Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 7715717" data-attributes="member: 15700">Well, that's certainly a lot of speculation there, isn't it?&nbsp; Would you want to get shot by him?&nbsp; Obviously he's shooting with enough energy to pierce chain armor, which seems to me more than enough to cause real damage.&nbsp; We also know that many of the historical references are true.&nbsp; He didn't make up all of those tapestry images.&nbsp; Are they what he claimed universally?&nbsp; Probably not.&nbsp; But it did exist as is shown by the evidence.&nbsp; To call him dishonest speaks more about you and your agenda then does him.&nbsp; Watch that video on mute and only look at what is actually being done.&nbsp; You're handwaving all of it away based on your own biases in spite of actual evidence of what one can do with a bow, trick shot or no.&nbsp; That evidence being: here is indisputable proof of how fast someone can fire a bow and fire it accurately with effect (like piercing chain mail armor).&nbsp; Who cares about how historically accurate it is.&nbsp; We're talking about a fantasy game here after all.And again, you're completely ignoring the way combat in D&amp;D works.&nbsp; This is not one strike per sword compared to one shot per bow.&nbsp; D&amp;D views many sword strikes as all part of the same attack roll, and does not with ranged weapons.&nbsp; So the question is, can you fire one arrow faster than you can strike a half dozen times?&nbsp; And not wild random strikes, but strikes used in a typical sword fight.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 7715717, member: 15700"] Well, that's certainly a lot of speculation there, isn't it? Would you want to get shot by him? Obviously he's shooting with enough energy to pierce chain armor, which seems to me more than enough to cause real damage. We also know that many of the historical references are true. He didn't make up all of those tapestry images. Are they what he claimed universally? Probably not. But it did exist as is shown by the evidence. To call him dishonest speaks more about you and your agenda then does him. Watch that video on mute and only look at what is actually being done. You're handwaving all of it away based on your own biases in spite of actual evidence of what one can do with a bow, trick shot or no. That evidence being: here is indisputable proof of how fast someone can fire a bow and fire it accurately with effect (like piercing chain mail armor). Who cares about how historically accurate it is. We're talking about a fantasy game here after all. And again, you're completely ignoring the way combat in D&D works. This is not one strike per sword compared to one shot per bow. D&D views [i]many[/i] sword strikes as all part of the same attack roll, and does not with ranged weapons. So the question is, can you fire one arrow faster than you can strike a half dozen times? And not wild random strikes, but strikes used in a typical sword fight. [/QUOTE]

Verification