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<blockquote data-quote="Cap'n Kobold" data-source="post: 7561922" data-attributes="member: 6802951"><p>Again so far, you've been talking real-life properties, and so have I. When we start talking about D&D weapon ranges, the same multipliers that are applied to bows will likely apply to pistols and other firearms.</p><p></p><p>Could you kindly explain what you mean by me "only penalising pistols" please? I have not discussed any ranged weapons other than pistols, and a bit about bows that I do not believe painted pistols in a poor light compared to them. I'm not entirely sure what you're getting at.</p><p></p><p> And once again, the value that you're using as "maximum effective range" is <em><strong>not</strong> the value that we're discussing</em>. </p><p>If you go asked those industry professionals how the "maximum effective range" of a weapon would compare to the "effective practical range" that the average person would likely be reliably hitting people in a life-and-death firefight situation, I believe that they too would give a much lower number. </p><p>Seriously I'd actually be interested to know, since its likely not dependent upon weapon factors at all.</p><p></p><p>We're not, and have never been discussing the equivalent of the top speed of a race car on a clear straight track in good weather. We've been discussing the safe speed of the average car in typical use situations including traffic, weather, and non-clear roads. Some pistol bullets probably retain dangerous levels of energy even after travelling a mile or so, but as with the 180mph figure, that would probably not be the best basis to judge effective range on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cap'n Kobold, post: 7561922, member: 6802951"] Again so far, you've been talking real-life properties, and so have I. When we start talking about D&D weapon ranges, the same multipliers that are applied to bows will likely apply to pistols and other firearms. Could you kindly explain what you mean by me "only penalising pistols" please? I have not discussed any ranged weapons other than pistols, and a bit about bows that I do not believe painted pistols in a poor light compared to them. I'm not entirely sure what you're getting at. And once again, the value that you're using as "maximum effective range" is [I][B]not[/B] the value that we're discussing[/I]. If you go asked those industry professionals how the "maximum effective range" of a weapon would compare to the "effective practical range" that the average person would likely be reliably hitting people in a life-and-death firefight situation, I believe that they too would give a much lower number. Seriously I'd actually be interested to know, since its likely not dependent upon weapon factors at all. We're not, and have never been discussing the equivalent of the top speed of a race car on a clear straight track in good weather. We've been discussing the safe speed of the average car in typical use situations including traffic, weather, and non-clear roads. Some pistol bullets probably retain dangerous levels of energy even after travelling a mile or so, but as with the 180mph figure, that would probably not be the best basis to judge effective range on. [/QUOTE]
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