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Re: A BrikWars question
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Wed, 12 Apr 2000 19:04:42 GMT
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mjr22@cornell.edu (Mike Rayhawk) wrote in <Fsx159.Kq0@lugnet.com>:
> These are all good ideas. I think we might actually add a TL4
> combination bow, in case anybody wants to field Rambo or some TL4
> Ninjas or something.
I feel like I ought to offer some stats suggestions. but, I just
don't knwo that much about compound bows.
> CP values aren't really supposed to reflect expense of building, but
> general battlefield value. But if you want to talk about cost of
> construction, it takes a lot longer to train a longbowman than a
> shortbowman, due to the upper- body strength needed and accuracy at
> longer ranges.
Hmm. A higher UR seems more appropriate to me. But I'm not sure.
> I've copied all of this over into the revision plan and we'll
> probably make a lot of these changes for the next update.
Glad to help.
> be able to put static figures in the charts. Accel/Decel will get
> its own chapter subsection though so it should be more visible.
Cool.
[setting a spear vs a charge]
> Straight out of Braveheart, right?
Don't know. Never seen the whole movie. More from SCA and similar
fighting, RPGs and fiction novels set in the time period.
It was a common practice against horsemen and when hunting. A
sufficiently brave hunter could take down a stag or boar like this
single-handedly. However, if you miss, you're dead.
> it. The only question is whether the charging units would get a
> roll to try and dodge. I guess the rider would make a Piloting roll
> with a UR of 3 to try and brake or turn sharply, failure meaning he
> runs straight into the spear or his horse turns too sharply and
> falls over sideways onto the spear.
Maybe just a modifier to the armor roll. Probably should account for
the steeds dexterity and the riders skill.
> What's funny is, all the cheat sheets exist in bw98, and we're
> planning on doing the same thing for bw2k,
See. That's what I get for upgrading too quickly. :-)
> but this tutorial thing
> we hadn't thought of. It's a great idea though, I'll see if I can't
> put one together to stick in one of the appendixes somewhere,
> sometime in May.
Great. I'll try to provide some info from our battle, if you'd like.
At least, I should be able to provide some pics of a TL3 force and the
stats for them.
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