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infinitum3d
2015-08-01, 04:54 PM
From my experiences, the 10 foot pole is the bane of all existence. If I remember correctly it's encumbrance in od&d was measured in 'coins', and was a gauge of 'bulk' and 'awkwardness' not just weight, which makes sense. I mean, c'mon! It's TEN FEET LONG! That's 3 meters. That's the height of a one story house. Even in the cartoon they gave the acrobat a short one-foot pole that magically transformed into a ten foot pole.

This has led many of my players to come up with 'modified' poles;
Threaded ends of five 2-foot pieces,
Telescoping, like old 'rabbit ears' like old TV antennae
Tentpole, hollow with a string down the center,
Foldable, like a carpenters rule,
etc. . .

Obviously none of those are strong enough to vault with, but they still can poke the corpse from a distance.

I couldn't find anything that specified the diameter of the pole or the wood of which it was made, but according to the 'dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Adventuring_Gear' it weighs 8 lbs (about 3.5 kg, or a little more than a half stone).

At ten feet long, and in order to not break due to its own weight, it would probably be made of oak and be about 1 1/2 inches in diameter (4cm). Using an alternative realm setting like OA, bamboo would be a good option, and, in fact, the earliest Vaulting Poles were made of bamboo. Vaulting poles come in lengths from 7 to 16 feet (2 to 5 meters), IRL.

So let's get back to our 10 foot pole ideas. I'm looking for suggestions on uses for the good old-fashioned solid wood, eight pound, oak/maple/hickory pole.

I'll start us off with a non-traditional use;

#1. Firewood : chop it up and burn it.

#2. Poking : since this was mentioned earlier I figured I'd get it over with. This does seem to be the most obvious and common use.

#3. Vaulting : the second most common use by my players. This does truly require a solid pole, unlike the folding one mentioned earlier.

Who has another idea? I'd love to hear your ideas or experiences with uses.

Updates:
#4 Spear
A ten foot spear is still unwieldy, so cut or break it in half and sharpen one end. A five foot long spear makes a good melee weapon although it may not fly well if thrown. Sharpen both ends as a javelin(?)

#5 Prop the tarrasque's mouth open.
#6 Jam the walls-slowly-crush-you trap, for a few moments at least.
#7 Reach down into the well so Jimmy can grab it and you can pull him out.
#8 Power your barge like a Venetian!
#9 Lend it to an injured giant as a walking stick.
#10 Hook it over a rope and hang on - instant zipline!

Eye Gouging, both accidental and on purpose. This was already covered under '#2 Poking'.

Disarming Traps, usually results in breaking the pole. #2

#11 Drawing in dirt or sand over a 10' distance

Lowering things down to people on the bottom of cliffs. #7 Reach

Raising things up to people on the top of things up to 15 feet tall. #7 Reach

#12 Impractical Bridge for a Halfling or very light Rogue.

Getting things out of trees or off other high areas. #7 Reach

#13 Centerpole for impromptu tent or teepee

#14 Clubs. Cut it into thirds to make three 3'4" clubs, or quarters to make four 2'6" truncheons. Great against skeletons.

#15 Carrier. Hang a few buckets on it and carry it over both shoulders milkmaid style.

Stretcher: Requires two: tie ropes and canvas between two and make a litter you can drag behind you or partner with someone else to carry.

#16 Balance Pole: use when walking narrow surfaces or tightropes.

#17 Lever. Self-explanatory.

#18 Rollers: Place it under a heavy object and slide the object along the pole or cut the pole into as many pieces as practical and use it as rollers.

#19 Tripline: Work with a partner and clothesline or trip an enemy or their mount with it.

Tent pole: Place it horizontally between a couple of structures/terrain-features, or cut it in half and place the two halves upright in the ground, and hang a tarp off it.#13

#20 Replacement haft for a broken polearm.

#21 Torches: cut into 2'6" truncheons and wrap oil-soaked rags around the end.

#22 Restraints/hobble: Cut into lengths, and cut notches or holes in them. Tie ropes securely into the notches/holes, and then tie a creature's limbs with the ropes.

