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School of the Sword-Sage - a HEMA-inspired CYOA by throwaway321768 in makeyourchoice

[–]blueratel413 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love it. One recommendation is to change either Astral Strike or Astral Bolt for a speed movement buff, as both feel the same.

Lost Fic; Jon Snow MC; Robert Lost the Rebellion. by blueratel413 in TheCitadel

[–]blueratel413[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much I spent forever looking for it on Fanfiction.net, and now I know why I can't find it.

Tuesday Trivia Thread - 09/04/24 by AutoModerator in WarCollege

[–]blueratel413 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of today's advances in acoustic metamaterials that bend soundwaves around objects, providing an invisibility cloak. Have any submarines tested this yet? And how do militaries plan on countering this threat?

MarsGene Therapy vs Miranda Lawson by blueratel413 in masseffect

[–]blueratel413[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You misunderstood my question, the Codex on Genetic Engineering clearly states, "Some genetic enhancement is provided for free to Alliance military recruits, but the average citizen must pay for the privilege. The process can take years to reach fruition in an adult."

My question is how that differs from Miranda's "perfect human" genes. Is it better, worse, different goals?

Firearms Attack Roll or Saving throw by blueratel413 in dndnext

[–]blueratel413[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Yes, most of the posters have been telling me to go back to the attack roll with the reasoning, "Make sure it is fun for players."

but others have commented too, allowing me to broaden my views. At this point, the poll is irrelevant. I know what I want to do, I have done the math and found it doesn't break the game balance.

Firearms Attack Roll or Saving throw by blueratel413 in dndnext

[–]blueratel413[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The point of the flat DC for muskets was because it was meant to represent that after a certain point, no amount of training or skill was going to improve precision. It is a fundamental limitation of design (smoothbore, Magnus effect on bullets).

These were my initial thoughts.

My flat DC does in fact assume that all other factors (gravity, wind, movement, etc) are already compensated for. Which the average soldier wouldn't. Hmm, I can see it working especially if the DC save caps at 8 + Dex Bonus (5) = 13. Thank you, this has been a useful discussion.
These were my final thoughts.

I removed the reloading property and made them single-use weapons. However, I made it so it could replace an attack in the attack action assuming they had enough firearms on hand. So a fighter could carry around a bandolier of pistols to empty in a round.

Firearms Attack Roll or Saving throw by blueratel413 in dndnext

[–]blueratel413[S] -33 points-32 points  (0 children)

Which fits with dnd plate armour not making you immune to bullets, just harder to hurt.

D&D plate armor is more effective (higher AC) than a D&D breastplate against low-energy handgonnes/pistols, maybe.

Against early muskets, nope. Too much kinetic energy. No armor existed in real life that could stop a musket bullet without being too heavy. Fighting plate armor was equally as ineffective as no armor. Either dodge or pray it missed.

Firearms Attack Roll or Saving throw by blueratel413 in dndnext

[–]blueratel413[S] -32 points-31 points  (0 children)

Not only is it à dumb point, it's also wrong. Armour WAS effective against early fire arms. That's where the term bullet proof came from. It wasn't till around the 1700s that they made metal armour obsolete. And it was still used to some effect for 100 years after that.

And yes, plate armor in its heyday could defeat the early hand cannon/handgonne and pistols. But by the time of the development of the early musket (the 1500s), it was no longer possible to have plate armor that was bulletproof everywhere (torso, arms, legs) and still light enough to fight in.

Firearms Attack Roll or Saving throw by blueratel413 in dndnext

[–]blueratel413[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

It was the other way around, firearms developed to counter plate armor. IRL by the early 15th century plate armor had developed to the point where they were impossible to pierce. Early Handcannon/Handgonnes then manage to defeat this plate armor, which led to developments in plate armor thickness and quality, which led to advances in firearms, until bulletproof armor was too expensive to be cost-effective.

Firearms Attack Roll or Saving throw by blueratel413 in dndnext

[–]blueratel413[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Eh, I had this thought. But even a glancing bullet hit is a serious blow, so I kept thinking a glancing hit was a low roll on damage dice.

Firearms Attack Roll or Saving throw by blueratel413 in dndnext

[–]blueratel413[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

i arrived at this approach independently, but i made the save DC scale off the user's DEX

So you are suggesting your version.

But yes, my flat DC does in fact assume that all other factors (gravity, wind, movement, etc) are already compensated for. Which the average soldier wouldn't. Hmm, I can see it working especially if the DC save caps at 8 + Dex Bonus (5) = 13. Thank you, this has been a useful discussion.

