Re: [dq-rules] Re: The CWT Draft

["John M. Kahane" <jkahane@comnet.ca>]

      Hullo, David,

On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 09:25:00 -0000, dbarrass_2000 wrote:

>Just some points about the weapons
>1)	The machete seems to be essentially a falchion, do we need 
>it, could we have falchion/machete (or a note to that effect)?

     While I agree with the point that do we need both, I believe the
falchion and the machete are two different things, although for the
most part I don't tend to think of the machete as a weapon, per se.

>2)	I think the sizes for the longer swords are too short.  

    Definitely. :)

>The Claymores in the Scottish museums are at least 4 feet 
>long, rising to 6 feet, this should be classed as a 2 handed 
>sword, so lets say 4-5ft for a claymore. 

      Not necessarily as a 2-handed weapon, but definitely longer than
4 feet.  

>I would say, again from evidence of examples I've seen, 
>that a 2 handed sword is anything from 5-7ft.  

     Pretty much agree with you here. :)

>3)	How about different stats for 1 and 2 handed use (in 
>mush the same way that longsword has A and B stats). 
>We could have 2 handed use +1 damage, but -5% strike 
>chance and requiring an extra 2 PS for example.

     Sure, you could do it this way but it just adds to the length of
the document.   And there are quite a few weapons that are usable one-
or two-handed.

>6)	I would only allow the pole weapons to be used as a 
>quarterstaff is the user also has quarterstaff skill

    Definitely agree with this. :)


.....Perhaps the narration for year five should just be, "RUN FOR IT!"  (JMS)

     JohnK
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