Re: (TFT) 18's & broken weapons

[Stan <srydzews@ix.netcom.com>]

Well, I'm reluctant to speak up but to add my two cents to this matter...

Because of the reputedly common situations where combatants have to un-bend and 
straighten their swords in combat, perhaps reflecting that might be a nice 
compromise here.

Thus on an 18:
- improvised, corroded, or lower-than-usual quality weapons break
- swords bend
- wooden-hafted weapons break if being used against edged weapons,
  are dropped otherwise
- knives, short swords and metal hafted
  weapons (maces, primarily) are dropped

Straightening a bent sword requires an action and a dex roll, repeat until you 
succeed or roll another 18, which truly does break it.  Or take it to an armorer 
who can straighten it automatically with a forge and a half hour's work.  You 
can fight with a bent sword at -4 DX and damage.

Fine weapons are immune at their customary rates to breaking and bending.

Also I seem to recall at one point suggesting that W/A enchantment could be cast 
as armor on a weapon, each plus adding one point the 'saving roll' against 
breakage that fine weapons have (or adding to zero, for normal quality wpns).
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