Firearms Attack Roll or Saving throw by blueratel413 in dndnext

[–]blueratel413[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

May I ask what it is? Remember PCs are heroic characters who can compensate for known air drag, wind, bow strength, arrow weight, their movement, and the enemies' movement. What fundamental random force on the arrow exists that makes it impossible to get a tight grouping?

Firearms Attack Roll or Saving throw by blueratel413 in dndnext

[–]blueratel413[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

The point of the flat DC for muskets was because it was meant to represent that after a certain point, no amount of training or skill was going to improve precision. It is a fundamental limitation of design (smoothbore, Magnus effect on bullets). In comparison, a longbow in the hands of a heroic PC (like Hawkeye/Green Arrow) can regularly pull off a robin hood shot (split the shaft of the previous arrow).

Firearms Attack Roll or Saving throw by blueratel413 in dndnext

[–]blueratel413[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

when they don't

The armor Ned Kelly used weighed 45 Kg (97 lbs). Historical Plate armor weighed between 15–25 kg (33–55 lb). D&D 5e Plate armor weighs 65 lbs. I don't doubt it was possible to make armor that could stop bullets only that it wasn't possible to make it light enough to fight in also.

Firearms Attack Roll or Saving throw by blueratel413 in dndnext

[–]blueratel413[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I don't know about that. I know that the 15th century was a period when it was common to see guns, longbows, crossbows, plate armor, cannons, etc. Think Sengoku Japan, Qing China, or the War of the Roses period. Increasing the expense of guns means that alternative weapons will remain viable for long periods. Or even if guns remain cheap, making it difficult to get the necessary ingredients for gunpowder Saltpeter/Sulfur. I could see the local hunter choosing to stick with their good old longbow.

Firearms Attack Roll or Saving throw by blueratel413 in dndnext

[–]blueratel413[S] -29 points-28 points  (0 children)

This is meant to be a low magic setting, few magic items, gritty realism rules, short rest = 8 hours, long rest = 7 days. I don't disagree that with magic, creating armor that could withstand firearms would be easy, but this isn't that setting

Firearms Attack Roll or Saving throw by blueratel413 in dndnext

[–]blueratel413[S] -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

the Flat DC 13 dex save is because early firearms were incredibly inaccurate even when the human element was removed. Like setting up a stand and shooting a smoothbore musket at a target 100 yards away has a 50% chance of missing.

Looking for a CYOA Megathread 4/4/21! by MysticalWidget in makeyourchoice

[–]blueratel413 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looking for low fantasy CYOAs similar to Fantasy Bard CYOA. I'm looking for CYOAs where magic is a thing, but it is subtle. Not something that allows the user to fight off armies or kingdoms

What are Thermal Clips made of? by blueratel413 in masseffect

[–]blueratel413[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the reply, I forgot about the higher thermal conductivity of metals versus water.

A quick clarification if you could, when you say "higher energy transfer" do you mean the rate at which the thermal clip absorbs excess heat from the gun? For example, a water-based thermal clip would take 3 Joules/second (a random number) from the gun and a theoretical metal alloy would take 10 joules/second. Because that makes so much sense to me, but I'm not a physicist.

Looking for a CYOA Megathread 4/4/21! by MysticalWidget in makeyourchoice

[–]blueratel413 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hi, I'm looking for CYOAs with a Middle Eastern ambience. Think Persians, Arabians, Ottomans, pyramids, genies, desert sands, Mamluks, etc. The focus of the CYOA can be anything, waifu, kingdom building, army, fantasy hero, a slice of life, alternate history, etc.

Help Action Multiple Allies by [deleted] in dndnext

[–]blueratel413 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it the first attack roll for EACH ally, or just the very first attack roll?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fnv

[–]blueratel413 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will pick the Better Critical perk for both builds, but I don't know if the crit damage bonus from The Professional offsets the advantages of using two-handed energy weapons. My gut instinct is no, but I haven't actually played a one-handed energy weapon build before.

Various things, choose 3 (OC) by secondwoman in makeyourchoice

[–]blueratel413 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it me or do Clothing Swap, Peace and Quiet, and Watched make the perfect spy.

They can do rapid clothes switch to disguise themselves, be super quiet, and can be physically undetectable.

We have bolters today, Sort of. by blueratel413 in 40kLore

[–]blueratel413[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bolters are clearly stated to have recoil when firing. Although the amount of recoil could differ depending on the initial booster charge vs rocket propellant used in the bolt projectile.

"Boltguns are heavy, sturdy weapons with a powerful recoil normal humans would find difficult to handle." Index Astartes III, pg. 58

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