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Old 10-17-2014, 02:14 AM   #12
Tyneras
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Kentucky, USA
Default Re: Typical ST for a war bow?

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Originally Posted by Verjigorm View Post
I think it's funny that so many people see a need to make additional rules increasing ST based damage to bows, but doesn't just, I dunno, increase ST scores to use bows that match what we know historically existed.

Stat normalization is all good and all, but ST is one stat we know varies dramatically between people, and in small amounts.
Because we are talking about a highly specialized form of ST, to the point where people had warped skeletons from developing those specific muscles their entire lives. This isn't all-around full body strength, this is the ability to pull in one specific motion really hard.

Besides, a damage bonus for having high scores in muscle-powered skills has a long tradition in GURPS.
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