#23 Stakes: Cut into short 1' pegs and sharpen them. Use for tents, tarps, and vampires.

#24 Alarm: Rest it against the window or door so it makes a noise when it falls or pushes your leg when disturbed (e.g., when the door opens).

#25 Trap: Cut into sections and use them to hold up boxes, or sharpen and poison them for spikes in a pit-trap.

Brace: wedge the door closed to keep out intruders.#6

Harvester: use to knock fruit out of trees.#2 Poke

Hornet/wasp remover: use to knock down nests.#2 Poke

#26 Snake-stick: Tie a forked stick to the end or fork the end yourself, use to pin snakes to the ground (and possibly milk them for venom).

#27 Depth Checker: Use to see how deep the river really is before fjording.

Trapspringer: the old classic. Use to trigger a trap so it goes off ten feet away from you instead of right where you are. #2 Poke

Signal/wake-up-call: Tap a second-story window with it.#2 Poke

28. four foot ladder
Cut the pole into two 4 foot lengths. This leaves a 2 foot piece. Cut this piece into three equal pieces (what's 2/3 of a foot?). Bind these three pieces as rungs to the four foot side poles to make a small ladder.*

#29 Stilts
Cut the pole in half and strap each 5 foot length to a leg. This can give a Dwarf a disguise, because who's ever seen a 6 foot tall Dwarf, or it allows the Dwarf to cross a 4 foot deep body of water (no easy feat for a four foot tall fellow in chain mail). Or it can give a Rogue, with a natural Dexterity bonus, a chance to see over a wall. It allows a Bard a costume to be a street performer (or at least 'claim' to be one).

#30 Floats
Cut pieces from it to use as wood floats, for fishing, for watching a current, for keeping track of something heavy that's anchored to the bottom, etc.

#31A very small raft*
Cut it into four even pieces and bind them together to frame a small raft. You might not be able to ride it, but you can keep important things dry (drier?).

#32 Life preserver*
See above:
Alternatively, cut or break it into three even pieces and just hold them stacked in a triangle. Wood floats so it can help you tread water or stay afloat.*

#33 Mast*
Hold it upright, tie a blanket to the top and spread the blanket wide at the bottom. You've got a sail.*

#34 Flagpole*
Raise the colors, or a white flag of surrender.

#35 Shallow water anchor
Sharpen one end and pound it into the riverbed, then tie off a rope to your raft/boat/dinghy.

#36 Snow poles/walking sticks*
Cut or break it in half and hold one in each hand to help climb/walk through deep snow.*

#37 Spit Roasting
Skewer the boar with it and prop it over the fire.

#38 Measuring*
Use it to count off ten feet increments, or to gauge the depth of a body of water.*

#39 Counting
Score a notch into it for every kill, or every ale you buy for the Dwarf, or every time the Paladin breaks alignment, etc. . .

#40 Decoy
Set a helmet on it and dangle it around the corner or up over the wall to see if that crossbowman is still shooting at you.

#41 Digging
This is similar to '#2 Poking' but with the specific intention of finding something. Digging through refuse or a stable stall or a privy (ew!) is best done at a distance.

#42 Decoy 2- AKA: the Distraction.
Break it into pieces and have the guard dog chase it ("Here boy! Fetch! Fetch!") Or throw the pieces far off to the side to use the nose to lure the guards away.

#43 Plug :*
Block up murder-holes, one at a time.

Disprove illusions from a safe distance. #2

#44 snorkel
Get a bamboo one and use it as a snorkel.

#45 Semi-lethal ballista arrow?

#46 Replacement axle for when the wagon you're guarding inevitably has to cross Goblin Country.

#47 Art/toys whittle it into fun and interesting shapes.

#48 Entertainment a variation on the "plank on the shoulder" comedy routine.

#49 Confusion . Glue feathers to one end, a pointed metal cap to the other, then freak people out when you say you're looking for your bow to fire it.

#50 Sell as Unique Artifact Sharpen one end as a Tarrasque toothpick.


