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You've caught your opponent by surprise, and with a mischievous, feral snarl you ''Pounce!'' the way any tiger worth his fur should. The nails on your boots (they're not quite claws, but they'll do) cause '''?-29-32-? damage''' to your opponent when you land.}} | You've caught your opponent by surprise, and with a mischievous, feral snarl you ''Pounce!'' the way any tiger worth his fur should. The nails on your boots (they're not quite claws, but they'll do) cause '''?-29-32-? damage''' to your opponent when you land.}} | ||
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| − | * The name of this item is wordplay on "hobnailed boots". | + | * The name of this item is wordplay on "{{wikipedia|hobnailed boots}}", which are boots reinforced with nails for greater durability. |
| − | * "nasty brutish and short" is a quote | + | * "nasty brutish and short" is a reference to a quote from the philosophical treatise ''Leviathan'' written by philosopher {{wikipedia|Thomas Hobbes}}; in full being: "the life of man [is], solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." |
* The tiger skin references [[Wikipedia:Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes)|Hobbes]], a character in the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. Hobbes is a stuffed tiger, named after the above mentioned Thomas Hobbes. | * The tiger skin references [[Wikipedia:Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes)|Hobbes]], a character in the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. Hobbes is a stuffed tiger, named after the above mentioned Thomas Hobbes. | ||
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Hobbes' nail boots
Plural: Hobbes' nail bootses
This is a pair of old fashioned boots, stuck together with heavy iron nails that stick out from the sole, so they make a terrific amount of noise when you walk. They've also been wrapped in genuine fake tiger skin to make them look fashionable. Supposedly. You're rather skeptical that anyone would consider these things chic. If you had to describe them, you'd probably say they were nasty, brutish, and short. Yes. Short.
June 2009 Item of the Month
Boots
Power: 5
Item cannot be auto-sold
+5 Melee damage
Occasionally grants a bonus tiger pounce attack if you win initiative.
+5% item drops
Increased chance of combat adventures.*
* Combat and noncombat chances can only be increased up to a maximum of 20% in either direction.
How Obtained
- Available for 5 silver stars during June of 2009.
- Available for 5 silver stars during June of 2009.
Occasionally, when you win initiative:
You've caught your opponent by surprise, and with a mischievous, feral snarl you Pounce! the way any tiger worth his fur should. The nails on your boots (they're not quite claws, but they'll do) cause ?-29-32-? damage to your opponent when you land.
References
- The name of this item is wordplay on "hobnailed boots", which are boots reinforced with nails for greater durability.
- "nasty brutish and short" is a reference to a quote from the philosophical treatise Leviathan written by philosopher Thomas Hobbes; in full being: "the life of man [is], solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."
- The tiger skin references Hobbes, a character in the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. Hobbes is a stuffed tiger, named after the above mentioned Thomas Hobbes.
