I remember them well, they were like javelins
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They look like a weapon you'd use for a gimmicky but effective ranged build in DnD!
aug 29, 2025, 3:37 pm • 12 0 • view
they are literally the D&D weapon referred to as a "dart"- used by the Romans in sieges.
aug 30, 2025, 1:45 pm • 6 0 • view
You can see some surviving heads of them here. These look capable of 1d4 damage for sure. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumbata
aug 30, 2025, 1:47 pm • 5 0 • view
Absolutely. And now that I'm picturing thousands of men all throwing them, I can understand how they were effective at scale. I'll have to think of those DnD darts with more respect from now on!
aug 30, 2025, 2:04 pm • 5 0 • view
my great uncle had these (branded Jarts) back in the day and I definitely learned the validity of that weapon messing around with them
aug 30, 2025, 3:38 pm • 3 0 • view
The main problem with Jarts was using them in close-quarter suburban yards with shortish fences. They’d occasionally sail over the top of one to hit someone that wasn’t playing the game
aug 30, 2025, 4:23 pm • 5 0 • view
yeah we'd play with them in a huge yard and it kind of kicked ass
aug 31, 2025, 1:46 am • 4 0 • view
Roman Plumbata What a wonderful phrase Roman Plumbata Ain't no passing craze It's our non-melee Philosophy Roman Plumbata
aug 31, 2025, 3:35 pm • 1 0 • view