Slings, realistic physics, The Deadly Spring

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by apoc527

Edit: Here's a thought, maybe rather than a straight up (.5) AD, we apply the "edge protection" rule to sling bullets. Basically, if they can't penetrate, they can still do crushing damage, which I find much more believable.

It's not clear why slings in 4e do piercing damage to start with, the evidence for slingers targeting eyes or vitals is pretty thin, and in general it appears that slings killed without making holes in people (the enemy dies from the blow of the stone without the loss of any blood).