Re: Crossbows

> Man, I do have both 3 mm double-scale and 5 mm plate vests... Both are titanium
> alloy, and I tested _light_ crossbow on them... None cane hold the bolt. It is
> just because bullets have less mass and aren't stabilised even in comparison
> with unfeathered bolts that they are stopped...
>
To contribute to a completely off-topic thread, I believe that actually,
a bullet-proof vest (kevlar) is designed to distribute the force outward
rather than inward.  However, it is a cloth, and a slicing attack (such as a
knife, or a _pointed_ crossbow bolt) will cut the threads rendering it useless.

A blunted bolt shouldn't go through, though.

Now, to make this remotely applicable to Spelljammer, I have heard that the
Mongols wore silk shirts that didn't cut easily, so that arrows (while still
piercing the flesh) would be wrapped in silk, and could be easily removed
even if bladed or barbed.  Perhaps a silken shirt over (elven) chain mail
would be more effective than chain mail alone.  Just a thought.

-Seeker, back on third shift (again).
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