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Weapons doing greater damage to Large Sized Creatures...why?
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<blockquote data-quote="DreadPirateMurphy" data-source="post: 3367859" data-attributes="member: 20715"><p>This is a dramatic oversimplification. You could easily use .22 LR to take out small game, but I wouldn't try to hunt a moose with that! Lethality is going to depend on a lot of things, including powder charge, caliber (both of which translate directly into raw force), penetration of target (which is BAD for hollow points against body armor, for example), and the amount of force that is applied to the target as stated above through expansion or fragmentation.</p><p></p><p>In any event, the amount of damage done to a large target did not universally go up in 1st Edition AD&D. Looking at the weapon table in the PHB, here is what I find:</p><p></p><p>Weapon M/L</p><p></p><p>Arrow, 1-6/1-6</p><p>Axe, Hand or Throwing, 1-6/1-4</p><p>Bardiche, 2-8/3-12</p><p>Dagger, 1-4/1-3</p><p>Flail, Footman's, 2-7/2-8</p><p>Lance, Heavy Horse, 3-9/3-18</p><p></p><p>These are just examples. The intent seems to be that some weapons are better against larger targets, while others are worse, and still others change not at all or just barely. I can't really see the logic to all of these. How do you determine that a footman's flail has the potential to do 1 point higher maximum damage vs. a large foe?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DreadPirateMurphy, post: 3367859, member: 20715"] This is a dramatic oversimplification. You could easily use .22 LR to take out small game, but I wouldn't try to hunt a moose with that! Lethality is going to depend on a lot of things, including powder charge, caliber (both of which translate directly into raw force), penetration of target (which is BAD for hollow points against body armor, for example), and the amount of force that is applied to the target as stated above through expansion or fragmentation. In any event, the amount of damage done to a large target did not universally go up in 1st Edition AD&D. Looking at the weapon table in the PHB, here is what I find: Weapon M/L Arrow, 1-6/1-6 Axe, Hand or Throwing, 1-6/1-4 Bardiche, 2-8/3-12 Dagger, 1-4/1-3 Flail, Footman's, 2-7/2-8 Lance, Heavy Horse, 3-9/3-18 These are just examples. The intent seems to be that some weapons are better against larger targets, while others are worse, and still others change not at all or just barely. I can't really see the logic to all of these. How do you determine that a footman's flail has the potential to do 1 point higher maximum damage vs. a large foe? [/QUOTE]
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