Seige engines... help

[Boone]

Where can I find 3E stats on Balistas , catapults, ect...


Specifically what is the Damage of a Balista and what is the range
And what is it's Crit Threat.?

 

[whatisitgoodfor]

stats are buried at the bottom of this page

SRD

 

[Boone]

Thanks...

It says no ability modifiers...

Would the target be denided AC modifiers for Armour...

It seems the penatration power of this type of machine would make "armour" irellavent.

 

[Orco42]

Thanks...

It says no ability modifiers...

Would the target be denided AC modifiers for Armour...

It seems the penatration power of this type of machine would make "armour" irellavent.

I have not seen any rules about it. But I agree with you, I would use touch attacks.

 

[Oracular Vision]

These were extrapolated from the siege weapons from the DMG by Eric Ingalls...

Weapon-------------------Dam--Crit----ROF----Crew---Cost
Ballista, Light-------------2d6---X3-----1/2-----1--------400 gp
Ballista, Medium----------3d6---X3-----1/3-----2--------600 gp
Ballista, Heavy------------4d6---X3-----1/4-----4--------800 gp
Ballista, Dual Light-------3d6---X3-----1/3-----2--------800 gp
Ballista, Dual Medium----4d6---X3-----1/4-----3--------1,200 gp
Ballista, Dual Heavy------5d6---X3-----1/5-----5--------1,600 gp
Catapult, Light------------3d6---X2-----1/2-----1--------500 gp
Catapult, Medium---------4d6---X2-----1/2-----3--------700 gp
Catapult, Heavy-----------5d6---X2-----1/3-----5--------1,000 gp
Bombard--------------------3d6---X3-----1/3-----3--------20,000 gp
Bombard, Great-----------3d12--X3-----1/3-----5--------60,000 gp

 

[Mark]

...and athough it isn't Rules info, it never hurts to have a little more background info for flavor...

http://www.xenophongroup.com/montjoie/ngp_arty.htm