Pyramid 3-33 Low Tech

Hannes665 · 07-21-2011, 05:59 PM

Just bought it and am still going through the chapter about bows.

Wow! Some work put into it there! Great work and the XLS sheet is a nice touch.

Just wanted to say, Great Work, looking forward to build a archer.

Mateus · 07-21-2011, 06:02 PM

Now I wanted it even more! Does it also cover crossbows?

zoncxs · 07-21-2011, 06:05 PM

and now i buy, yay!

DouglasCole · 07-21-2011, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Mateus

Now I wanted it even more! Does it also cover crossbows?

Bows, crossbows, and straight, recurve, reflex, and compound varieties of each. Any material that you can have or invent materials properties for, you can build into a bow. Also includes footbows.

DouglasCole · 07-21-2011, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Hannes665

Wow! Some work put into it there! Great work and the XLS sheet is a nice touch.

Once Steven agreed to include it, it made it a lot easier to ask the designer to do the iteration required to get it right. Or, well, as close to right as I could; the "real" version of right requires a lot of computation. There's a LOT of math behind one of the oldest weapons in history!

Mateus · 07-21-2011, 06:18 PM

Bought it! =) =) =)

seasong · 07-21-2011, 07:55 PM

I'm a little awed at the bows article.

It just got yoinked for design work in my TL0 demigods campaign.

Trachmyr · 07-21-2011, 11:47 PM

Very nice issue.

Although the bit about blowguns is kinda scary what you can get the damage up to.

Although I have a nitpick about the Breath Mastery Perk, as it specifies that it's ST bonus is to help the damage and range of blowguns, but unless I'm missing something, damage is not based on ST... instead it's a flat amount.

Ulzgoroth · 07-21-2011, 11:50 PM

Bows article is awesome. Couple questions though.

Is there any advantage to a heavier arrowhead that couldn't be had more cheaply by making the shaft heavier?

Are the Acc values in the article intended to correspond to standard acc scores, or acc scores recalibrated as per the Reduced Acc option on LT:75?

Trachmyr · 07-22-2011, 02:45 AM

A few questions about blowguns:

1) Why are Darts better than Spikes? Darts are twice as expensive, have the same stats but do pi- rather than Imp.

2) Can a dart/spiked be barbed? If so, what's the CF and effect (1/2 dmg on removal)?

3) Using these modifiers, it's possible to use 4lb. spikes in a blowgun for some scary damage... is that intended, I wouldn't think that's even possible.

4) Does the bonus from rifiling apply before or after quality modifiers.

5) How does the weight multipliers for Sturdy & High Quality materials interact? The article states that you need both for a long blowgun to be treated as a staff, but if so, then it would weigh a lot more than a staff! How does weight increase affect Min ST?

6) Narrow & wide options seem to indicate that the blowgun itself is thinner or wider, but weight doesn't change... is this intended?

7) The Breath Mastery Perk seems to indicate that it should improve damage and range, but how is damage affected when it's not based on ST?

07-21-2011, 05:59 PM	#1
Hannes665 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Reykjavik, Iceland	Pyramid 3-33 Low Tech Just bought it and am still going through the chapter about bows. Wow! Some work put into it there! Great work and the XLS sheet is a nice touch. Just wanted to say, Great Work, looking forward to build a archer. __________________ In the Griffin World I play Agriana Trotter, here is the GURPS crunch. Darth Vader "Luke! I am your fathers second cousins sisters best friends brother!" Luke Skywalker "Nooo... eehh What?!"

07-21-2011, 06:02 PM	#2
Mateus Join Date: May 2008 Location: Curitiba - PR (Brazil)	Re: Pyramid 3-33 Low Tech Now I wanted it even more! Does it also cover crossbows? __________________ Link for my DF Campaign Game: http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/panorica

07-21-2011, 06:05 PM	#3
zoncxs Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: earth....I think.	Re: Pyramid 3-33 Low Tech and now i buy, yay! __________________ Shen Shanlin Cryo Soldier Cris Jedi Zero Agent Chaos Octavian Kreel

07-21-2011, 06:18 PM	#6
Mateus Join Date: May 2008 Location: Curitiba - PR (Brazil)	Re: Pyramid 3-33 Low Tech Bought it! =) =) =) __________________ Link for my DF Campaign Game: http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/panorica

07-21-2011, 07:55 PM	#7
seasong Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Seattle, WA	Re: Pyramid 3-33 Low Tech I'm a little awed at the bows article. It just got yoinked for design work in my TL0 demigods campaign. __________________ Thomas Weigel Gamer, Coder, Geek

07-21-2011, 11:47 PM	#8
Trachmyr Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Florida	Re: Pyramid 3-33 Low Tech Very nice issue. Although the bit about blowguns is kinda scary what you can get the damage up to. Although I have a nitpick about the Breath Mastery Perk, as it specifies that it's ST bonus is to help the *damage* and range of blowguns, but unless I'm missing something, damage is not based on ST... instead it's a flat amount.

07-21-2011, 11:50 PM	#9
Ulzgoroth Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: Pyramid 3-33 Low Tech Bows article is awesome. Couple questions though. Is there any advantage to a heavier arrowhead that couldn't be had more cheaply by making the shaft heavier? Are the Acc values in the article intended to correspond to standard acc scores, or acc scores recalibrated as per the Reduced Acc option on LT:75? __________________ I don't know any 3e, so there is no chance that I am talking about 3e rules by accident.

07-22-2011, 02:45 AM	#10
Trachmyr Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Florida	Re: Pyramid 3-33 Low Tech A few questions about blowguns: 1) Why are Darts better than Spikes? Darts are twice as expensive, have the same stats but do pi- rather than Imp. 2) Can a dart/spiked be barbed? If so, what's the CF and effect (1/2 dmg on removal)? 3) Using these modifiers, it's possible to use 4lb. spikes in a blowgun for some scary damage... is that intended, I wouldn't think that's even possible. 4) Does the bonus from rifiling apply before or after quality modifiers. 5) How does the weight multipliers for Sturdy & High Quality materials interact? The article states that you need both for a long blowgun to be treated as a staff, but if so, then it would weigh a lot more than a staff! How does weight increase affect Min ST? 6) Narrow & wide options seem to indicate that the blowgun itself is thinner or wider, but weight doesn't change... is this intended? 7) The Breath Mastery Perk seems to indicate that it should improve damage and range, but how is damage affected when it's not based on ST?