The Point Always Beats the Edge Revisited and MA-compatible

[Icelander]

Originally Posted by Verjigorm

I always thought split DRs for armours is great. I don't know if I care for the finer weapons distinctions, but that's may just be my desire for convience over finer resolution.

I certainly understand that and this is an entirely optional distinction for those who like finer resolution, compareable to MA's A Matter Of Inches.

Originally Posted by Verjigorm

I don't work too hard to make an axe a more potent weapon, because I already find them to be particularly potent. A fine Axe does Sw+3 cut, and I think that fairly allows the axe do more damage than a broadsword of the same cost.

Still, even with the split armour DRs, axes are not noticable better than swords. Instead, each weapon has a tactical role for which it is suited and no one weapon is better than others at everything.

Originally Posted by Verjigorm

This revision of yours, Icelander, leaves a much better taste in my mouth than the last one, with the various armour divisors. Technically, I know they're there.

That was the point (pun intended). ;)

This is much closer to something that could almost be put in a sidebar in the eagerly awaited CCoI.