Re: archery

[Steve Ames <steve@ns1.cioe.com>]

> Missile Chart combat: 
> 	a) ask range
> 	b) consult table
> 	c) subtract modifier
> 	d) roll
>
> John's Combat:
> 	a) ask range
> 	b) consult table
> 	c) divide out 25% of appropriate range from table
> 	d) Figure out how many more incriments of 25% you need to
> 		hit the person.
> 	e) roll skill check
> 	f) roll to hit or not if you blow the check.

Hrm... Close:

Chart:
	a) ask range
	b) consult table
	c) roll
	d) tell result minus modifier as found in (b)

John:
	a) ask range
	b) figure out how many dice you should roll (you already know max
           distance since its your weapon of choice)
	c) roll bow skill
	d) roll to hit

> > Skill costs more than mod, and caps out at a stat, so I'm all for this :)
> > And it logically caps off at about double for a skilled archer. A REALLY
> > skilled archer can get 75% more distance 100% of the time... accurately.
> > I don't have a problem with that. And to achieve this feat they spend
> > 51300 XP (compared to 4200 eeps (for a warrior) to buy their mod up to 6
> > to compensate for double distance. Definate dedication difference here.
> > 
>
> Where do you get these numbers?  Bow skill is only 180.  

Making it 30780 instead of 51300 (was asumming base cost 300, my bad).
However 30780 is still a _LOT_ more than 4200. (30780 is what it takes
to get an 18 skill which is what it takes to "guarentee" 75% extra
distance).

						-Steve