Low Tech cannons mortars and shells

Polydamas · 09-06-2023, 09:04 PM

It may well be that 3d6 is the wrong distribution to represent the scattering of fragments through a sphere or a cone, but I would start by getting some numbers or back-of-the-envelope calculations, see how they really work, then see how well or poorly different mechanics model them.

A detailed rule might say that anyone within oh 75 yards of detonation (and within the cone of that applies) is attacked with skill A, anyone up to 150 yards is attacked with skill B, and so on. That is the most complicated rule I can imagine actually using, but its not all that complicated.

09-06-2023, 09:04 PM	#11
Polydamas Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central Europe	Re: Low Tech cannons mortars and shells It may well be that 3d6 is the wrong distribution to represent the scattering of fragments through a sphere or a cone, but I would start by getting some numbers or back-of-the-envelope calculations, see how they really work, then see how well or poorly different mechanics model them. A detailed rule might say that anyone within oh 75 yards of detonation (and within the cone of that applies) is attacked with skill A, anyone up to 150 yards is attacked with skill B, and so on. That is the most complicated rule I can imagine actually using, but its not all that complicated. __________________ "It is easier to banish a habit of thought than a piece of knowledge." H. Beam Piper This forum got less aggravating when I started using the ignore feature Last edited by Polydamas; 09-06-2023 at 09:21 PM.