Re: steel

[Wright Frazier <khelek@ns1.cioe.com>]

*nod* I agree fully, and this is the stuff I was talking about in my previous letter.

Wright

> 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
> 
>