11-04-2016, 08:18 AM | #11 | |
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Yes, its been used in the comic multiple times. Stupid silly weapon. And, no, it not technically monofillament, but its close enough.
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11-04-2016, 09:32 AM | #12 |
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Re: Quick Question about Holdout
If you are unskilled, you probably have to put force on the garrote all the time when choking or strangling someone. A skilled practitioner knows how to twist the cable so he can lessen his force but the garrote doesn't lose its power, or even free one hand.
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11-05-2016, 06:23 PM | #13 | |
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Edit: Furthermore, attempting to escape a normal choke hold does 1 FP / second, meaning typically around HTx1 seconds before they're at 0 FP. So now I'm REALLY confused on where you got your 30 seconds from. o-O Last edited by Tallor; 11-05-2016 at 06:30 PM. Reason: More detail |
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11-05-2016, 06:32 PM | #14 |
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Re: Quick Question about Holdout
Even after someone is cut off from air, they only lose 1 FP per second and normally don't risk going unconscious until they're at 0 FP remaining. Assuming an HT 10 victim, they've got a 25% chance of being awake after 23 seconds. An HT 12 victim is more likely than not going to be still awake after 26 seconds. 30 seconds is a slight overstatement, but it's not absurd.
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11-05-2016, 06:36 PM | #15 | |
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11-05-2016, 06:41 PM | #16 | |
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But it takes a LOT of force to stop blood from getting to the brain. It's much easier to stop it coming out, hence the red face and bloodshot eyes. And it's even easier than that to simply stop airflow.
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11-06-2016, 09:17 PM | #17 |
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A garrote needn't have handles. It could have a loop spliced into each end of the cord, which you grasp like a wrist loop. It'd be pretty damned easy to hide that one, plus even if found it would look very non-threatening. There's lots of cord floating around...
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11-06-2016, 10:40 PM | #18 |
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Re: Quick Question about Holdout
Yep. The best way to hide a garrote is not to hide it at all, but to make it look like something innocuous.
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11-07-2016, 09:25 PM | #19 |
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11-08-2016, 04:11 PM | #20 |
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Re: Quick Question about Holdout
Like keeping a bucket of water nearby to douse invading witches with... when you yourself are a witch. What could possible go wrong?
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