Weapons and damage

[JollyGreenGiant]

I've seen people wearing solid-bone breastplates take strong hits to the chest with bone/wooden spears. Which technically would be impossible. They at most would get a nice impact to the chest, maybe pushed back, but not a bleeding wound from such an attack.

Saw this in another thread, just wanted to make a comment.  Damage is sort of representative of a lot of things - bleeding, shock, and of course the actual harm itself.  Also, getting a solid hit on, say, someone's body may mean that you didn't hit that solid-bone breastplate at all.  You might've jabbed them in the armpit, or maybe at some point in the fight, you broke strap and that breastplate is now loose enough to allow a good slash, or something of that nature.

[Anarchy]

A sharp spear point is going to go through anything IMO.

But yeah, i agree solid hits etc can mean alot of things.

[Lasakar]

Hasn't Armageddon a system which uses different damage charts for what kind of weapon (piercing, slashing and so on) hits which armor? Or raises a armor only the AC generally?

[sacac]

ok
So your wearing a breastplate only?
That leaves your shoulder open, your armpits, (Depending on the armor) Your sides.

Ok, since Zalanthian weapons are more or less like our ancient ones,
Look how much a knight had to wear to protect himself.

[Anonymous]

And knights were still vulnerable at their armpits and up their greaves. Plus they could be crushed by a heavy blow, where the armor caved in. I think bone might splinter, obsidian definitely could, and of course the rare metal stuff might hold up better, but if they get whacked with a half-giants obsidian mace of doom, I think it would be like tissue paper.

[Sakra]

but if they get whacked with a half-giants obsidian mace of doom, I think it would be like tissue paper.

Think cave trolls in Return of the King. Imagine what would happen if HG's could hit multiple targets like that?