Re: Weapons again

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

Whoops...glad ya spotted that, I'll up the scythe to a d8.
As for the estoc, it is also edged, it just doesn't have the same
blade shape as a long sword, and it has 3 edges, sometimes 4.  That
makes a damn nasty wound.  I still say it does a d10 because it can
be used for a cut as well as a poke, but the poke is its main thing.

Wright

> On your list, scythes and sickles both do a d6, but one is huge.  Also, I
> don't see an estoc doing the same amount of damage as a long sword.  In my
> opinion, because of the nature of the mode, h2h piercing weapons should be
> at one die lower than you would attribute to it's edged equivalent.  The
> reason I don't see an estoc doing long sword damage is that the long sword
> can still be used ot pierce, and has greater cross sectional area for
> penetration damage.  Edged doesn't necessarily mean "incapable of
> piercing", the crits just aren't as nasty.
> 
> Jevan
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