NOTE: I've left some off because they were variations of previously mentioned uses. We could easily come up with 101 POKEs;
poke a bear
poke the corpse
poke a drunkard
poke a barmaid
poke the doorknob
poke ...

Can we get 101 UNIQUE uses?

FabulousFizban
2015-08-01, 04:58 PM
tie a fork to the end and steal food off other people's plates!

tie a dagger to the end; instant spear!

tie a chicken to the end ???? profit!

Ninja_Prawn
2015-08-01, 05:13 PM
Heroic uses:

Prop the tarrasque's mouth open.
Jam the walls-slowly-crush-you trap, for a few moments at least.
Reach down into the well so Jimmy can grab it and you can pull him out.

Locomotion:

Power your barge like a Venetian!
Lend it to an injured giant as a walking stick.
Hook it over a rope and hang on - instant zipline!

infinitum3d
2015-08-01, 05:16 PM
tie a dagger to the end; instant spear!

How about just sharpen one end into a pointed stick? (You Pythons know what I mean). Great suggestion Fiz!

#4 Spear
A ten foot spear is still unwieldy, so cut or break it in half and sharpen one end. A five foot long spear makes a good melee weapon although it may not fly well if thrown. Sharpen both ends as a javelin(?)

As for the chicken. . . I don't get it.

infinitum3d
2015-08-01, 05:19 PM
Heroic uses:

Excellent!

#5 Prop the tarrasque's mouth open.
#6 Jam the walls-slowly-crush-you trap, for a few moments at least.
#7 Reach down into the well so Jimmy can grab it and you can pull him out.

Locomotion:

#8 Power your barge like a Venetian!
#9 Lend it to an injured giant as a walking stick.
#10 Hook it over a rope and hang on - instant zipline!

Keltest
2015-08-01, 05:33 PM
Creating one or more poles of any length less than 10 feet. Sometimes you just need to get really close to something before you poke it.

Cealocanth
2015-08-01, 05:40 PM
Eye Gouging, both accidental and on purpose.

Disarming Traps, usually results in breaking the pole.

Drawing in dirt or sand over a 10' distance

Lowering things down to people on the bottom of cliffs.

Raising things up to people on the top of things up to 15 feet tall.

Impractical Bridge

Getting things out of trees or off other high areas.

Centerpole for impromptu tent.

noob
2015-08-01, 05:49 PM
Use it to cast spells because it is your holy symbol.
You lost an arm this 10 foot pole is a perfect replacement?
Grab the pole jump on it put it again under your foots jump again and so on for flying.
Have one pole and use PAO to turn it into an gigantic castle.

JAL_1138
2015-08-01, 06:13 PM
#11 Clubs. Cut it into thirds to make three 3'4" clubs, or quarters to make four 2'6" truncheons. Great against skeletons.

#12 Carrier. Hang a few buckets on it and carry it over both shoulders.

#13 Stretcher: Requires two: tie ropes and canvas between two and make a litter you can drag behind you or partner with someone else to carry.

#14 Balance Pole: use when walking narrow surfaces or tightropes.

#15 Lever. Self-explanatory.

#16 Mover: Place it under a heavy object and slide the object along the pole or cut the pole into as many pieces as practical and use it as rollers.

#17 Work with a partner and clothesline or trip an enemy or their mount with it.

#18 Tent pole: Place it horizontally between a couple of structures/terrain-features, or cut it in half and place the two halves upright in the ground, and hang a tarp off it.

#19 Replacement haft for a broken polearm.

#20 Torches: cut into 2'6" truncheons and wrap oil-soaked rags around the end.

#21 Restraints/hobble: Cut into lengths, and cut notches or holes in them. Tie ropes securely into the notches/holes, and then tie a creature's limbs with the ropes.

#22 Stakes: Cut into short 1' pegs and sharpen them. Use for tents, tarps, and vampires.

#23 Alarm: Rest it against the window or door so it makes a noise when it falls or pushes your leg when disturbed (e.g., when the door opens).

