From: Steven A. Schrader 865 - 2160 (SAS102@PSUVM.PSU.EDU)
Date: Tue 01 Jan 1991 - 09:56:33 EET
>Subject: RQ Digest Discussion
>
>The distance one can Throw an object seems a little short. Has anyone
>worked out a better calculation?
What I worked out is the following. I figured that with thrown weapons becoming
better allows you to be more accurate at a greater distance. So I calculated
the person's effective maximum. This is a distance at which they are 100% to
hit the point they aim at (+ or - 0.5 m). This was figured by their % times
the Maximum distance in the book. IN other words for a person with a 75% Throw,
and an 16 Str, this distance was 12 m (16*0.75). Now if they fire at someone
12 meters away they have a 100% chance to hit the hit location of their choice.
Now for each +/- 10% of that range, they add +/- 10%. Therefore, their range
is 12 +/- 1.2 m. Now a person who is 3 meters from them is 8 bands away,
meaning they add 80% to hit. This would give them a 180% Chance (It *IS*
kinda hard to miss someone close enough to smell your breath!). If they
were 20m away, then they would have a 30% chance to hit.
This system increased the maximum distances somewhat, and allowed for
deadlier accuracy with firing weapons. Now, someone pointing a loaded
crossbow at your head 2 meters away is something to worry about!
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