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> >And that would be rather strange don't you think?
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> No, I don't. If I am firing arrows at you, there's virtually no chance of
> me screwing myself up. At the worst, my bowstring might snap, or I might
> get a flight caught in my thumb. Yet in Hero Wars, if I stake 10AP on an
> arrow shot against an opponent with "Dodge Arrows" ability equal to my "Bow
> and Arrow" ability, I have a good chance of losing 10 or more AP. Why?
> Firing arrows at someone *is* deeply unfair. With my system, I can risk 1
> AP and still wound the target on a regular basis.
The way I play it, an opponent that only tries to dodge your arrows is buying time. If he defeats you, then you ran out of arrows befor you could hit him. Nothing but your pride and self esteem got hurt. If he tried to close then he has forced you to enter a new close combat contest. Perhaps to your great surprise (penalties to your close combat ability from the first contest).
> Because using a bow and arrow at H2H combat range is impossible. I'd apply
> the same sort of system to slings, crossbows, thrown rocks, or any other
> situation where the opponent can't do anything back, and there's virtually
> no chance of the attacker screwing up.
Well since most archers operate with limited resources (arrows or time) you can screw up by wasting this.
Ha en god dag!
Frank Rafaelsen
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