[DF] Slingshot launched pixies?

[robkelk]

Originally Posted by Bruno

I would give someone with a spear-thrower a skill penalty though - a pixie is not a carefully crafted and balanced dart or spear. A -2 seems roughly appropriate - a pixie is worse than even a Cheap spear/dart, because it's not even approximately the right shape.

Wouldn't their wings make them more aerodynamic than normal for their shape, though? The benefit might cancel out the penalty - IDHTBWM.

[vierasmarius]

Originally Posted by robkelk

Wouldn't their wings make them more aerodynamic than normal for their shape, though? The benefit might cancel out the penalty - IDHTBWM.

I generally picture pixies as possessing butterfly or humming-bird wings, adapted for fluttering or beating rather than gliding. As such, they may provide some stability when launched, but would also produce more drag - and exceeding the pixie's "safe" flight speed may damage the fragile wings.