06-23-2019, 05:14 AM | #21 |
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06-23-2019, 06:27 AM | #22 |
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Indeed, it is a good deal! But I myself wouldn't prohibit Weapon Master, Weapon Bond, Enhanced Parry, Combat Reflexes, generic high skill, or Fine (Balance) (if such were allowed for sticks) combined with staffs, as some sort of counter to that high Parry.
But maybe reining in staff Parry is indeed part of the thinking behind the prohibition of Fine (Balance) for sticks. I don't know. Either way, for any GM wondering whether the prohibition is really necessary, my recommendation would be simple: Allow it. See if something breaks.
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06-23-2019, 08:22 AM | #23 |
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07-05-2019, 08:55 PM | #24 |
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Well, guess what? If you have it, Pyramid 3/89 page 23. lets sticks have the balance mod, but at an increased price. +14 CF instead of +4 CF.
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07-05-2019, 11:30 PM | #25 | |
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In-game justification (if wanted): Creating masterful balance requires a lot of additional work, not more expensive materials. Unlike swords, etc., which use expensive materials, the cost of a stick weapon is almost entirely the cost of the work. Thus, masterful balance raises the cost of sticks by a higher percentage. I didn't have an idea in mind for how much extra the option should cost, so I'll stick with this published suggestion in Pyramid. ($150 for a well-balanced quarterstaff is some really expensive wood, but we'll see whether there are any takers. . . )
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07-06-2019, 06:17 AM | #26 | |
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Now, this doesn't touch when you are using truly exotic and expensive material. Forging a sword from the iron in the blood of 1K sacrifice victims, well, that's priceless. |
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07-06-2019, 07:50 AM | #27 |
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That's not what he said. He said that making a balanced stick takes a lot more labor relative to the starting price.
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07-06-2019, 03:51 PM | #28 |
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I've made spear shafts and staves using nothing but a machete and sandpaper. Saplings and coppiced branches are preferable to large trees. It takes a while to develop a good technique but the job goes much more quickly if you pick the right timber because it already has the right thickness and taper before you start. All you need the machete for is to strip the bark and to shave off any rough spots. These weapon shafts are far stronger than dowels purchased from a timber yard because the growth rings are intact, which means that the sapwood and heartwood is intact. Dowels are usually cut from much larger trees, which make them far weaker than complete branches and saplings.
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07-06-2019, 06:15 PM | #29 | |
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In some circumstances it may be that a balanced stick becomes unbalanced as it ages and wears.
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