1IfyourenotfamiliarwiththesegunsasensibleruleofthumbisIfitsmeanttobeheldintwohandsitstoobig2 Head Unconsciousfor5minutes Body Immobilisedbutconsciousfor5minutes Limb Thelimbisimmobilisedfor5min ID: 94213
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werecarryingarealknife,youwouldn'tbeabletoconvinceyourtargetthatitwasapencilbyholdingyourthumboverthelabel,sodon'tdothateither.Messyweaponsandwaterweaponsshouldbeusedsensibly;wheretherulesstate\withcare",nolarge-calibrewaterweapons(largerthanaSupersoakerXP270oraStormForce2)1shouldbeused,smallerwaterweaponsshouldbecarefullyaimedandnotusedtoexcess.Don'tusemessyorwaterweaponsagainstpeoplecarryingsomethingexpensiveorwearingformalclothes;theymightgetannoyed.Weaponsshouldbespecictothevictim{killingbystandersistobeavoidedevenwhenthee ectisharmless.Membersofthepoliceforceareonlypermittedtousedirectattacks(usingguns,knives,etc.)andbombsinthecourseoftheirduties;otherindirectmethodssuchaspoisonorletterbombsmaynotbeused,andpoliceshouldtakeextracarenottouseanyweaponwhichmayendangerinnocentcivilians.KillsmadebypoliceusingillegalmethodswillbeinvalidatedandtheocersinquestiondisciplinedappropriatelybytheChiefofPoliceortheUmpire.Exceptwherenotedbelow,mostweaponswillkillthetargetinstantlyiftheystrikeanypartoftheheadortorso.Ifalimbishitthenitcannolongerbeusedforthedurationoftheencounterforanygame-relatedpurpose,includingtore,reloadorholdaweapon,toopenadoororwindowortorunaway(althoughifyouhavetorunawaytheUmpirewillprobablybelenientshouldyouuseaninjuredlimbtotakeyourweaponswithyouratherthanleavethembehind,aslongasyoudon'tusesuchweaponsagainintheencounter).Anyassassinwhocontinuestotousealimbwhichhasbeeninjuredwillndthatanyassociatedkillsareinvalidatedandpossiblythattheexertionisdeemedtohavecauseddeathfrombloodloss.2DirectWeapons2.1GunsRubberbandguns,Nerfweapons,pea-shooters,toypigcatapultsandrubberbandsredfromthengersmaybeusedasguns.Othersimilarweaponsmayalsobeallowed,butyoumustcontacttheumpirebeforeusingonesoitcanbeapproved.Adirecthitisrequired;projectilesreboundingo walls,etc.,donotcount.BBgunsarenotallowed;donotevenbotherasking.Ifyourweaponlooksinanywaylikearealweaponyoumaynotuseit.Youmayconsideritperfectlysafe,butthelawonthisissueisquitestrictandtheGuildhasnodesiretoseeitsmembersarrested.Trytoavoidheadshotswithallprojectileweapons.Ifyouarefoundtobeusingarealistic-lookinggunanykillsmadewithitwillbeinvalidatedandyouwillbemadewantedorremovedfromthegame. 1Ifyou'renotfamiliarwiththeseguns,asensibleruleofthumbis:Ifit'smeanttobeheldintwohands,it'stoobig.2 Head Unconsciousfor5minutes Body Immobilisedbutconsciousfor5minutes Limb Thelimbisimmobilisedfor5minutes 