Wooden Stick Arm

Summary

The Wooden Stick Arm is a magical prosthetic limb attached to Sucks' chest, created when Sucks slipped in Purple Goo while pretending to have diarrhea outside an old man's place. The stick functions as a third arm for Sucks, though he lacks proficiency in controlling it. In Session 10 of the campaign, the weapon proved itself a liability during Sucks' attempted backstab of the Thunder Hogs, flapping uncontrollably after the failed attack. The item survived confiscation when the Thunder Hogs imprisoned the party, as they took Sucks' dagger and bow but left the wooden stick arm.

Properties

The Wooden Stick Arm is a wooden stick that became permanently attached to Sucks' chest through contact with Purple Goo. The attachment gives Sucks three arms total and can extend outward to punch targets, functioning as what Sucks refers to as his "Shoot First" ability. The stick is thin enough that the party discussed whether it could fit under the crack beneath a metal door, with one participant comparing its diameter to "a baby's leg."

The limb operates independently of Sucks' conscious control to some degree. During combat, Sucks admitted "I'm not good at using it yet" and "I'm bad at this," acknowledging his lack of proficiency with the prosthetic. When the Thunder Hogs dragged Sucks to prison following his failed attack, the captor had to keep moving their face out of the way because the stick arm was "flapping around" uncontrollably.

The wooden stick arm can potentially serve multiple purposes beyond combat. While imprisoned, Sucks considered using it to pick a lock, though this plan was thwarted when he discovered no lock mechanism existed on the inside of the prison door. The party later proposed using the stick as a tail for a taxidermy bear disguise by shoving it through the bear's butthole.

History

Session 10

In Session 10, Sucks attempted to weaponize the Wooden Stick Arm during combat with the Thunder Hogs. He deployed what he called his "Shoot First" ability, describing the attack: "I attached the stick to my chest and I want it to come out and punch them in the face." The backstab attempt failed, and the extended arm became a hindrance rather than an asset. As a Thunder Hogs member dragged Sucks toward imprisonment, the captor "just keeps moving his face out of the way because it's like flapping around."

Following the party's capture and imprisonment, the Thunder Hogs confiscated Sucks' conventional weapons—his dagger and bow—but left the Wooden Stick Arm attached to his body. While confined in the cell, Sucks attempted to use the stick's length to reach the lock mechanism from inside, noting "there's locks on the other side of the door. And I have this long stick that can go through solid metal or underneath." When questioned about the stick's dimensions, the group determined it might fit beneath the door crack.

During escape planning, Sucks explained the item's origin to Abdul: "I was pretending to have diarrhea and I used this purple goo and then I slipped in it and then the purple goo attached the stick to my body." Later, when the party discussed disguising themselves with a Taxidermy Bear, Sucks proposed repurposing the stick as a makeshift tail by shoving it through the bear's butthole.