True Strike Disarm?

[kreynolds]

Bow shot at ten range increments with effectively no penalty

Well, you can look at it one of two ways...

1) You suffer a -10 penalty for 10 range increments (the maximum for a projectile weapon)

...or...

2) True Strike suddenly only gives you a +10 bonus.

The point is that there is most certainly a penalty in there somewhere.

 

[Crothian]

Well, you can look at it one of two ways...

1) You suffer a -10 penalty for 10 range increments (the maximum for a projectile weapon)

...or...

2) True Strike suddenly only gives you a +10 bonus.

The point is that there is most certainly a penalty in there somewhere.

Um, it's -2 for each range increment past the first. So at the tenth range increment it would be at -18, or a net +2 with True Strike.

 

[kreynolds]

Um, it's -2 for each range increment

Oh...right. The -10 was for thrown weapons. Doh! Well, you get the idea.

...past the first. So at the tenth range increment it would be at -18, or a net +2 with True Strike.

That's a common misconception. You suffer the range penalty if the distance is equal to or greater than the range increment. See page 97 of the PH, Range Increment.

 

[Crothian]

That's a common misconception. You suffer the range penalty if the distance is equal to or greater than the range increment. See page 97 of the PH, Range Increment.

That's odd. So a long bow with a range increment of 100ft has a max range of 1000ft (10 range increments of 100ft each). At 999ft away he's at -18 to hit, at 1000ft away he's at -20 to hit and at 1001ft away he can't hit. Those last two feet make a huge difference.

 

[kreynolds]

That's odd.

And the oh-so abstract hit point system isn't? Pft!!!! Gimmie a break.

 

[Crothian]

And the oh-so abstract hit point system isn't? Pft!!!! Gimmie a break.

Hey, no one said anything on the realism of the HPs. That;s a whole nother topic that will become a flame war and get closed by a mod. So, let's skip that and stick to this oddity.

 

[kreynolds]

Hey, no one said anything on the realism of the HPs.

And? You brought up (or insinuated, at least) the lack of realism in a discussion regarding a fantasy role-playing game with dragons, spells, and faeries. I was only pointing out the obvious, which is that this is a role-playing game where every single oddity that pertains to reality cannot be based upon real-world physics, nor can said oddities be addressed by the rules. As soon as you do that, you end up with GURPS.

 

[Crothian]

And? You brought up (or insinuated, at least) the lack of realism in a discussion regarding a fantasy role-playing game with dragons, spells, and faeries. I was only pointing out the obvious, which is that this is a role-playing game where every single oddity that pertains to reality cannot be based upon real-world physics, nor can said oddities be addressed by the rules. As soon as you do that, you end up with GURPS.

I was just pointing out the oddity of the power of that two foot section. And besides, we all know real world physics got the shaft.

 

[0-hr]

You brought up (or insinuated, at least) the lack of realism in a discussion regarding a fantasy role-playing game with dragons, spells, and faeries.

In other words, you have an excellent point Crothian and KR can't think of any good reason to refute it

You may as well add "you're welcome to make a house rule if you like, but there's a separate forum for that" just to get all of the meaningless rhetoric out of the way at once.

 

[kreynolds]

In other words, you have an excellent point Crothian and KR can't think of any good reason to refute it

Actually, I did refute it. This isn't real life. This is a role-playing game. Live-action combat isn't real life either. It's a game. If you want realism, get a job, a car, and a mortgage.