Another "Armor as DR" Thread

[Drowbane]

That's a level of complexity that I do not wish to indulge in.

I'm already on the fence about handling firearms vs. archaic armor. On the one hand, they should clearly be at least as effective against mail and plate as crossbows, but on the other hand, crossbows should be far, far deadlier against modern armors. (Energy weapons are, thankfully, simpler. They do more damage than ballistics, and it makes sense for most armors to hold their own against them.)

IMO, firearms should be a Ranged Touch attack anyways. And as we all known, touch attacks bypass DR.... (right Smurf?)

 

[Viktyr Gehrig]

IMO, firearms should be a Ranged Touch attack anyways. And as we all known, touch attacks bypass DR.... (right Smurf?)

You are drastically overestimating the armor penetrating capability of firearms-- even modern firearms.

The kinds of weapons that would easily and reliably put holes in a man in field plate are also the ones that roll at least 2d8 for damage, if not 2d10 or 2d12.