James Frusetta noted...
>
> Drat. Paul Chapman's mythic explanation for Smart Arrows is good,
> suggesting the cursed things will be flying around. :(
>
> But wait! I had forgotten the obvious and simple defense. Trollkin chaff.
>
> If you're Joe Death Lord and some elf gets a lock-on, grab a trollkin and
> toss it in that general direction. With any luck, the smart missile isn't
> smart enough to distinguish between two troll signatures and hits the
> closer trollkin instead of you. If you're _really_ worried, throw two
> trollkin.
>
LOL! Yeah, all you need are more trollkins than smart arrows. I figured
the 'guaranteed hit" smart arrow would be difficult to grow and take a long
time; more like a rare orchid than wheat, so the arrows wouldn't be terribly
common. Also remember Paul Chapman's point that as a fruit the arrows would
"spoil" and would have to be used quickly. That should balanced them a bit,
no "Rifts RQ" here.
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