Slings, realistic physics, The Deadly Spring

[Icelander]

Originally Posted by apoc527

I'd be inclined to call it crushing and then be done with it then in my games. Piercing for slings is probably the strange part. And I have no trouble believing that a ST 14 person firing a sling stone for 7 damage will do some damage to a guy in chainmail. Maybe not 5 damage, but 3 for sure.

A lot of the disconnect is because the higher ST guy is still using ammunition of the same weight. That doesn't fit with reality, where a 28g projectile is not going to hurt anyone wearing padded mail, no matter who propels it.

The strong guy, however, can use heavier projectiles without losing too much velocity. That's the advantage.

And with ST 14, he ought to be able to use 1-lb stones or even 1-lb lead glandes. And those can hurt at 45+ m/s.