Re: archery

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

> 
> Was just reading up on some archery type stuff over Greg's shoulder.
> Seems some woman just set a worlds record by hitting something like
> 230 out of 260 targets at 70 meters. That means the best of the best
> could hit something 88% of the time at 210 feet.

230 feet actually.

> 
> In AQ terms she probably has MOD up the ying yang. I'll grant that the
> target area was probably 2-3 inches in diameter and that people are
> much bigger. I'll also propose that people move and the circle doesn't.
> Leading a target is tricky stuff. Leading a target with a weapon thats
> going to take a full second to cross the distance to that target is
> trickier still. Also in AQ terms the target she was shooting at had a
> VERY low MDV (no armor, designed to take a hit), no MOV and no AGI.

I'd argue that it would have a VERY high mod.  A very small target at
a considerable range is _MUCH_ harder to hit.  I just read up on
archery contest rules, and the target she was aiming at was INCREDIBLY
small.  The total target is 48 inches across, the part she is going
for is only 4.8 inches in diameter.  At 230 feet, this is an INCREDIBLE
feat.  As a GM I'd give this a _HELL_ of a penalty to hit.  Heh..with my
sight, I'd be lucky to see something 4.8 inches across at 230 feet.  However
a person is a different matter.  People are bigger, but granted they
are moving.

So, what I'm working on right now is a S/M/L/EL chart for the weapons.
I'll post it when I'm done.  I agree that no mods up to the listed range
is no good and needs something, but in the past I was 'discouraged' from
the categorizing of ranges as it would slow things up.  

With this I disagree.  You have a chart, GM tells you range, you look
at chart and subtract appropriate amount from to hit.  Simple, easy.

Wright

> 
> So... with a range of 200 feet on a bow (300 on the big galein version)
> we are saying that Joe Average has a 50/50 chance of hitting something
> that has an 11MDV at 200 feet. Something with a MDV of the target in
> question (I'll give it a 2 for being small) and Joe Average has a 95%
> chance of hitting it at 200 feet and doing so at a good firing rate.
> So, in summary, Joe Average on Jaern using a mideival bow is better than
> our world record setters using modern bows (w/stabilizers) and machined
> arrows.
> 
> Also, it seems the world record for distance with a Yew warbow is some
> ludicrous distance like 450 meters (yeah, meters). Obviously no accuracy
> even attempted and this bow had a 200lb draw (meaning strength 18+ to
> use and a use rate of 1 in 3 ish). BTW, again a machines arrow.
> 
> 						-Steve
>