Steel and Adamant

["Michael Kilgore" <kilgore@iquest.net>]

Well since someone asked for it, I guess I will add my opinions to this
subject.

I can remeber that I was shocked when I found out that steel gives a +1 to
damage and to hit.  I personally didn't think that steel should factor into
the effectiveness of a weapon.  If anything, I felt that it should decrease
the chances of the weapon breaking.  At the most, I felt that the material
should give a +1 to just damage given the reasons that I was told. 
Needless to say, I started using this rule because everyone else (in
accordance to my perception) was using it.

I think that steel should (at most) give +1 to damage and does nothing to
hit.  After all, the Scabbard of Sharpness gives a +1 to damage because it
improves the edge on the blade.  Of couse, Adamant could be +2 to damage so
that it is better than steel in this regard.  I think the rule where steel
gives +1 for every three DV is reasonable for armor.

Thanks,
Mike