#24 Trap: Cut into sections and use them to hold up boxes, or sharpen and poison them for spikes in a pit-trap.

#25 Brace: wedge the door closed to keep out intruders.

#26 Harvester: use to knock fruit out of trees.

#27 Hornet/wasp remover: use to knock down nests.

#28 Snake-stick: Tie a forked stick to the end or fork the end yourself, use to pin snakes to the ground (and possibly milk them for venom).

#29 Depth Checker: Use to see how deep the river really is before fording.

#30 Trapspringer: the old classic. Use to trigger a trap so it goes off ten feet away from you instead of right where you are.

#31 Signal/wake-up-call: Tap a second-story window with it.

infinitum3d
2015-08-01, 09:14 PM
Some of these are duplicates from the list I came up with. I'll edit the OP to organize;


34.
a four foot ladder
Cut the pole into two 4 foot lengths. This leaves a 2 foot piece. Cut this piece into three equal pieces (what's 2/3 of a foot?). Bind these three pieces as rungs to the four foot side poles to make a small ladder.

35.
Stilts
Cut the pole in half and strap each 5 foot length to a leg. This can give a Dwarf a disguise, because who's ever seen a 6 foot tall Dwarf, or it allows the Dwarf to cross a 4 foot deep body of water (no easy feat for a four foot tall fellow in chain mail). Or it can give a Rogue, with a natural Dexterity bonus, a chance to see over a wall. It allows a Bard a costume to be a street performer (or at least 'claim' to be one).

36.
Torchwood
Set an end on fire. This works best if you first cut or break the pole into five or six pieces. If you have something flammable and sticky to dip one end in it would work better, but most of us don't carry around a bottle of pitch. Maybe wrap the end in a rag and douse it in strong wine or alcohol.

37.
Spear
A ten foot spear is still unwieldy, so cut or break it in half and sharpen one end. A five foot long spear makes a good melee weapon although it may not fly well if thrown. Sharpen both ends as a javelin.

38.
Clubs
Cut or break it into five 2 foot long pieces and you've got a simple club. Three equal length pieces (roughly one meter or three feet) and you've got the equivalent of baseball bats. Clubs for a crowd!

39.
Carrying someone
Bind a prisoner's hands and feet to it and have some carry each end. This also works for carrying a dead deer, heavy bags filled with gold (maybe have a 3rd PC in the middle of the pole if it's really heavy), or even an injured PC.

40.
Binding a conscious prisoner (starshape)
Cut or break the pole in half. Lay one half on the prisoner's shoulders milkmaid style and bind their wrists to the pole with arms outstretched like a T.
Spread their ankles as wide apart as possible and bind them to the other pole keeping them spread out as far as they can. The prisoner is bound in a star shape. They can still stand and even walk/wobble, but they can't run. It's a very slow walk but it's better than carrying them.

41.
Carrying
As mentioned previously, but this time drape it across your own shoulders milkmaid style and hang a balanced load on each end.

42.
Gondolier
Use it to push/steer a raft/boat across/down a lake/river/stream.

43.
Snow poles/walking sticks
Cut or break it in half and hold one in each hand to help climb/walk through deep snow.

44
Shelter support
Lay it across branches of two different trees and drape a blanket over it to make a tent or branches over it to make a lean-to.

45
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travois">Travois</a>
Cut or break it in half and lash them together in an upside down V, tie an injured PC or a heavy loaf between and it's easier to drag than carry.

46
Floats
Cut pieces from it to use as wood floats, for fishing, for watching a current, for keeping track of something heavy that's anchored to the bottom, etc.

47
A very small raft
Cut it into four even pieces and bind them together to frame a small raft. You might not be able to ride it, but you can keep important things dry (drier?).

48
Life preserver
See above:
Alternatively, cut or break it into three even pieces and just hold them stacked in a triangle. Wood floats so it can help you tread water or stay afloat.

