Shooting things...

[Lyndon Liberty]

My question then becomes, What is the point of OCV or Bow
EL's then, aye?
A 1st level archer with 1EL is as good as a 20th level
archer with 8EL +-8% ??

----- Original Message -----
From: M.V.Tuynman <Mathijs.Tuynman at STUDENT.UVA.NL>
To: <POWERS-AND-PERILS at geo000.CiTG.TUDelft.NL>
Sent: Saturday, January 30, 1999 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: Shooting things...


>Don't add OCV and don't subtract DCV! The Baseline is just
the baseline.
>Some weapons are more accurate than others, and that is
what the table
>reflects. If someone does not want to be hit, he does not
defend himself
>with his DCV, but he may try a dodge-attempt.
>Mathijs (not Matijs)
>
>At 20:43 29-01-99 -0800, you wrote:
>>Hiya folks.
>>
>>    I am designing a 'backup character' for our current
P&P campaign and am
>>seriously looking at an archer-type guy.  One thing that
is seeming more and
>>more strange is what line you roll on (on the combat
table).  Now, correct
>>me if I am wrong here, but don't the numbers in the "Range
Fractions" table
>>in book two (page 6).  Ok, fine.  One thing that we would
like direct feed
>>back on is this: does the opponent get to 'subtact his DCV
from the line?
>>Example: if I shoot my long bow at someone who is at Point
blank range (say,
>>20'), I roll on line +12.  Period.  I do not subtract the
opponents DCV.
>>Correct?  This is how we have been playing it.  Anyone
else have a different
>>oppinion?
>>
>>^_^
>>
>>Denakhan the Arch-Mage.
>>
>