2.3Knives,Swords,RabbitsAndOtherMeleeWeaponsKnivesmadeoffoam,rubberorcardboard,plastickniveswithretractableblades,pensandpencilsmaybeusedasknives.Anythingwhichisnotveryobviouslyaknifeshouldbelabelled\KNIFE".Pleasebecarefulwhenattack-ingpeoplewithpencilsoranythingelsevaguelypointy.Beextra-carefulwhenthrowingknives.Arbitraryobjectsmaynotbeturnedintoweaponssimplybywriting\KNIFE"onthem;thismayonlybedonetovaguelyknife-shapedobjects.Nometalob-jectsincludingcutleryknivesmayeverbeusedasknives.Plasticorcardboardswordsmaybeusedasswords;cardboardonesmustbelabelled\SWORD".Toylightsabresmayalsobeused.Rolled-upnewspapersorcardboardpostertubesarecoshes,notswords.LatexLARPswordsandknivesmayalsobeused,providing:Youknowhowtousethemsafely:particularly,pullyourblows,andneverstabanyone;slicingattacksonlyTheweaponisingoodconditionFlu yanimalsmaybeusedasattackanimalsaslongastheyarelabelled\KNIFE",\ATTACKANIMAL",\KILLERRABBIT",etc.Ideallyallattackanimalsshouldbepresentedtotheumpirerstastheumpirelikestoseewhatembarassing u yanimalsassassinskeepintheirrooms.2.4GarottesToiletrollorothersofttissuepapermaybeusedtogarotteanenemy.Youmustnotuseasagarotteanythingwhichwillnottearinhalfeasily;particularly,handkerchiefsandtiesmustnotbeusedasyoucouldreallystranglesomeonewiththem.2.5GrenadesConfettiinbagsmadefromtissuepaperorwaterbombsmaybeused.Youmaynotemploysnowballs.Usecommonsensewithallofthese.Theywillkilliftheystrikeanypartoftheheadorbody.Iftheyhitawallandsplashyourheadorbodyappreciably(ie.ifyou'rewettish)youaredead.Ifyouareonlyslightlysplashed,yousurvive.Beingsplashedonthearmsorlegswilldisablethelimbsinquestionasnormal.2.6Boulders,Safes,Pianos,FridgesAnempty(large)box,orlumpofexpandedpolystyrenemaybelabelled`safe',`fridge',`anvil'orsimilar,andthendropped.Itcankillifitfallsatleastameterbeforeimpact.Abeachball(orsimilarverylightballonly)atleastthesizeofafootballmaybelabelledasaboulderandthenrolled,droppedorthrownas4 is[insertnameofsubstance]andiscompletelyharmless.Queriesshouldbeaddressedtothisterm'sUmpire,MartinO'LearyofStJohn'sCollege(assassins@srcf.ucam.org).Anyonefailingtoreplacethetext`[insertnameofsubstancehere]'withtheactualnameofthesubstanceinquestionwillbemadewantedforextremestupidity.Powderedcontactpoison(talc, our,etc.)mustnotbesentthroughtheRoyalMail.Cards,letters,parcels,etc.thataresentthroughthemailservice(UniversityorRoyal)orarehandedtoporters,andhaveleakedtheircontactpoison,aredeemedtohavekilledinnocentvictims.Remember:CarelessTalcCostsLives.`Blackmail'lettersmustbeindividuallyapprovedbytheumpirebeforeuse.Thesearepoisonedletterswhicho erapoisonedvictimthechanceofananti-doteinreturnforpromptlykillingaplayerchosenbythesender.Thereceiverwillbemadewantedifthekillingbreachesnormaltargettingrules,butatleasthewon'tbedead...perhapsalegalmethodofkillingcouldbecontrived.Notealsothataninappropriatechoiceoftargetbythesender(e.g.anon-player)mayendupmakingthesenderwantedtoo.3.4BombsFakeexplosivedevicesmaybeconstructedinordertoblowupotherplayers.Itshouldgowithoutsayingthatattemptingtoactuallyblowupotherplayerswithrealbombsisstrictlyprohibited.Allbombsshouldbeclearlymarkedwiththewords\FAKEBOMB"(thewordFAKEmustnotbesmallerthanthewordBOMB)andadisclaimertothee