49
Mast
Hold it upright, tie a blanket to the top and spread the blanket wide at the bottom. You've got a sail.

50
Flagpole
Raise the colors, or a white flag of surrender.

51
Shallow water anchor
Sharpen one end and pound it into the riverbed, then tie off a rope to your raft/boat/dinghy.

52
Bridge
Lay it across a 9 foot hole and let the Halfling/rogue walk across. It's a 10 foot hole? Then let the Warrior hold one end out and rest the other end on the far edge. He should have the strength to be able to hold the Halfling's weight.

53
Spit Roasting
Skewer the boar with it and prop it over the fire.

54
Measuring
Use it to count off ten feet increments, or to gauge the depth of a body of water.

55
Counting
Score a notch into it for every kill, or every ale you buy for the Dwarf, or every time the Paladin breaks alignment, etc. . .

56
Decoy
Set a helmet on it and dangle it around the corner or up over the wall to see if that crossbowman is still shooting at you.

57
Balance
Use it as a balance for tightrope walking.

58
Stakes
Cut or break it into pieces for holding down sides of a tent or tying down the horses, or for driving into a vampire's heart.

59
Blindman's cane
Tap it in front of you in total darkness to avoid bumping into things.

60
Tripping
'nuff said

61
Decoy 2
Hang a lantern (or tie a torch) on the end to see inside the cave or well, or at nighttime to draw the attack off to the side.

62
Wheels/rollers
Cut it into three or four evenly sized pieces and use it under a statue or heavy piece of furniture to roll it across the floor.

63
Leverage
Use it to pry open a door or window or sewer grate or portcullis or. . .

64
Looking under things
Use it to lift a tablecloth to see under from a distance, or lift the lid of a crate from a distance, or lash a mirror to one end and look around corners or over walls.

65
Digging
This is similar to #2 Poking but with the specific intention of finding something. Digging through refuse or a stable stall or a privy (ew!) is best done at a distance.

66
Decoy 3
AKA: the Distraction.
Break it into pieces and have the guard dog chase it ("Here boy! Fetch! Fetch!") Or throw the pieces far off to the side to use the nose to lure the guards away.

noob
2015-08-01, 09:17 PM
You might eat your 10 foot pole if it is made of beacon.

infinitum3d
2015-08-01, 09:39 PM
You might eat your 10 foot pole if it is made of beacon.

Uh... beacon??

noob
2015-08-02, 12:24 PM
Uh... beacon??
whagrd chtulu ghanps,?
more seriously you do not eat beacons?
They emit light or various signals and so they are perfectly fitting as a food.

Mastikator
2015-08-02, 01:32 PM
67. Pole dancing

Anonymouswizard
2015-08-02, 02:11 PM
Stake: either cut a bit off and sharpen it, or just sharpen the end for distance vampire slaying!
Twenty Foot Pole: attach a ten foot pole at the end and you're twice as safe when setting off traps.
Castle Destruction: see: commoner railgun.
Explosion!: attack bag of holding to one end. Shove end into enemy's bag of holding.

noob
2015-08-02, 03:19 PM
73: trade the 10 foot pole for a ladder because it can do a totally different set of things.

Ninja_Prawn
2015-08-02, 04:04 PM
74: Make people look like fools whenever they point to a half-orc and say "wow, that guy/gal must be ten feet tall!"

75: Provide a visual aid whenever you say "I wouldn't touch that with a 10-foot pole."

76: A very inefficient oar.

77: Stick a net on the end and scoop up some fish.

78: Nail two to either side of a chair and make a fortune carrying nobles around.

79: Stuff it into a Demiplane or Portable Hole concealed on your person, reinvent the 'endless handkerchief' gag, make a fortune as a clown.

80: Determine if that's a puddle, a pool of acid, or a grey ooze.

81: Block up murder-holes, one at a time.

82: Disprove illusions from a safe distance.

83: Get a bamboo one and use it as a snorkel.

84: Semi-lethal ballista arrow?

