble heirs even more immediately killable than they were before. Granted, that's in keeping with the principles of war and looting a noble would be really cool to try, but still.

You could allow looting, of course, on the condition that you lose any other actions that turn to do so and also take a considerable penalty to your defenses, like a defend action that actually makes you more vulnerable.

[Salsacookies]

I have not learned my lesson, and I am now angry. Attack Kirby again

[Sarrak]

I surmise that if looting were to be permitted, at one point (maybe not necessarily, but possibly) someone will have obtained two or more heirloom objects, like the Armor of Terror plus the Lady's Grace shield plus the Jewelled Rapier. It'd also make noble heirs even more immediately killable than they were before. Granted, that's in keeping with the principles of war and looting a noble would be really cool to try, but still.

You could allow looting, of course, on the condition that you lose any other actions that turn to do so and also take a considerable penalty to your defenses, like a defend action that actually makes you more vulnerable.

Realistically, only weapon looting is practical. Armor could not be changed amidst raging battle, shield would also take too much time to properly strapped.

Changing weapons could be implemented, but as it goes against game creator, it won't be.

[Haspen]

Besides, you would prolly lose on your -master bonus if you looted wrong type of weapon, too

[darkpaladin109]

Attack a random enemy.

[Vivalas]

SIR KNIGHTLY KNOWETH NO PEACE, SEPERATE THY HEAD FROM THY BODY, AND DRINK THY BLOOD OF THY FOR FROM THY EXPOSED THROAT

[4maskwolf]

Sarkizz growled. His puny short sword might be good for parrying, but it wasn't very good at all at killing.
Fruitlessly search for a better weapon from corpses. Upon not finding any, conclude that it's all these invading humans' fault, like everything else, and attack Sir Knightly with renewed furor.
...Humans and Elves' faults, rather.

SIR KNIGHTLY KNOWETH NO PEACE, SEPERATE THY HEAD FROM THY BODY, AND DRINK THY BLOOD OF THY FOR FROM THY EXPOSED THROAT

WHAT DID I EVER DO TO YOU!!!!!