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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Saagael" data-source="post: 5106547" data-attributes="member: 84839">That's a good idea, except that I want these to do lots of damage, every round. The problem I see with making it reload standard is that every time the weapon is fired, one player ended up sitting out a round. That runs counter to the idea I'm going for.As to the higher damage, this combat will include ~30 minions, ~10 normal monsters, ~4 elites, and 2 solos. Estimating, that's about 5 encounters worth of monsters in one combat. Not to mention that they'll be facing the two solos at the same time! Normal monsters should go down in 1-2 hits, elites in  3-4, and solos in 5-6. Not only that, but if the players are all using some kind of ship-weapon, the damage will all be similar, relatively.Yup, cannons will be their own powers, and will probably have a +15 to hit, since that's average at this level.Great idea! I'll add that to the list True. I envisioned the ballista being used like a fishing pole to reel the enemies in or keep them from getting away. The closer range compensates for the extra control.I had planned on just narrating height, and saying it takes x amount of turns to get back, but I like this idea too, since it leaves numbers out. Thanks for the advice.Any other ideas about ship-based weapons would be great! The first half of combat will feature 3 main weapons with a recharge-able weapon, leaving 2-3 people stuck with their powers in a given round. Not that it's a bad thing, but with the cannons and ballista doing so much damage, their powers will likely seem lackluster in this situation.</blockquote>

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