Seto
2015-08-02, 07:06 PM
85 :Avoid touching Miko's behind. (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0250.html)

Reltzik
2015-08-02, 08:48 PM
Tripping contestants in a race. Great way to rig bets!
Retrieving keys from a guard's belt.
Restoring a depressed paladin's sense of righteousness.
Quarterstaff for a large monk.
Securing a door.
Stilts for that PC "ally" you really want to see fall flat on her face from 5ft up.
Portal to the plane of limbo.
Playing fetch with a dire wolf.

TurboGhast
2015-08-02, 09:05 PM
94: Cast Mage Hand, then give the hand the 10 ft pole. Your mage hand can now affect things from further away.

Razanir
2015-08-02, 09:52 PM
tie a fork to the end and steal food off other people's plates!

#95: Tie a fork to the end and feed other people.

Nifft
2015-08-02, 09:55 PM
86: Cast Mage Hand (...)

#95: Tie a fork (...)

Uh...

96 or 87: Install a gauntlet and a pulley system to open and close the fingers & thumb. Sell the contraption as a high-level Staff of Mage Hand.

Razanir
2015-08-03, 08:48 AM
Uh...

Reltzik didn't number his, so we're 8 off. Even more confusing, I managed to miscount, and increase the count by an extra 1. Yours is the real 95.

Anonymouswizard
2015-08-03, 09:42 AM
95a: light gauntlet on fire, sell as high-level staff of burning hand. :smalltongue:
96: put robe, bad of turnips with a smiley face, and pointy hat on pole. Use to draw archer fire.
97: extra-long torch, for when light will set off a trap, or to burn stuff from far away.

Ninja_Prawn
2015-08-03, 12:27 PM
98: Replacement axle for when the wagon you're guarding inevitably has to cross Goblin Country.

noob
2015-08-03, 12:29 PM
99:Give it to someone so that he trigger traps for even further from you.

JNAProductions
2015-08-03, 12:38 PM
100-Whittle into fun and interesting shapes.

Ninja_Prawn
2015-08-03, 01:09 PM
101: PIŅATA TIME!!!!

Woooooooooo!!!

JNAProductions
2015-08-03, 01:10 PM
That is the perfect ending. Thread done, Ninja_Prawn won.

Ninja_Prawn
2015-08-03, 01:15 PM
Thread done, Ninja_Prawn won.

Was it ever in any doubt? Ooooh... may I please sig that?

To whoever is in charge of posting the champagne/flowers/trophies: please PM me for my address.

JNAProductions
2015-08-03, 01:19 PM
Sig away. Just as planned. /Tzeentch

infinitum3d
2015-08-05, 05:18 PM
Wow gang! So fast!!!

and I'm trying to keep up using a cell phone which isn't the easiest way to edit long posts ;-)

goto124
2015-08-05, 08:37 PM
Can you change the thread title? If so, you could extend to 1001 uses.

102. Jam machinery.

Anonymouswizard
2015-08-05, 09:00 PM
Can you change the thread title? If so, you could extend to 1001 uses.

102. Jam machinery.

103: attach knife to the end, spread jam on other people's toast.
104: combine with immovable rod (sovereign glue?) to create corridor-blocking device.
105: prop open the door.

infinitum3d
2015-08-06, 09:23 PM
102. Jam machinery.

duplicate entry #6 Jam

infinitum3d
2015-08-06, 09:27 PM
103: attach knife to the end, spread jam on other people's toast.
duplicate #7 Reach

combine with immovable rod (sovereign glue?) to create corridor-blocking device.
requires extra stuff, also duplicate #19 tripline

Prop open the door. duplicate #5 Prop

Nifft
2015-08-07, 04:27 AM
105. Insert the 10 ft. pole into the posterior of a Cleric, for the purpose of creating a new Paladin.

(Is that actually 105, or did the duplicates get scrubbed and reduce the number?)

TurboGhast
2015-08-07, 07:13 AM
106: Use as paddle.

Storm_Of_Snow
2015-08-07, 07:36 AM
107. Distract pickpocket target by doing a variation on the "plank on the shoulder" comedy routine.

108. Glue feathers to one end, a pointed metal cap to the other, then freak people out when you say you're looking for your bow to fire it.

