10-24-2012, 04:37 AM | #1 |
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[LT] Monstrous Bow SM+3
So, I'm currently playing a Magneto-like mage in a fantasy campaign, with Telekinesis 35 (Magnetic, -50%) being his primary advantage. I realized that giving him a huge metal bow rated for ST 35 might be really effective, but I'm having trouble scaling it up.
The only metal bow that I found in the books is the tubular bow from Low Tech, but it's designed to be both small and light, letting the steel's tensile strength compensate for how short the bow and the draw length are. I'm not sure if it's in the spirit of the entry to just scale up the numbers. Now, Low Tech Companion 2 has rules for enlarging weapons. It pretty neatly puts ST 35 as suited for SM+3 wielders. Nothing outright bars me from making a SM+0 bow rated for ST 35, but the campaign setting is rather consistent, so some kind of natural progression would be preferred - i.e. a bow the size of a ballista would be much more plausible than a tiny human-sized bow that you can only draw with a hydraulic piston. I have several questions regarding the weapon scaling method:
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10-24-2012, 04:43 AM | #2 |
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Re: [LT] Monstrous Bow SM+3
You could try fiddling around with the deadly spring making a large metal cross now. May take a while, and you may find it doesn't do the damage you want, but it will be as close to realism as you are going to get.
You may even find such a large metal bow wouldn't work at all. Though truth be told, if he has magnetic powers he would probably be better off shooting metal bullets sling style! |
10-24-2012, 04:46 AM | #3 |
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Re: [LT] Monstrous Bow SM+3
How would a metal only teke pull a non magnetic bow string?
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10-24-2012, 05:23 AM | #4 |
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Re: [LT] Monstrous Bow SM+3
Good luck trying to make a bow with a metallic string.
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10-24-2012, 05:25 AM | #5 |
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10-24-2012, 05:28 AM | #6 |
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Why am I trying so hard to come up with puns about only "axes" being able to be "metal"?
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10-24-2012, 05:30 AM | #7 | |||
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A tubular bow is very hard to make, that's why the cost. The weight is also correct. Yes. |
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10-24-2012, 05:31 AM | #8 |
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Re: [LT] Monstrous Bow SM+3
Not so much arrows as planks of wood with fletching.
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10-24-2012, 07:11 AM | #9 | |||
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A better solution might either be metal parts on the string, or to make arrows with metal nocks (which might throw-off the balance, but that can be compensated if I make my own arrows). Quote:
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As for the "deadly spring", I don't know what you're referring to. Is there a system somewhere for calculating any of the things that would help me? I haven't seen it in any of the books, and if I try to do purely physical modelling, I'll probably get it wrong and not know how to translate it into GURPS rules anyhow. |
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10-24-2012, 07:14 AM | #10 |
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Re: [LT] Monstrous Bow SM+3
SM +3 is 3x length and diameter, so assuming longbow arrows, about 95" long, and 1" in diameter. Not that thick, I wouldn't call them planks. But nearly 8 feet long is pretty respectable :D
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