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Old 12-01-2012, 02:25 PM   #12
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Default Re: Do the Archery rules cover this?

It is certain to impress the ladies. GURPS would cover all that with a Combat Art skill and be done. There is little that would be useful in a fight. The bow was underpowered, he never used a full draw, and the arrows were too light - his shots would barely deliver a single point of damage with the GURPS system. Those arrows might annoy someone who was naked and standing right in front of the shooter, but they'd bounce off a jacket or denim jeans (DR 0 clothing).

Look at the mail shot again. He seems to have chosen links that were very large and an arrowhead that was very small. He would have kept shooting until a fluke arrow found one of the gaps in the mesh and didn't bounce off a link. We only saw that one shot, not all the others. In any case, extant mail doesn't have gaps large enough for any kind of war arrow to pass through without touching a link. The arrow would have to physically break at least one link to gain useful penetration.

I'd love to see close-up slow-motion footage of how he grabs the arrow and nocks so quickly. It is pretty cool to watch.
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