Which optional rules do you use for muscle-powered weapons and armors?

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Originally Posted by DanHoward

The main problem is that muscle-powered weapons deliver way too much damage compared to firearms.

wondering which weapons we're comparing here...

The lowest damage gun I can find in basic does 1d basic damage: 278's Derringer available at TL5

To get the same penetrating power with a TL0 short bow (which does thrust) you would need one with a ST 13 draw weight... while the Derringer only takes ST 9 to wield w/0 penalty. An arrow (0.1) weighs twice as much as the derringer ammo (0.05)

Is this incredibly off? BL34 is a char who can lift 272 pounds overhead without needing to use Lifting skill or Extra Effort. I'm not exactly sure what draw weight they could use on a bow but it'd probably be decent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrin...gton_Derringer says 425 feet per second.

https://files.osgnetworks.tv/4/files...ight_chart.jpg shows how FPS can change with draw weight but I'm not sure where to place BL34 on it.