Re: archery commentary

[Orion Furmanski <thelaw@expert.cc.purdue.edu>]

On Tue, 22 Sep 1998, Steve Ames wrote:

> > There are NO regularly used tables that I use. There is the occasional
> > crit damage and sometimes I like to see what my odds of rolling 4d6 vs.
> > 14 are.
> 
> And occasionally I have to look up a materials resistance check. Thats
> always call for a laugh. I don't know how to use that table and no one
> else ever does either so we guess at it, roll some dice and say it broke
> or went boom :)
> 
> 						-Steve
> 

	I agree. That table is weird; how were those resistances
determined? If some simple (1-2 paragraph) explanation could be
produced/added it would make things a lot easier. I have witnessed and
experienced the "booms" Steve described. Each boom is nerve wracking when
the GM looks at the table, the item, the table, the item, looks at the
ceiling, and then comes up with a resist check. 

Orion