Quote from Forum Archives on January 8, 1998, 1:47 pm

Posted by: eric <eric@...>

That makes more sense. Maybe call the "heavy" or "war" darts to help give
the impression they are much larger than normal darts. The way you
describe them, they are similar to knives for damage. Maybe light darts
could be added into the list based on the info from this discussion?

Eric
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On Wednesday, January 07, 1998 9:24 PM, Joe Revesz
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> In response (finally) to quite a few posts,
>
> Throwing Darts (blow darts are only good for poison)
>
> Poison - not if you are a LightRaider; tranqs may be alright
>
> These are heavy, not like the ones used on your local pub's board, close
> to half a pound each.
>
> As to range, I can throw a regular dart about 100 feet, but with little
> accuracy and very little "stick" at the end. ( I understand the physics,
> just trying to keep things simple) But at around 20 feet, they sink into
> things well. The range is not so great as to need VIS to be factored in,
> normal sight suffices, and anyone can use them that close.
>
> [ Anyone still have the original Jarts? ]
>
> Damage at d5 just for simplicity's' sake, DR is about discipleship, not
> stats. But anyone is free to make minor adjustments if they want the
> realism. An orc throwing a dart would (might) poison it, and roll d4 for
> damage.
>
> Joe
>
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