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<blockquote data-quote="Xarlen" data-source="post: 200624" data-attributes="member: 1060">I'm going to start by saying I ain't read half of this third page, because it has grown more into a pissing contest between Hong and his contender.First, I'd like to state that the haft of an axe does not need to be completely metal, nor the haft of a quarterstaff completely metal. You guys ever heard of *shod*? The haft of a battleaxe could have an antimantium pole going through the center. Thus, it would strenghten the haft and give it the same hardness as the head, while still having a wooden coating around it. Just like some quarterstaves that aren't make of simple wood.Second, people seem to be contending about the arrow doing nothing, and the bow doing everything. What happens when you cut the arrow head off, and just use the blunt end of the arrow to hit things, when fired? I bet it'd do... 1 damage? Not even that? Maybe Subdual damage? I guess the fact that it's a SHARP POINTY EDGE does something. So, the bow isn't transmuting all of it's strenght and the arrow is just how it gets there.Sort've like a thrown rock. Your arm isn't giving all of the damage potential; you need that rock's weight, and density, and delivering force. You can throw a rock and a pillow equally hard, but that pillow ain't going to do damage. So, the projectile counts for something.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Xarlen, post: 200624, member: 1060"] I'm going to start by saying I ain't read half of this third page, because it has grown more into a pissing contest between Hong and his contender. First, I'd like to state that the haft of an axe does not need to be completely metal, nor the haft of a quarterstaff completely metal. You guys ever heard of *shod*? The haft of a battleaxe could have an antimantium pole going through the center. Thus, it would strenghten the haft and give it the same hardness as the head, while still having a wooden coating around it. Just like some quarterstaves that aren't make of simple wood. Second, people seem to be contending about the arrow doing nothing, and the bow doing everything. What happens when you cut the arrow head off, and just use the blunt end of the arrow to hit things, when fired? I bet it'd do... 1 damage? Not even that? Maybe Subdual damage? I guess the fact that it's a SHARP POINTY EDGE does something. So, the bow isn't transmuting all of it's strenght and the arrow is just how it gets there. Sort've like a thrown rock. Your arm isn't giving all of the damage potential; you need that rock's weight, and density, and delivering force. You can throw a rock and a pillow equally hard, but that pillow ain't going to do damage. So, the projectile counts for something. [/QUOTE]

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