Imagine this: Your on a hostile primitive alien planet, you hear the sound of music ahead of you, as you approach you see a large group of aliens around a fire, dancing and playing musical instruments, one of them turns around and spots you, then all of a sudden you get Zerg Rushed by a whole bunch of mad, instrument wielding primitives. Enough of the fun thoughts, lets flesh out the idea. How many times have you played a game that includes musical instruments but wont let you use them in a bar fight? Wouldn't it be fun to take your trusty guitar to meet someones face? I, folks, think it would be. The ability to use a musical instrument as a melee weapon would not only increase a role playing aspect but also it would add a little bit of comedy if it happens very rarely that you see people rush you with instruments. My idea of course is to make instruments into a weapon, they have their own stats and the stats will be like any other weapon so they aren't useless, low class pieces of junk. With each hit you make with one of these instruments it makes a noise, like the strings being plucked or a drum being beat or whatever other musical sounds you can think of. you may also get the ability to play your chosen instrument and become a Bard-like class. Of course you will be able to customize your instruments textures and what it is made of, like any other weapon, this will help to make your weapon, your own. So that about sums up my idea, I don't know if it was mentioned here before (Probably) but this is my version. Let me Clarify some things. 1. You can attack with sound waves as well as an impromptu smash to the face. 2. the are playable and deadly, but you don't have to use them for combat, that is primarily a choice. 3. I am not sure about the disguise aspect though. p.s. Read the comments, they are funny Thanks for reading, Peace.
Interesting. Perhaps you could disguise real weapons as instruments as well? Kind of like in the movie "Desperado". Also, would all of these weapons be the "guitar in the face" kind, or would some be able to hurt people with noise(ultra-waves/etc.)?
Hmm... They could be classified as a two-handed weapon, with left-click attacking with the instrument and right-click being play the instrument, some doing both depending on the instrument and how it's been tinkered with. I'm also envisioning a laser guitar with power chords being the trigger, bass instruments that cause localized earthquakes, rockfalls, and avalanches, and possibly music-based locks.
I really like the idea of instruments, but I'd prefer them as a fun little addition over a melee weapon. ex: unused buttons (zxcvbnm) can be hit to play different notes.
what about a pair of turn tables that fired a blast of sound waves. or perhaps magic instruments that did special attacks when you played the right combination of notes. picture tearing a mountain in half with a wicked guitar solo.
Different types of instrument should have different types of sound waves, too. For example, one guitar could shoot curved beams, while a different, maybe larger guitar would shoot some laser orbs that move in a sine wave pattern.
