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itemid=1396|
itemid=1396|
descid=924536605|
descid=924536605|
image=duckstring.gif|
item=duck-on-a-string|
desc=Designed for pulling behind you on cold, snowy days, these little duck suckers are the toy of choice for orphans and the underprivileged. It's hard enough to do some serious head-bonking, and if you drag it behind you, it's liable to get snagged on all sorts of interesting things.|
desc=Designed for pulling behind you on cold, snowy days, these little duck suckers are the toy of choice for orphans and the underprivileged. It's hard enough to do some serious head-bonking, and if you drag it behind you, it's liable to get snagged on all sorts of interesting things.|
type=weapon (1-handed flail)|
type=weapon (1-handed flail)|
power=100|
power=100|
powertype=Damage|
stat=Muscle|
stat=Muscle|
statreq=35|
statreq=35|
autosell=111|
autosell=0|
enchantment=Melee Damage +5<br>+5% Item Drops from Monsters}}
enchantment=Weapon Damage +5<br />+5% Item Drops from Monsters}}


==Recipe==
==Recipe==
<table cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=1px>
{| class="recipe"
<tr align=center>
|- class="row1"
<td>{{toymaker}}</td>
! {{Toymaker}}
<td>1 [[length of string|length of string]]</td>
| 1 [[length of string]]
<td>2 [[googly eye]]s</td>
| 2 {{plural|googly eye}}
<td>2 [[wooden block]]s</td>
| 2 {{plural|wooden block}}
<td>2 [[toy wheel]]s</td>
| 2 {{plural|toy wheel}}
</tr>
|- class="row2"
<tr align=center style="background-color: #EEEEEE">
! {{equals}}
<td style="background-color: #FFFFFF">{{equals}}</td>
| colspan="4" | [[duck-on-a-string]]
<td colspan=4>[[duck-on-a-string]]</td>
|}
</tr>
 
</table>
==Messages==
*''[[Player Hit Messages|Weapon-Specific Hit Messages]]'':
{{Hit Message|You do some fancy flailwork with your duck-on-a-string. Ho! Ha-ha! Guard! Turn! Parry! Dodge! Spin! Ha! Thrust! <It> takes X damage.}}
{{Hit Message|You flail at <it> with your duck-on-a-string, hitting for X damage. Isn't it just too damn real, one white duck on a string?}}
{{Hit Message|You flail wildly with your duck-on-a-string. The string wraps around <it> and the duck bonks <it> in the nose for X damage.}}
{{Hit Message|You shout, "DUCK!" and smack <it> with the duck-on-a-string. You both enjoy a good laugh, as <it> takes X damage.}}
{{Hit Message|You smack <it> with your duck-on-a-string. <It> quacks up for X damage.}}


==References==
==References==
*In one of this weapon's hit messages, "Isn't it just too damn real, one white duck on a string?" paraphrases a line from the song "One White Duck" by [[Wikipedia:Jethro Tull|Jethro Tull]].
*In one of this weapon's hit messages, "Isn't it just too damn real, one white duck on a string?" paraphrases a line from the song "One White Duck" by [[Wikipedia:Jethro Tull|Jethro Tull]].
*In one of this weapon's hit messages, "Ho! Ha-ha! Guard! Turn! Parry! Dodge! Spin! Ha! Thrust!" is used extensively in Warner Brothers cartoons by [[Wikipedia:Daffy Duck|Daffy Duck]] when fighting with any sort of melee weapon.
*Another hit message reads "You do some fancy flailwork with your duck-on-a-string. Ho! Ha-ha! Guard! Turn! Parry! Dodge! Spin! Ha! Thrust!" which is a reference to Warner Bros. [[Wikipedia:Robin Hood Daffy|Robin Hood Daffy]]
*Another hit message reads "You do some fancy flailwork with your duck-on-a-string. Ho! Ha-ha! Guard! Turn! Parry! Dodge! Spin! Ha! Thrust!" which is a reference to Warner Bros. [[Wikipedia:Robin Hood Daffy|Robin Hood Daffy]]
*The "head-bonking" is possibly a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Discworld|Discworld]] book [[Wikipedia:Carpe Jugulum|Carpe Jugulum]], in which the Queen of Lancre attacks a vampire with a "push-and-go wooden duck."


