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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 6261388" data-attributes="member: 20323"><p>[MENTION=6683099]dd.stevenson[/MENTION] Are they broad heads? And how tightly woven is the chainmail? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>I answered "Other" because I subscribe to the bloodied at half HP model.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange">"The arrow imbeds itself in Elspeth's chainmail right over her heart, but the tip only bruises and winds her. With a stronger pull bow - or if she was less nimble - she might be dead. However, she can't keep dodging these orcish arrows all day."</span></p><p></p><p>She is not close to being bloodied (at half HP), so I would not narrate the arrow as drawing blood.</p><p></p><p>Now if she was wearing no armor or very minor armor, it gets more interesting...</p><p></p><p>For example, we could recall that defense is not passive and Elspeth is an awesome elf after all so...</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange">"The arrow whirls thru the air, but amazingly Elspeth hits it with her bow at the last minute, causing it to shatter midair, the arrowhead scraping her ear and the broken arrow shaft falling in splinters over her. Gritting her teeth, Elspeth knows she can't rely on that trick to keep her alive for long."</span></p><p></p><p>Alternately, we could recall that the damage an arrow deals is very much dependent on the type head it employs and the power of the bow it is fired from...</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange">"The snub-tipped arrow firmly lands in Elspeth's arm, and it stings like hell. Recognizing that it doesn't have a barbed tipped, Elspeth yanks it out easily. Those orcs should get better bows. It's only a flesh wound, barely bleeding, but she can feel herself tiring.</span></p><p></p><p>I mean, there are any numbers of ways to narrate this without it being a big bloody affair or being reduced to "you're hit, take 3 damage."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 6261388, member: 20323"] [MENTION=6683099]dd.stevenson[/MENTION] Are they broad heads? And how tightly woven is the chainmail? ;) I answered "Other" because I subscribe to the bloodied at half HP model. [color=DarkOrange]"The arrow imbeds itself in Elspeth's chainmail right over her heart, but the tip only bruises and winds her. With a stronger pull bow - or if she was less nimble - she might be dead. However, she can't keep dodging these orcish arrows all day."[/color] She is not close to being bloodied (at half HP), so I would not narrate the arrow as drawing blood. Now if she was wearing no armor or very minor armor, it gets more interesting... For example, we could recall that defense is not passive and Elspeth is an awesome elf after all so... [color=DarkOrange]"The arrow whirls thru the air, but amazingly Elspeth hits it with her bow at the last minute, causing it to shatter midair, the arrowhead scraping her ear and the broken arrow shaft falling in splinters over her. Gritting her teeth, Elspeth knows she can't rely on that trick to keep her alive for long."[/color] Alternately, we could recall that the damage an arrow deals is very much dependent on the type head it employs and the power of the bow it is fired from... [color=DarkOrange]"The snub-tipped arrow firmly lands in Elspeth's arm, and it stings like hell. Recognizing that it doesn't have a barbed tipped, Elspeth yanks it out easily. Those orcs should get better bows. It's only a flesh wound, barely bleeding, but she can feel herself tiring.[/color] I mean, there are any numbers of ways to narrate this without it being a big bloody affair or being reduced to "you're hit, take 3 damage." [/QUOTE]
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