[LT] Rated ST for bows and crossbows

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Originally Posted by Crakkerjakk

This is how I'm saying it should be. The bow's ST determines the amount of damage it does. Your ST determines whether you can draw it or not (or do so weakly with corresponding penalties.) I must have misunderstood Bruno's point about minST.

The minST for a bow has nothing to do with how much damage it can inflict, and therefore cannot be based on its draw weight. I took it that minST was "can I pick up and handle a bow of this type without its being awkwardly heavy?" It's kind of an arcane question but I don't see that else it could be. Unless you want to suppose that a short bow inherently cannot have a draw weight less than X; I suppose that could be a sort of "minST," too.

Bill Stoddard