Flaregun

flaregun This is a single-shot gun with a flare loaded into it. The flare is made out of eight pieces of flare, and pirates sometimes use it to lead each other to the locations of pieces of eight. Type: combat item Selling Price: 45 Meat. Deals Various Kinds of Naval Damage (In-game plural: flareguns)

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Obtained From

The Obligatory Pirate's Cove

sassy pirate

shifty pirate

smarmy pirate

Items

Arr, M80

When Used

	You fire the flaregun into the air, calling in an Arrrr strike.You hear a rumbling in the distance, and a few seconds later, a cannonball hits your opponent for 10-30 damage.

or

	You fire the flaregun into the air, calling in an Arrrr strike.You hear a rumbling in the distance, and a few seconds later, a flaming cannonball hits your opponent for 10-30 (+10-30) damage.

or

	You fire the flaregun into the air, calling in an Arrrr strike.You hear a rumbling in the distance, and a few seconds later, a flaming cannonball hits you.
	You lose 10-30 hit points. You lose 10-30 hit points. (hot damage)

• If used during the Mysterious Island Quest:

	You fire the flaregun into the air, but nothing happens -- looks like the pirates are really, seriously gone.

Notes

• Using a flaregun at The Last Stand will earn you the Order of the Silver Wossname from The Council of Loathing

References

• "Eight pieces of flare" references the movie Office Space, in which Jennifer Aniston's boss freely admits that fifteen pieces of "flair" (humorous buttons, badges and shinies) is the minimum, then continually chastises her for wearing exactly fifteen pieces of flair.
• "Pieces of eight" refers to the popular linkage of sea piracy with the Spanish dollar.
• An "Arrrr strike" is a pun for airstrike, which is often used for strategic bombing.

See Also

• Combat Items

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