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Originally Posted by Bruno
It's a Pyramid article from issue #33 Low Tech, all about making bows.
A quick run through suggests using TL4 steel, you could get:
Draw Weight: 625
MinST: 36
Draw Length: 90
Damage: 8d+0 imp
Acc: 4
-1/die dmg Range: 337
1/2D Range: 337
Max Range: 337
Weight: 86.2/2.45
Bulk: -12
Cost (Bow/Arrow): $2145/$31.30
Arrows are 96 inches long, 1.25 inch diameter, listed arrows are barbed war arrows made of black walnut wood.
For folks with the spreadsheet, N is 3, thickness is 0.75 inches, stave is straight/rectangular, bow length is 192", working percentage 94%, damage is "cinematic" to be more in line with GURPS but I think cinematic damage diverts a bit at the higher ST ranges :)
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That looks suited for what I'm trying to do, but those stats are weird! Damage is 8d imp, but ST 36 thrusting is 4d-1. Bulk is -12 when ship-mounted cannons tend to have -10.
I don't have that Pyramid, but I might get it and fiddle around with the stats a bit.