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<blockquote data-quote="Matthias" data-source="post: 6094922" data-attributes="member: 3625">I'm not sure I would like having to do such &quot;advanced math&quot; as taking the average of two numbers as a player. To me, if I decided touch AC was too easy a target, I would probably award firearms an equipment(?) bonus to attack rolls to represent the extra power of their projectiles (compared to conventional ranged weapons). This way you can give firearms of varying strength a different bonus to attack which may or may not completely overcome the armor of your target.A different idea: give firearms (or any weapon) a &quot;penetration&quot; rating. The default penetration of a weapon is 0, but many firearms will have a nonzero value. If a firearm's penetration is higher than the hardness of the target's armor, then hits are resolved as a touch attack. If not, then the attack is resolved as a normal attack against full AC. Leather may not matter to attacks from a specific kind of firearm, but the heavier metal armors might be tough enough to resist the penetrative value of that weapon.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Matthias, post: 6094922, member: 3625"] I'm not sure I would like having to do such "advanced math" as taking the average of two numbers as a player. To me, if I decided touch AC was too easy a target, I would probably award firearms an equipment(?) bonus to attack rolls to represent the extra power of their projectiles (compared to conventional ranged weapons). This way you can give firearms of varying strength a different bonus to attack which may or may not completely overcome the armor of your target. A different idea: give firearms (or any weapon) a "penetration" rating. The default penetration of a weapon is 0, but many firearms will have a nonzero value. If a firearm's penetration is higher than the hardness of the target's armor, then hits are resolved as a touch attack. If not, then the attack is resolved as a normal attack against full AC. Leather may not matter to attacks from a specific kind of firearm, but the heavier metal armors might be tough enough to resist the penetrative value of that weapon. [/QUOTE]

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