steel

["Kevin Collins" <kcollins@bilbo.bio.purdue.edu>]

Hey guys,

	I have always thought that the occurance of steel is fine just
the way it is.  Steel should be common, but not necessarily of high
quality.  In the middle ages, blacksmiths would coat their finished 
products in pig's fat.  It would be placed in a leather bag/stomach.
After cooking the bag in the forge for several hours, the carbon from the
fat would be absorbed into the iron.  That is how the production of steel
was done commonly.
	I also disagree that steel or any other material should give a 
bonus "to hit" or "to damage".  The edge that can be put on a iron, steel,
or adamantite weapon isn't that noticable.  The only differences is the 
duration of the edge.  Instead of bonuses, steel and adamantite weapons
should require less upkeep and repair than iron weapons.

Kevin