How does a spider parry an arrow? - Page 7

Vendetta · 01-14-2008, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Ily

How, exactly, do you loot a Siren's Song?

strike a deal?

Mirdo · 01-14-2008, 05:45 PM

Spiders parry when your weapon strikes one of the tough airs protruding from their body

Saphira · 01-15-2008, 06:36 PM

Although the thread was an attempt at being amusing the original question was stupid.

Go find a spider that is semi aggressive and try to disturb it. If you are too chicken then I am sure you should be able to find a few pictures on the web of spiders acting aggressively.

You would notice they do not need to flip onto their back to raise their legs into the air. (The idea of a spider having to flip over to parry something made me laugh at some peoples incomprehension of the world around them.)

Feefai · 01-15-2008, 07:21 PM

LOL

Your ignorance in doubting the existence of ninja cyborg spiders is most unfortunate. I wish you luck in avoiding them in the future for you may experience a rude awakening in the form of silken shurikens to the throat!

Oizen · 01-15-2008, 10:46 PM

Feef for president. He's opening our eyes to these conspiracies... handing us the red pill... I now see the matrix for what it truly is.... Feef does this valiantly with no regard for his personal safety.

Careful Feefers... they are watching... and waiting.

Ily · 01-17-2008, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendetta

strike a deal?

Best answer yet, thogh Feef's was pretty damn good too.

And I said a long time ago that a spider would easily be able to parry with one of it's 8 legs...and nothing about being on its back. LOL
I've kept many a tarantula as a pet and have a good idea how they move them 8 fuzzie legs. =)

And OH, we have this HUGE pumpkin spider that lives on the side of my house. One time I sprayed its web with a spritz bottle, cause I wanted to take a picture of it's web with water clinging to it, and that damn spider came hauling ass down out of the eaves and after me haha.

Laodaron · 01-18-2008, 12:40 AM

Eff spiders in the ass. Those things IRL are fucking scary.

Crabbok · 01-18-2008, 01:27 AM

I suppose a spider could choot a bit of web out at your arrow, altering the trajectory of the arrow's course and sending said arrow spinning, spinning, spinning into a nearby tree or halfing, rather than into the spider itself. After all, doesn't Spider-Man do such things?

Also don't forget, Spiders in Norrath are not like Spiders on Earth. Most spiders on earth are very small. I have heard tales when I was in the army about some fellas down in Panama that had spiders roughly the size of basketballs, but still these spiders are dwarfed when compared to the ginormous spiders of norrath. Such Juggernaut sized spiders as we have in norrath are surely capable of varying defensive maneuvers. Look at Terrorantula for a spider that can defy all imagination. As lareg as he is, at lvl 50 I bet you would miss him 5 out of 5 times with any ranged weapon.

All that being said, explain to me how in the fuck a gnome or halfing bruiser can drag Tarinax.

Mirdo · 01-18-2008, 02:36 AM

Because Tarinax is mostly air :P

Oizen · 01-18-2008, 03:04 AM

Crab, touched on what I have come to believe as an acceptable answer to the question and not some silly hogwash. These hulkspiders are actually relatively intelligent and have developed fighting tactics like any other ancient articulate creatures (Shelob).

Spidjitsu is certainly a possibility when dealing with creatures intelligent enough to carry around Master scrolls and the such. These theories aren't far fetched in the slightest and seem completely logical... and what about magical procs... why can't monsterspiders carry uber enchantments? They carry loot. Magic is your ultimate explanation for the unexplainable in Norrath really.