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Old 01-09-2016, 11:04 AM   #1
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Default [Low-Tech] Crossbows and Rated ST

The Bows, Crossbows, and Rated ST sidebar on p. 74 implies that there are material-based limits on the rated ST of a wooden crossbow:

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A steel crossbow (above) has only 1/4 a bow’s draw length, so performance is similar to that of a wooden crossbow with half the ST – but it can be built with much higher rated ST!
However, I can't seem to find any explicit mention of what those limits might be. The crossbows under Personal Artillery on p. 83 list the rated ST of the draw mechanism, but not the ones on the Muscle-Powered Ranged Weapon Table on p. 76. No luck in the pages surrounding the Basic Set crossbow rules, either. Am I on a wild-goose chase, or is the rule I'm looking for in some obscure section like the Materials section of Core Technologies?
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Old 01-09-2016, 11:20 AM   #2
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Default Re: [Low-Tech] Crossbows and Rated ST

Maximum rated ST for a given crossbow build is three times the minimum rated ST. Same for regular bows.

This was an implicit rule assumption that simply wasn't made explicit enough since the rule passage only refers to melee weapons. (Conversely, chances to hit enemies being changed by SM was only explicitly tied to ranged attacks and grapples for a long time.)
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Old 01-09-2016, 12:13 PM   #3
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Default Re: [Low-Tech] Crossbows and Rated ST

What's the minimum rated ST of a given crossbow type, though?

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Old 01-09-2016, 05:48 PM   #4
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What's the minimum rated ST of a given crossbow type, though?
For the crossbows in Basic, it's 7 for all three builds. I don't have Low-Tech for a comparison.
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