==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Bonus Melee Damage]]
*[[Bonus Weapon Damage]]
*[[Items from Monsters]]
*[[Items from Monsters]]
 
*[[Roboduck-on-a-string]]
*[[Vampire duck-on-a-string]]


==Collection==
==Collection==
<collection>duck-on-a-string</collection>
<collection>1396</collection>


[[Category:Toys]]
[[Category:Melee Weapons]]
[[Category:Melee Weapons]]
[[Category:1-Handed Weapons]]
[[Category:1-Handed Weapons]]
[[Category:Flails]]
[[Category:Flails]]

Latest revision as of 13:47, 2 May 2013

duck-on-a-string
duck-on-a-string

Designed for pulling behind you on cold, snowy days, these little duck suckers are the toy of choice for orphans and the underprivileged. It's hard enough to do some serious head-bonking, and if you drag it behind you, it's liable to get snagged on all sorts of interesting things.

Type: weapon (1-handed flail)
Damage: 10 - 20
Muscle Required: 35
Cannot be discarded

Weapon Damage +5
+5% Item Drops from Monsters


(In-game plural: ducks-on-strings)
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Item number: 1396
Description ID: 924536605
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Recipe

1 length of string 2 google eyes 2 wooden blocks 2 toy wheels
duck-on-a-string

Messages

You do some fancy flailwork with your duck-on-a-string. Ho! Ha-ha! Guard! Turn! Parry! Dodge! Spin! Ha! Thrust! <It> takes X damage. ZOT! POW! SPLAT!
You flail at <it> with your duck-on-a-string, hitting for X damage. Isn't it just too damn real, one white duck on a string? WHAM! BOINK! BAM!
You flail wildly with your duck-on-a-string. The string wraps around <it> and the duck bonks <it> in the nose for X damage. BOOF! BONK! SOCKO!
You shout, "DUCK!" and smack <it> with the duck-on-a-string. You both enjoy a good laugh, as <it> takes X damage. BONK! BARF! KAPOW!
You smack <it> with your duck-on-a-string. <It> quacks up for X damage. BIFF! ZOT! WHACK!

References

  • In one of this weapon's hit messages, "Isn't it just too damn real, one white duck on a string?" paraphrases a line from the song "One White Duck" by Jethro Tull.
  • In one of this weapon's hit messages, "Ho! Ha-ha! Guard! Turn! Parry! Dodge! Spin! Ha! Thrust!" is used extensively in Warner Brothers cartoons by Daffy Duck when fighting with any sort of melee weapon.
  • Another hit message reads "You do some fancy flailwork with your duck-on-a-string. Ho! Ha-ha! Guard! Turn! Parry! Dodge! Spin! Ha! Thrust!" which is a reference to Warner Bros. Robin Hood Daffy
  • The "head-bonking" is possibly a reference to the Discworld book Carpe Jugulum, in which the Queen of Lancre attacks a vampire with a "push-and-go wooden duck."

See Also

Collection

  • 🥇: blackbeltduck (#27767) - 1,700
  • 🥈: MimiRiceCat (#744584) - 1,024
  • 🥉: Birdy (#37689) - 679
  • #4: Mistress of the Obvious (#845708) - 369
  • #5: Pastahead (#486552) - 277
  • #6: mule1 (#384558) - 250
  • #7: Rachiannka (#775642) - 168
  • #8: Poncho the Sane (#101496) - 135
  • #9: DarkmeatDuck (#569393) - 128
  • #10: chessducky (#1712656) - 120

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