Re: AG: Weapon info

From: bwampner@gate.net (Brett Wampner)

Date: Thu, 27 Oct 1994 00:28:04 +0000

David Hartmann (davidh@z-code.com) wrote:

: I've never actually used a missile weapon in Adventurer's Guild, but I'd
: like to hear the pros and cons of each from anyone who has.  So, what's
: good and bad about the bow, crossbow, and sling... especially the sling,
: since I can find no info about it other than in the official rules.

I have never used one either, but have seen all three in action.
The bow is the most frequently used of the three.   I was told that it worked
under the Speed spell quite well.  I have seen an adventure with Hawk who has
the highest Bow skill in the game.  It seemed to work fairly well, but at lvl
16 I was kinda expecting a rain of death...
Arrows and bullets have severe problems wounding thru metallic armor, and
bolts do not do that much better.  Also shields work rather well against any
form of missle weapon, as long as you have some skill in the shield (you can
bet any monster/npc with a shield will be class 3 at least.
On the other side, I have seen Bows do damage almost consistantly once
you get it up a lvl or 3.

Two things to point out:
Priests/Shamans have Block Missles usually, and when you are fighting
several of them in a battle, it is pretty effective.
Usuing missle weapons is one of the catagories for select target.  I have
seen monsters who use this.

Brett

References

AG: Weapon info
davidh@z-code.com (David Hartmann)
Wed, 26 Oct 1994 18:43:30 +0000

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AG: Weapon info
davidh@z-code.com (David Hartmann)
Wed, 26 Oct 1994 18:43:30 +0000