# Add a warning to help make sure you don’t pierce a follower with a reach attack

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/add-a-warning-to-help-make-sure-you-don-t-pierce-a-follower-with-a-reach-attack/24693>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [September 9, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/add-a-warning-to-help-make-sure-you-don-t-pierce-a-follower-with-a-reach-attack/24693 "2020-09-09T16:39:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![redxlaser15](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/redxlaser15/32/1573_2.png) [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/add-a-warning-to-help-make-sure-you-don-t-pierce-a-follower-with-a-reach-attack/24693/1 "2020-09-09T16:39:44Z")

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I’ve had way too many times where I’ve tried to stab an enemy with a reach attack, and in doing so almost murder my follower to death.

Sometimes it feels like I’m more of a threat to my followers than the zombies. Even with lots of torso armor I’ve managed to get their torso health from full to two bars before, causing a lot of bleeding as well.

At least they realize it’s an accident so they don’t get pissy about it.

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**Author:** ![spicyshadow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@spicyshadow](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/spicyshadow)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/add-a-warning-to-help-make-sure-you-don-t-pierce-a-follower-with-a-reach-attack/24693/2 "2020-09-09T20:10:21Z")

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Sounds like free meat to me.

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**Author:** ![GiggleGrassGatherer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/gigglegrassgatherer/32/7743_2.png) [@GiggleGrassGatherer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GiggleGrassGatherer)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 10:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/add-a-warning-to-help-make-sure-you-don-t-pierce-a-follower-with-a-reach-attack/24693/3 "2020-09-10T10:09:15Z")

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But what if it’s still summer, and you don’t have the means to store it?

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**Author:** ![redxlaser15](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/redxlaser15/32/1573_2.png) [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/add-a-warning-to-help-make-sure-you-don-t-pierce-a-follower-with-a-reach-attack/24693/4 "2020-09-10T18:53:43Z")

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I haven’t resorted to cannibalism… yet…

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**Author:** ![Mallowdust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Mallowdust](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mallowdust)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/add-a-warning-to-help-make-sure-you-don-t-pierce-a-follower-with-a-reach-attack/24693/5 "2020-09-10T22:19:17Z")

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On a bright note I think this function exists for situations where you are aiming with a gun and an ally moves into the line of fire.