[UA] Unknown Skills

[Matt Norwood]

Eh. I'd stick with HTH damage. Most of the damage from a bullet is from 
the hydrostatic shock -- bullets enter the body with such velocity that 
they end up tumbling around and breaking bones, pulverizing tissue, and 
generally fucking shit up. An arrow or a crossbow bolt tends to slide 
right in, making a clean puncture wound. My understanding is that 
getting hit withan arrow isn't significantly different from having one 
pushed into your body by hand. An arrow is also extremely unlikely to 
kill anyone from shock unless it hits them in the brain or heart, while 
a bullet can send the body into fatal shock no matter where it hits.

I'm not an expert, but HTH damage seems to be in order.

Matt Norwood

 >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.



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