11-21-2011, 03:52 PM | #31 |
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Re: Pyramid 3-33 Low Tech
I've found myself in a bit of an argument (strong term) regarding some of the bow concepts in "The Deadly Spring"; specifically WRT Aiming and Acc. The points in-question are:
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11-21-2011, 04:31 PM | #32 | |
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Re: Pyramid 3-33 Low Tech
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I used to shoot re-curves before switching to a compound and the harder draw of heavier bows made my arm waver which would affect accuracy. And even my regular bow 75 lbs I could draw but after a few dozen shots got tiring and was really probably too heavy for me. That is what I like about compounds, your only hitting that draw for a moment but once it get past that the hold time on those things is easy. I could hold it for minutes if I needed to. |
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11-21-2011, 04:56 PM | #33 |
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Re: Pyramid 3-33 Low Tech
If you watch someone shooting a heavy warbow you'll see that they can't hold it while they aim. They pull back and release in the same turn. They can get pretty accurate with practice but they'll never be as accurate as someone with similar skill level shooting a lighter bow.
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11-21-2011, 05:07 PM | #34 |
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Re: Pyramid 3-33 Low Tech
I struggle with that logic. Taking a turn to aim should not make you less likely to hit your target, and then after taking the full 3 turns of aiming, the result is a shot at the same level of skill, had you not bothered aiming in the first place.
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11-21-2011, 05:21 PM | #35 | ||||
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One of the most accurate shooters I saw in real life would draw the bow as she raised it, and loose as soon as her bow was level. She hit where she was aiming at every time. So you could "waive" the first second, and say "you can Aim for one second," but holding aim beyond that requires more ST. Quote:
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11-21-2011, 05:23 PM | #36 |
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Re: Pyramid 3-33 Low Tech
The penalty is to skill, not Aim. Thus, if you don't use the rule where you can only Aim for as many seconds as your ST exceeds the bow's ST, just apply aim normally with the -2 to skill in place.
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11-21-2011, 05:31 PM | #37 | ||
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Having said that, thinking it through, I think I do see how it could end up being worse to aim—in having to hold the draw for a full second while you line up the target (hence the rule to limit how long you can do that at all).
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11-21-2011, 05:43 PM | #38 |
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Re: Pyramid 3-33 Low Tech
You got it. Drawing and holding the bow long enough to Aim causes a loss in skill, which is offset by holding aim a bit.
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11-21-2011, 05:56 PM | #39 | |
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11-21-2011, 05:58 PM | #40 | |
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You could also allow it as a Perk (Ready, Aim!)
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