[Rq-rules] Re: Wonky animal SIZ

[Leon Kirshtein]

> Which, if you use the RQ2 crushing rules, is a
distinct advantage for big creatures. Do they get +2
for being lead crushing weapons?

I would say yes mainly because of the addtional
weight.

> I can't really see who, in their right mind, would
> use a lead scimitar,
> anyway. Lunars would use silver ones, fair enough,
> Lunar trolls might want a
> lead one but would prefer a silver one, non-Lunar
> trolls have big, heavy
> smashing things and don;t need scimitars.

Annila worshiping trolls are the most likely
candidates for this. Lead scimitar may have
interesting properties for an assassin and is better
suited form darkness type activities.

> > Simon is right that your aluminium shield will get
 bashed in, but I'm tempted to say 'tough' : ) That's
just an upside of the spell, we can mangle your nicely
enchanted ceremonial armour and weapons. 

I would feel better about this spell, if there were
other spells of this type, which allowed to
temporarily disenchant magic items, but there aren't
any. In addition, I have to point out again that the
user of the runic item sacrificed POW to attune it. he
has therefore forged some sort of a link with the
item.  This islink you are trying to intrefere with,
therefore there should be a resistence roll agains
thte person who is attuned to the item and an
additional resistance roll if the item in question
contains a spirit.

> In RQ2, Iron had half the ENC of bronze, something
> that is missing in RQ3.
> That would be funny - armour that reduces in APs and
> gets heavier. 

I think is was the other way around.  I belive it is
x1.5 enc of bronze. Copper was is the metal which
could be made into lighter armor (x1/2 enc but 1/2 AP
as well).
 
> > The problem would be lead, at least for me. Lead
is commonly used (by trolls at least) and is mushy and
pliable when unenchanted.

> > Given that I'd be tempeted to say that Distemper
only eliminates 'special features' and not the
strengthening that makes it as strong as lead. 

The only special feature that lead gets from attuning
is the strengthening. The extra damage and the no
subtraction from sneak and hide are natural
characteristics of the metal.




		
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