109. Balance pole for the guy who, for whatever reason, decided to try and resurrect the Thief-Acrobat class.

110. Sharpen one end, give to Tarrasque to use as a toothpick.

111. Glue a gauntlet onto one end, then placate a Dragon by using it as a backscratcher (whether +1 or not :smallwink: ).

112. Nail a chair seat on one end, then hoist the party's Gnome into the air as a lookout.

113. Roasting spit for larger animals

And in line with an earlier use:

114. Material component for the pole-dancers version of the Rope Trick spell.

Anonymouswizard
2015-08-07, 07:48 AM
115: attach horsehair to the end, paint giant grafiti.
116: cast invisibility on pole, subtly poke king from other end of the table during an official dinner.
117: hollow out, use as blowpipe.
118: greatsword-cane.

Ninja_Prawn
2015-08-07, 07:57 AM
119. In an alternate-history version of Earth: a prop in a comedy sketch about Polish people.
120. True Polymorph it into a friendly mind flayer.
121. Attach feathers to the end, become a punkhawallah.

Nifft
2015-08-07, 08:32 AM
122 - Bind a bundle of straw to the end, and pretend you're sitting on a broomstick as you fly around.

Jay R
2015-08-07, 09:18 AM
First of all, didn't everybody tell the DM that one end of their pole was sharp? We always did.

123. Turn metaphor into literal fact by sticking it up the paladin's a....

TurboGhast
2015-08-10, 06:51 PM
124: Pin a bundle of hay to the end and actually sweep stuff up.

Raimun
2015-08-10, 09:40 PM
125. Throw the pole away. Why did you have a pole? Indiana Jones never needed one.

Bard1cKnowledge
2015-08-12, 04:07 PM
126. Break it into two five foot poles and finally use that two weapon fighting feat you picked up 4 levels ago

Shadowsend
2015-08-13, 03:01 AM
Cast invisibility on a bag of holding, follow behind someone really irritating and holding the bag near their nether region, remove or insert the 10' pole.

Ninja_Prawn
2015-08-14, 03:59 AM
128. Tie a bit of red & white cloth on the end & really put the hobo into 'murderhobo'.
129. Fit a net to the end, catch butterflies, pixies, crabs, etc.
130. Make noises 10' away from where you are to draw the attacks of creatures like grimlocks that navigate by sound.

Anonymouswizard
2015-08-14, 04:37 AM
131: play a rogue, complain about them coming over here and stealing your job.

Ninja_Prawn
2015-08-14, 08:03 AM
131: play a rogue, complain about them coming over here and stealing your job.

Meta-humour is the best humour!

infinitum3d
2018-02-21, 11:22 AM
105. Insert the 10 ft. pole into the posterior of a Cleric, for the purpose of creating a new Paladin.

(Is that actually 105, or did the duplicates get scrubbed and reduce the number?)

So THAT'S how Paladins are created!?! LoL

infinitum3d
2018-02-21, 11:24 AM
106: Use as paddle.

Duplicate, either #8 Power, or #13 Club

FabulousFizban
2018-02-23, 07:51 AM
giant dildo

TheCount
2018-02-24, 04:34 PM
132: use it to get things out of water (making for example, a bottle float towards the shore like this: /°-> /¤ -> /. , or lifting them out if light enough)

133(?): put a hook on it! now you can get stuff up or down from as far as 10' up or down in a basket (for example)!!!!

RazorChain
2018-02-24, 06:19 PM
134. Hit people who necro almost 3 year old threads in the head

Jay R
2018-02-26, 10:53 AM
The original purpose of the ten foot pole was to press on every flagstone on the floor of the dungeon, to see if the floor is about to give way under you before you step on it, or the walls and ceilings, to see if they would collapse on you.

It all makes a lot more sense when you find out that when Gygax was growing up, there was an abandoned sanitarium near his house, and he would explore its basement corridors.

Grek
2018-02-26, 04:47 PM
135. To play the mazurka from a great height.

Wait, are we not talking about that kind of Pole?