Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn
From: tomscud@ruf.rice.edu (Thomas Reid Scudder)
Subject: Re: The contest begins!
Message-ID: <1992May14.053716.18524@rice.edu>
References: <1992May13.163818.55537@cc.usu.edu> <1992May14.013236.28131@athena.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 14 May 1992 05:37:16 GMT


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Organization: Rice University
Keywords: Hand-axe, dart, stilleto


A young and not-terribly-likely looking lad, dressed in peasant garb, and
previously unnoticed among the various mysterious strangers in the commons room,
steps up with a light crossbow.

   "Umm... If your lordships wouldn't mind, I'd like to take a shot."

   With those words, he attempts to cock his crossbow.  After several valiant
attempts fail, Rhoan reaches over in disgust and cocks his crossbow for him.
The lad takes aim, with a wavering hand that seems to center its motion about
a point about 3 feet below the target.  He lets fly with a jerk that makes the
halfling wince.  Miraculously, the quarrel lodges within the inner ring, only
inches below the very center.

    The youth smiles.  "Gee, I'm getting pretty good at that, am I not?"