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<blockquote data-quote="Leif" data-source="post: 5962033" data-attributes="member: 48762"><p><strong>Tower of Orcs</strong></p><p></p><p>OOC: You remember correctly, sd. Dex applies to all missiles, but str is only added to THROWN missiles, not bows or crossbows, unless you have a specially constructed "strength bow," which is a much more difficult bow to draw that is either made of supremely stout wood or is a laminate bow of stout wood and horn. A strength bow will be so hard to draw that it gives a user a penalty of -2 'to hit' for each point of strength his Str is below the Str for which the bow is designed. A PH 'composite' bow is a lesser Str bow that requires a 10 Str to use without penalty. [Eg.- A bow designed for a 16 Str is fully usable by someone with an 18 Str, but only allows the addition of the bonus for 16 Str even if the user's Str is higher than 16, and will give a penalty of -4 'to hit' to someone with a 14 Str. Yes, this would seem to be (partially) a house rule. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ]</p><p></p><p>ooc: the other characters are still up. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leif, post: 5962033, member: 48762"] [b]Tower of Orcs[/b] OOC: You remember correctly, sd. Dex applies to all missiles, but str is only added to THROWN missiles, not bows or crossbows, unless you have a specially constructed "strength bow," which is a much more difficult bow to draw that is either made of supremely stout wood or is a laminate bow of stout wood and horn. A strength bow will be so hard to draw that it gives a user a penalty of -2 'to hit' for each point of strength his Str is below the Str for which the bow is designed. A PH 'composite' bow is a lesser Str bow that requires a 10 Str to use without penalty. [Eg.- A bow designed for a 16 Str is fully usable by someone with an 18 Str, but only allows the addition of the bonus for 16 Str even if the user's Str is higher than 16, and will give a penalty of -4 'to hit' to someone with a 14 Str. Yes, this would seem to be (partially) a house rule. :) ] ooc: the other characters are still up. :) [/QUOTE]
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