Re: [HoE] Junker Questions... (replies to Darrin)

[Steve Wallace <ceesrw@cee.hw.ac.uk>]

> >    No, no no.  You misunderstand me.  A hand to hand 
> >    weapon has a range of 0, because they're usually under 
> >    1 yard long, right?  What about a lance or a spear?  
> >    Wouldn't you be able to hit someone more than one 
> >    yard away?  This is what I was referring to.
> 
> I don't care how long the durned thing is, it doesn't have a range greater
> than 0 unless you throw it or its a projectile weapon. If you want to make a
> lance or spear that you throw, then it'll have a range (probably around 5),
> but even if it's 50 feet long, it'll still have a range of 0 if its just a
> melee weapon.  And yes, you could attack people 5 yards away from you if
> that's how long the weapon is, that'd be its "reach", not it's range.  There
> aren't really any rules for handling "reach", I don't think it would add much
> to the rules if we did worry about it.
> 

This is more a matter of DBs than Range.
With a big stick you can hit people from further away than 
a pocket knife, and the guy with the pocket knife is going 
to find it tricky to stab you with all that stick in the 
way.


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With an empty heart and a head full of money
Puts his arm around the lad of fifteen years
Talks sort of close, like a long-lost brother
"It's really cool, all the pop stars do
If you don't try a little, you'd really be a fool
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