Pre-Gunpowder Artillery

[The Dark]

Has anyone done any work on pre-gunpowder artillery other than the oversized crossbow from Challenge #66?

[copeab]

The World Tamer's Handbook for TNE had rules for creating bows, crossbows, catapults and black powder guns that was compatible with FF&S, IIRC.

[The Dark]

Originally Posted by copeab

The World Tamer's Handbook for TNE had rules for creating bows, crossbows, catapults and black powder guns that was compatible with FF&S, IIRC.

The World Tamer's Handbook has black powder guns and cannon, bows and crossbows, and wagons, but not pre-gunpowder artillery (and the crossbows don't scale up - a 3 meter steel crossbow is Dam 1, Pen Nil, Rng 60).

[Silent Hunter UK]

Doesn't 2.2 have a black powder weapon?

[Olefin]

I could see people using things like Pumpkin Chuckers (look it up for those who arent from the US) to start throwing things a heck of a lot more deadly than pumpkins. A trebuchet would be a very interesting weapon to use to help either attack or defend a town - and there are people who build them even today.

[Silent Hunter UK]

Originally Posted by Olefin

I could see people using things like Pumpkin Chuckers (look it up for those who arent from the US) to start throwing things a heck of a lot more deadly than pumpkins. A trebuchet would be a very interesting weapon to use to help either attack or defend a town - and there are people who build them even today.

Of course there's also good old burning oil.

[copeab]

Originally Posted by The Dark

The World Tamer's Handbook has black powder guns and cannon, bows and crossbows, and wagons, but not pre-gunpowder artillery (and the crossbows don't scale up - a 3 meter steel crossbow is Dam 1, Pen Nil, Rng 60).

Ah, okay, thanks. Been some time since I read through the book.