OK, I have another hypothetical for you (seeing as how well the last one went...);
It's a few years after the world went to hell. For the sake of argument, let's say nukes destroyed every city on the planet and the only survivors are in rural communities or have reverted back to the bane of Fallout - the Raider Tribes. One such tribe has been harassing your villiage for a few months now, and you've officially run out of ammo. You have a variety of household objects (for the sake of this, I'm just gonna say "whatever you have in your house right now"), and you have to arm/armour yourself before the next attack, and you think you have enough time to make something new and get a rough feeling for how to use it.
What do you arm yourself with and what do you use for armour?
For my choices, I'd go with a spear from a kitchen knife and a broom handle [http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q255/Chipperz1/Spear.jpg], and probably try to get a hoodie that was coloured close to the surrounding area as camo, rather than all out armour.
Yes, I was so bored I photoshopped a kitchen knife onto a broom handle in case you couldn't picture it...
EDIT 1 - New Rules to keep this interesting;
There is electricity. It's provided by a single generator that runs on petrol. You also have any vehicles that you, yourself, own. They run on the same petrol that provides you electricity. Yes, this means you can have one or the other.
There are no modern conveniences. Water is provided by a nearby stream and frequently tastes of wild dog urine. There is no internet or phone lines.
You are cut off - you can run if you want, but it'd be quicker and easier to say you kill yourself. Anyone sent to get help is returned, Mad Max II style. Or in pieces, whatever is scarier for you.
Just to stress an original rule, there is no more ammo. It has run out. All of it. I will make an exception for slings and basic arrows, but don't expect them to go anything resembling straight when you fire them...
As a way of compensating for the new limitations, I am widening the search - the town you're defending has the remains of a small newsagent and a DIY store, so you have tools and, uhh, magazines.
It's a few years after the world went to hell. For the sake of argument, let's say nukes destroyed every city on the planet and the only survivors are in rural communities or have reverted back to the bane of Fallout - the Raider Tribes. One such tribe has been harassing your villiage for a few months now, and you've officially run out of ammo. You have a variety of household objects (for the sake of this, I'm just gonna say "whatever you have in your house right now"), and you have to arm/armour yourself before the next attack, and you think you have enough time to make something new and get a rough feeling for how to use it.
What do you arm yourself with and what do you use for armour?
For my choices, I'd go with a spear from a kitchen knife and a broom handle [http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q255/Chipperz1/Spear.jpg], and probably try to get a hoodie that was coloured close to the surrounding area as camo, rather than all out armour.
Yes, I was so bored I photoshopped a kitchen knife onto a broom handle in case you couldn't picture it...
EDIT 1 - New Rules to keep this interesting;
There is electricity. It's provided by a single generator that runs on petrol. You also have any vehicles that you, yourself, own. They run on the same petrol that provides you electricity. Yes, this means you can have one or the other.
There are no modern conveniences. Water is provided by a nearby stream and frequently tastes of wild dog urine. There is no internet or phone lines.
You are cut off - you can run if you want, but it'd be quicker and easier to say you kill yourself. Anyone sent to get help is returned, Mad Max II style. Or in pieces, whatever is scarier for you.
Just to stress an original rule, there is no more ammo. It has run out. All of it. I will make an exception for slings and basic arrows, but don't expect them to go anything resembling straight when you fire them...
As a way of compensating for the new limitations, I am widening the search - the town you're defending has the remains of a small newsagent and a DIY store, so you have tools and, uhh, magazines.
Sadly, there's still no ammo left, but the whole hypothetical situation will, I'm sure, let someone kill a raider with a few shells before the attack starts