Re: (TFT) Mongol Compound Bow?

[Rick Smith <rsmith@lightspeed.ca>]

Hi John,
   Steve Jackson once wrote that yes he knew that
a rapier could sometimes do more damage than a
broadsword (deep penitration, etc.) but he was
going to leave it at 1 die of damage for 
simplicity.

   My feeling is the same.  The compound bow is 
just better than other bows.  For a given amount
of Strength it went further and did more damage.

   However, rather than unballance the game, I
say that compound and composite bows require a
huge amount of strength to use.  I know it is 
unrealistic, but I want to put them into the 
game, but I don't want to make old bow technology
useless.  This is why they have such a high ST
on my list.

   Warm Regards, Rick.


On Wed, 2005-03-23 at 21:29, John Gfoeller wrote:
> Hi All !
> 
> I was reading the posts from 2002 about how TFT makes bows too weak and 
> crossbows too strong.  It was an intersting dicussion.  There were a fair 
> number of references to the English longbow and its devastating power 
> (espcially at the battle of Agincourt).
> 
> I was just curious: how would the Mongol compound bow fit into TFT?  
> Specifially, I was wondering how it might fit into Rick Smith's new list of 
> ranged weapons?  From what I saw on TV and heard, the Mongol bow had an 
> amazing range and impressive power.
> 
> --John
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