[UA] Unknown Skills

[Radoslaw Galus]

From: Tim Bisaillon <knightbane at hotmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 8:09 PM


> Yes, I can see your point in that. I just thought since it was
a projectile
> weapon it would do projectile damage. Hmmm, come to think of it
how does
> Crossbow and dart guns would work? I guess it will work the
same for hand to
> hand weapons. Since a bullet travels at such a greater
velocity.

I'd leave crossbows doing projectile damage. They're hellishly
dangerous things. I have a lot of respect for these weapons ever
since I've seen one being used against a brick wall. The bolt
almost came out on the other side - it impaled itself up to half
of its length in the wall.

And in medevial times the crossbow was what started the process
of heavy armoured knights becoming obsolete as a military
formation, even before the apearance of firearms. It was easy to
use (point and shoot) but more important powerfull enough to
pierce the heaviest plates of armour with shocking ease (today's
kevlar is too pretty much useless against crosbow bolts). Pope
Innocent III even tried to outlaw the crossbow as a most
unchristian, barbarous and cruel weapon but it was simply too
efective to be ignored and not used.

- RG




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