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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