From: johnjmedway (jjm@zycor.lgc.com)
Date: Tue 20 Jul 1993 - 20:53:07 EEST
>> > Loren Miller wrote:
>> > >Personally I'd like to see a system that went something like:
>> >
>> > >hand-sized blade 1d4
>> > >fore-arm sized 1d6
"Roderick Robertson" <ROBERTSON@delphi.intel.com> wrote:
>> > Whose hand/fore-arm/etc are we talking about here?
>> Loren Miller wrote:
>> I hate it when people interrupt. It *really* steams me. Roderick, read
>> the rest of my message to see my answer to your predictable objection.
>> I include it below so that you don't ignore it *twice*.
Tweeeet! Unnecessary Roughness, 10 yard penalty.
I didn't understand it until rereading it here. I though you were arguing
the same point as my previous suggestions ( see my remailed response to OJ's
Survey, from last week and a posting from yesterday ), but what you are
suggesting is similar, though not identical.
Yours: Damage Die/Dice for weapon based on weapon _relative_to_user_, and
damage modifier ( multiplier? ) based on SIZ.
Mine: Damage Die/Dice for weapon based on _absolute_ size of weapon, and
damage modifier ( multiplier ) based on SIZ & STR. ( I'm assuming
David Cheng's genericised size/damage system for the weapons ).
In principle I'm amenable to either, we just need to decide which is easier to
implement, and what the damage modifier/multiplier would look like. What do we
gain, or lose from either system? ( in terms of realism, paperwork, charts,... )
>> > >those who don't like being tied down to weapon names that are
>> > >inappropriate for their campaign (kukri, katana, sarissa, or naginata
>> > >anybody?)
See my post from yesterday for a seconding vote on this point.
BTW:
>> > If a six-meter giant uses a "Fore-arm sized" sword (~1.5 meters long),
>> > it still only does 1D6 damage? Even though its the size of a
No, I'd say about 7 of them.
>> > Bastard Sword to Joe Average? (Between Arm and Body length). Likewise,
>> > if a 1.5 meter Duck uses a "Blade as tall as you" it does 1D10 damage?
and he probably uses only a single die, or _maybe_ 2.
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