Re: (TFT) Attribute ratings for real people

[pvk@oz.net]

I think the rapier was a response to people wearing less armor because of
gunpowder weapons.

I agree the English Longbow seems to have typically required far more than
an above-average ST, at least in the bow arm. And it seems to have been
better at getting through plate than 1d+2 is at getting through 5-8 points
of TFT armor (plate through fine plate plus shield). I'm not sure that
translated to more overall ST for other purposes. Also the English used
bodkin arrowheads, which were narrow and designed to pierce armor, though
they didn't make as big a wound as a broader arrowhead (assuming full
penetration in both cases).

I think the TFT IQ rules don't make much sense especially in a modern
context. People's IQ's do not fill up and have no room for further
talents.

PvK
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