> Slingstone have the advantages of being cheap, readily available,
> and Mythicly Correct, however, so I'm sure they retain a certain
> perverse appeal for many clans.
Just a small comment. I'm sure most of you know this already, but it's
fairly futile to actually fire _stones_ with a sling, especially if one
means to seriously hurt a large creature like a human. Stones tend to be
too irregular in shape and all too lite. Stone slingshot (meaning the
ammunition) is good enough for hunting small game, but for killing humans
one needs neat balls of lead, iron (bronze in glorantha, I presume) or wet
clay. Lead is traditional, I think... both in the RW and in Glorantha.
Other than that, the point stands. Slings _are_ cheap and easy to make,
easy to maintain (bows require careful handling, and a lot of maintenance)
a sling can be carrid loaded, and tucked to a belt (try it, a useful tip
for a livegame) and all in all make very neat weapons for skirmisher
troops.
Actually I think the more sophisticated Orlanthi tend to have young,
unarmored boys (and girls) as skirmishers when fasing heavyly armoured
infantry, especially something like yelmalian pike columns. These fast
youngsters, armed mainly with throwing darts and slings can can confuse
and irritate the slower enemy melee troops, and try to break up their
formation a little before the main Orlanthi force charges in.
ok... enough said
-Mikko, the I-need-a-spellcheker Adept
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