Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 19:51:44 -0500 From: MattTo: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Missile Artilery
At 12:27 PM on 11/20/96, Scott Herod wrote: > Curious that this should come up. I just made up some stuff for > a ballistae on a small merchant vessel last night. I required a > crew of three (fewer or untrained people lengthen the reload time), > and said that it takes three rounds to reload. Range is twice > heavy crossbow. Damage is heavy crossbow times 2 with any crit > coming from both crush and puncture. Finally, the bolt may not > be parried and shields provide no protection. > > I don't imagine that it will be fired more than once in what I intend > to have happen.
Here would be my guesses:
Minimum # of normal people 2. (maybe give a total strength of the crew to be something like 40-50)
Rate of Fire: 5 rnds, reduced by 1 for each extra person/Strenth bonus, min 3
Range: Twice of Heavy Crossbow
Chart: Heavy Crossbow -20
Damage: 4x, all crits are Krush.
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