▲ 552 ▼ Bay Area homeowners are hiring a sword-wielding man to help them kick squatters out of empty properties: ‘The average squatter has no melee experience’ (www.independent.co.uk) submitted 8 months ago by throws_lemy@reddthat.com to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 179 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] billbasher@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (3 children) At a distance! This would be close quarter permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago If the squatter mage has been there long enough to count it as a chantry, then there's wards and no paradox, so the melee assailant is cooked. permalink fedilink source parent [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 5 points 8 months ago* It actually doesn't matter as far as the combat triangle is concerned because melee armor has debuffs for magic defense and magic armor has buffs for melee defense IIRC Also mages can freeze you and shit permalink fedilink source parent [–] okmko@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 child) Here me out, longbow is still melee range. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] billbasher@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago No argument there. See: Legolas in any LOTR permalink fedilink source parent
[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago If the squatter mage has been there long enough to count it as a chantry, then there's wards and no paradox, so the melee assailant is cooked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 5 points 8 months ago* It actually doesn't matter as far as the combat triangle is concerned because melee armor has debuffs for magic defense and magic armor has buffs for melee defense IIRC Also mages can freeze you and shit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] okmko@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 child) Here me out, longbow is still melee range. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] billbasher@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago No argument there. See: Legolas in any LOTR permalink fedilink source parent
[–] billbasher@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago No argument there. See: Legolas in any LOTR permalink fedilink source parent