ectof:ThisisaharmlessimitationbombconstructedforthepurposesofagameplayedbytheCambridgeUniversityAssassins'Guild.Pleasedonottouch.AnyqueriesshouldbeaddressedtotheUmpire,MartinO'LearyofStJohn'sCollege(assassins@srcf.ucam.org).Thedisclaimershouldbeontheoutsideofthebomb,visibleassoonasthebombisseen.Ifyouknowwhatarealbomblookslike,ensurethatyourimitationbombdoesnotlooklikeone.Inparticular,avoidleavingelectricalwiringpokingoutofthebomb.Thebasiccomponentofanybombisthedetonator.Thiscanbeanythingwhich,whentriggered,emitssomesortofloudnoiseasasignalthatthebombhasgoneo .Capdetonators,partypoppers,balloon-and-pinarrangementsandbattery-poweredbuzzersareallsuitableforuseasdetonators.Adetonatorwhichgoeso willkillanyonetouchingit,andmaythereforebesucientasaletterbomborpigeonholebomb.Mostbomb-makers,however,willalsowanttoincludeadditionalexplosives,sothatthetargetcanbekilledwhennottouchingthedetonator.Manysubstancesmaybeusedasexplosive;goodexamplesarewater,plasticine,styrofoampackingchipsorcottonwool,allheldinaclosedcontainersuchasabottleorabox.Aironlycountsasanexplosiveifcontainedinballoons.Ifyouarenotsurewhethersomethingcanbeusedasexplosive,asktheUmpire.6 Bombsplantedonatarget'sdoorwhichgoo whenthedoorisunlockedorthedoorhandleisturnedarenotallowedasthereisnoreasonabledefenceagainstthem.Bombsmaybedealtwitheitherbydisarmingthem,orbydetonatingthemfromasafeplaceoutsidetheblastradius.Bombscannotbedestroyedbyotherbombs.Forpeoplewithsmallerroomsworriedaboutbeingabletogetoutoftheblastradiusofalargebomb,youmaycontacttheumpireconcerningthebuidingofabombshelter/barricade/bunkerinyourroom.Wheneveryouconstruct,disarmordetonateabomb,pleasedescribethebomb'sconstructionasfullyaspossibleinthereportyousendtotheUmpire.Inaddition,ifyouhaveanycomponentsofadetonatedbomb(particularlyelectronics),pleasekeepholdofthemandtheUmpirewillarrangethattheyarereturnedtotheoriginalowner.Noneoftheexplosivesordetonatorsusedinabombwhichhasgoneo maybere-usedwithinthesamegamebyanyplayer,butifyouareabletodisarmthebombwithoutsettingito youmaykeepitandattempttouseityourselfaslongasitisreturnedtotheownerattheendofthegame.Youwillnditdiculttodosobecauseofthevolumeofexplosiverequired,butbuildingabombtodestroy,forexample,anentirecollegeisinanycasenotpermitted.(Attemptingtodosowillprobablymakeyouwantedanyway.)ItissuggestedthatanyplayerswantingtoconstructparticularlycleverorunusualbombscheckwiththeUmpirebeforedoingsotobesurethattheirinventionislegal.4Miscellany4.1OtherWeaponsItispossibletousemanyotherweaponsnotinthislist.However,youmustcontacttheumpiretoregisteranyotherweaponrstsothattheumpirecandecidewhetheritisfairandsafe.Anykillsyoumakewithanunlicensedweaponmaybedisallowed.Examplesofpreviously-licensednoveltyweaponsincludepoisonedumbrellas(suchasthatusedtokillGeorgiMarkov),double-deckerbusesandpoisonedlipstick.4.2ShieldsTherearenoshieldsinthisgame,andclothing,bagsandweaponrywillnotblockincomingshots.Thismeansthatifyouarehitinthebackwhilecarryingarucksack,andtheshotwouldhavehityourbodyhadyounotbeenwearingit,youaredead.Weaponsmaylikewisenotblockshotsandsohitstoyourweaponmaycountashavinghityourarmorbodyasappropropriateiftheywouldotherwisehavedoneso.4.3DisallowedWeaponsNoneofthefollowingweaponswillbeallowed.Pleasedon'ttrytolicensethem.Bodyarmour8