06-21-2015, 01:07 PM | #11 |
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Re: [LT] What if a weapon is in several categories?
Yeah, as I understand it the cost for a Very Fine non-sword is through the roof because, historically, such items were very rare and you would need a specialist to make them. That might not apply to, say, dwarfs who like Very Fine axes thank you very much. If you combine DF and LTC2 (may God have mercy on your campaign), there's little point to using a sword at all. A Dwarven axe with a spike is strictly better than a sword with the exception of weight.
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06-21-2015, 01:36 PM | #12 |
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Re: [LT] What if a weapon is in several categories?
I don't know. I was thinking in terms of the practical making of real objects, where (IME) trying to upgrade just one aspect is often quite hard, and doing the whole job better is more effective.
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06-21-2015, 02:03 PM | #13 |
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Re: [LT] What if a weapon is in several categories?
A khopesh is an all metal sword like thing (as well as axe like thing) that already costs as much as a sword, making a Fine Khopesh should use sword costs
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06-21-2015, 02:13 PM | #14 |
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Re: [LT] What if a weapon is in several categories?
I agree with Kalzazz here; the high cost factor of quality axes, polearms, and maces isn't so much because they're harder to make, but because the base weapons are so cheap. An axe or mace is $50; a halberd is $150; a broadsword is $600! The khopesh at $450 should use the sword CFs.
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06-21-2015, 10:20 PM | #15 | |
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Re: [LT] What if a weapon is in several categories?
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If so, that's a stupid rule and should be changed. But it could be the case that it genuinely is a lot harder to make a Very Fine axe than a VF sword. |
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06-21-2015, 10:59 PM | #16 |
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Re: [LT] What if a weapon is in several categories?
Axes are naturally more forgiving of lower quality steel. But getting that super duper sharpness bonus requires proper sword quality steel, so I see why it should suffer a bump in price to that of expensive swords.
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06-21-2015, 11:47 PM | #17 | |
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Re: [LT] What if a weapon is in several categories?
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As for deciding what weapon falls into what category I'd go by description of form, the khopesh even if it has axe like qualities in function, in form is still a weapons grade length of metal with a sharp edge so is a sword (it's priced like sword as well), if nothing else the first line in the description on LT pg57 is: "A curved, sickle-like slashing sword" Last edited by Tomsdad; 06-23-2015 at 12:06 AM. |
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06-22-2015, 02:28 PM | #18 | |
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Re: [LT] What if a weapon is in several categories?
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06-22-2015, 02:52 PM | #19 | |
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06-22-2015, 02:55 PM | #20 |
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Re: [LT] What if a weapon is in several categories?
At the least a bow is more likely to be Stylized then an arrow
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