04-14-2012, 10:28 PM | #11 | |
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Re: Why short bow instead of long bow?
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So, there are times where longbows are more crippling than effective. |
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04-14-2012, 10:34 PM | #12 |
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Re: Why short bow instead of long bow?
True, but I was wondering if Gurps, or other posters with experience in using bow in the field, has such rules/suggestions.
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04-14-2012, 10:40 PM | #13 | |
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Re: Why short bow instead of long bow?
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That's likely "well into GURPS resolution" type stuff, though. One thing that should be true is that the short, fat limbs will need to deflect more to achieve full draw, therefore a short bow should be less efficient than a longer one.
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04-14-2012, 10:42 PM | #14 |
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Re: Why short bow instead of long bow?
Usually, short self bows are used by people who mostly shoot small or medium game, or use poison, and don't have a plentiful supply of good bow wood handy. If you have lots of ash and yew around, and you often hunt deer and bear, then a long self bow looks attractive. If good wood isn't available, or you mostly hunt rabbits, then something shorter looks better.
In the real world, what type of weapon to use wasn't an abstract consideration of all options, but "of the two types of bow available locally, which will best meet my needs?" Having a good idea of what kit is available where can be a useful flavour tool for a GM.
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04-14-2012, 11:03 PM | #15 | |
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Re: Why short bow instead of long bow?
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Either way, if the spreadsheet covers it then I got it. Does any of what you said require adjusting of the sheet's output? While I have you here, I notice that the sheet put's pi instead of pi+ even though the arrow shaft is greater than the required 0.4" thickness from the article on target/flight arrows. |
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04-14-2012, 11:33 PM | #16 | |
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Nothing I said before requires adjusting the sheet's output, although if you had an 8" non-working handle on (say) an 80" bow, you'd need to change the working percentage to 90%.
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04-15-2012, 02:27 AM | #17 |
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Re: Why short bow instead of long bow?
Didn't samurai bows (which are used from horseback) count as Long Bows for stats? (Edit: it isn't; it's actually Composite by stats, which is better but more expensive; see below.)
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04-15-2012, 02:39 AM | #18 | |
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So yeah, they get longbow stats, and reduced bulk when used on horseback, but full bulk when used anywhere vertical clearance matters.
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04-15-2012, 02:42 AM | #19 | |
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Like in dungeons? I guess that's a serious flaw for DF-equivalents, but a castle wall or the fields of war seem quite accepting of such a design. |
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04-15-2012, 02:48 AM | #20 |
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Re: Why short bow instead of long bow?
Sure, but you price it as a bamboo/hardwood recurve bow, which should wind up being expensive enough to make you say "YOW!" :-)
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