Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Norath 10-31-05, 09:42 PM	I find it kind of odd that a longbow made for a small char has the same range as one made for a Titan. am i missing any thing ???
Zherog 10-31-05, 10:52 PM	Nope, you're not. It's very odd.
ShinAkuma2 10-31-05, 11:06 PM	Well, er, wind resistance, and uh, sum of vectors... [throws a smoke bomb] Buh-bye!
Sidartha 10-31-05, 11:41 PM	The titan will be shooting a huge bow yes? And huge arrows in the huge bow? With over-large steel/stone arrowheads and equaly large vanes(feathers) to stabilize the huge head and shaft. Not to mention that the length of pull(length of the arrow) will be longer. In short, no. There is nothing wrong with the range of the titans bow, or the halflings
Norath 11-01-05, 03:05 AM	The titan will be shooting a huge bow yes? And huge arrows in the huge bow? With over-large steel/stone arrowheads and equaly large vanes(feathers) to stabilize the huge head and shaft. Not to mention that the length of pull(length of the arrow) will be longer. In short, no. There is nothing wrong with the range of the titans bow, or the halflings let me blow this upp a bit... make a arow that is 1000 times bigger than a normal arow. make a bow 1000 times bigger than a normal bow. give this to a "thing" 1000 times as bigg as a human. Now how do you explain that any thing more than 1000 feet away is outside his range!!! simply by leting go of the string the arowhead shoud move more than 1000 feet before even leaving the string !!!
allenchan 11-01-05, 04:15 AM	two words: game balance logic has no place in dnd.
Vahenir 11-01-05, 04:28 AM	In short, no. There is nothing wrong with the range of the titans bow, or the halflings That made about as much sense as saying that an infant can throw a pebble as far as an adult can throw a fist-sized stone. Increasing the size of a bow does not necessarily increase its range. Likewise, decreasing the size of a bow doesn't necessarily decrease its range. That said, we're talking two identical bows at different sizes. The smaller bow of the exact same 'style' as the longer one will be less efficient, regardless of the weight and size of the arrow. To use a real world example (simply for the sake of having a frame of reference): A traditional Welsh-longbow is, effectively, a much larger version of a traditional hunting bow. They are made in almost exactly the same way, and are exactly the same shape and style. The only difference worth noting is that the longbow is about half again as big. A traditional Welsh-longbow style bow will fire a 27-inch arrow with a heavy iron bodkin head -farther- than a traditional hunting bow is capable of firing a 20-inch arrow with a streamlined head. The power is in the bow. Increasing the power -requires- an increase in the size of the arrow to take advantage of its increased power. So clearly the arrow being bigger and heavier has a positive, not negative, effect on the bow's ability to deliver its full capabilities. To the OP: Yeah.. it's weird. But that's the D&D weapon system. Don't think about it too hard or you start to realize that a Large shortspear wouldn't grant reach even to a small-size creature. If you really want to blow your mind, consider this: Half of the creatures in D&D would literally sink into the ground under their own weight. They say Black Dragons like swamps. I say that a swamp would be like quicksand to a fully mature black dragon. Don't overthink things if you can avoid it.. it only ends with you driving yourself crazy. Trust me, I've been there.