10-20-2014, 08:42 PM | #101 | |
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Re: Typical ST for a war bow?
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10-20-2014, 08:50 PM | #102 | |
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"Just use the ST of the archer or the bow, which ever is less, for range and damage" is nice and simple though.
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10-20-2014, 09:05 PM | #103 | |
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10-20-2014, 09:15 PM | #104 |
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10-20-2014, 09:36 PM | #105 |
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Re: Typical ST for a war bow?
It could be. I'm that awesome. Sometimes. ;)
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Anyway, you could just add some factor of the skill to the multiplier If you added Skill x 0.3 to basics 2xBL a ST12 average with a point in Lift ST and a point of strongbow (so ST14 over all not a massively high score, but one specialised for drawing bows) gets draws as follows Skill 0 (default) = 2xBL = 78lb Skill 1 = 2.3 = 91lb Skill 2 = 2.6 = 102lb Skill 3 = 2.9 = 114lb Skill 4 = 3.2 = 125lb Skill 5 = 3.5 = 137lb Skill 6 = 3.8 = 149lb Ultimately it's all just picking at what point and how you want to add to ST to get a higher draw. But either way using the above at first glance it looks like you get a bowman who can fire a historically accurate war bows with some bow specialised training (+1 Lift St and +1 strongbow) and large amounts of archery practice (professional level of skill at +4). EDIT: Oh and I'll have a look at your blog Last edited by Tomsdad; 10-21-2014 at 06:23 AM. |
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10-21-2014, 06:19 AM | #108 |
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Re: Typical ST for a war bow?
Don't forget Shawn wrote High-Tech along with Hans, for which I was lead playtester. If there's anyone who is cognisant of the fact that hewing with the rules makes for easy play, it's Shawn. After all, in nearly every armor thread he gets knocked for . . . hewing to the rules and not making up and changing a bunch of stuff about coverage and what DR means and etc. for body armor.
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10-21-2014, 06:13 PM | #109 |
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Re: Typical ST for a war bow?
I've written over half a dozen GURPS products, from 3e to 4e, and I've co-written some of those books with Kromm and Hans. I've also been lead playtester for several books, including Low-Tech 3e, when a lot of what's in 4e was hashed out. In fact, I'm playtesting and contributing to several projects right now, one of which makes "consistency" a very big requirement. Doug Cole made a judgment call in The Deadly Spring, and one which I supported when I looked over his early drafts, and one which I still support. It's not the only one he could have made, and his recent blog post acknowledges that. This is what game writers often do -- explore other ways to utilize the system. There are several formal processes in place in which we often do that -- review the work of other writers. And yes, generally you can do that without tearing others down in the process.
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02-25-2015, 07:43 AM | #110 |
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Re: Typical ST for a war bow?
Hey.
So, all you guys think that a character only needs to buy Arm ST for only one arm to draw a bow effectively? Isn't this an effort from BOTH arms? Thx in advance. |
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