# Quarterstaffs/ conductivity
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/quarterstaffs-conductivity/4190
**Category:** The Drawing Board
**Created:** [November 24, 2013, 11:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/quarterstaffs-conductivity/4190 "2013-11-24T11:54:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Catfoodbob](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Catfoodbob)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2013, 11:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/quarterstaffs-conductivity/4190/1 "2013-11-24T11:54:43Z")
Well, in a game i just noticed while beating a shocker zombie on the head with a wooden quarterstaff, that i was still getting electrocuted by contact. so im just going to suggest maybe conductivity values of objects / flammability. so when wearing certain objects like wearing a raincoat and rubber boots/gloves should render shockers electricity irrelavent. and maybe other elemental resists for like fire from those pesky tripodbots that murder me every time… that i fight them and not just run away. i think that would just be a nice detail to probably buff items that are not trenchcoats and messenger bags 😛 even though we all like trenchcoats and messenger bags… just give reason to wear other things other than roleplay purpose like i know raincoats protect you from rain, but if you wear a army helmet it will protect u from most of the moral from drizzle. and perhaps clothes with acid resistance… after making acid relavent to where it would stick to u for a while damaging your clothes more while burning for a while… except rain or water would wash it off.
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### Author:  [@Zaweri\_Runewright](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zaweri_Runewright)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2013, 1:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/quarterstaffs-conductivity/4190/2 "2013-11-24T13:12:49Z")
Wearing rubber boots does not proctect you from shockers. The electricity is going from your arm to your other arm through your body.
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### Author:  [@Luissen](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Luissen)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2013, 2:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/quarterstaffs-conductivity/4190/3 "2013-11-24T14:00:05Z")
I agree that hitting a shocker with a nonconductive weapon shouldn’t result in you getting shocked, but I disagree with “immunity” because they seem to be able to control their projected energy in your general area. instead, I propose that wearing nonconductive equipment can offer a ‘resist’ roll when walking through the shock cloud