In-game realism

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All this talk about adding realism to the game has given me some
ideas as well. Let's talk archers. It was mentioned that they should
have wooden bows instead of steel.I agree,but let's go one step
further and say that the weapon rank depends on WHERE you get the
wood from. Now, everyone knows that the best timber is found in
Lorien,so if you have a camp in Lorien you get good
weapons.Conversely,since Mirkwood is twisted and evil,you would get
crappy weapons. Make sense?
How about bowstrings? The weapon is pretty useless without one.
We'll have to use horse gut. So lets say that one mount equals 100
bowstrings. That was easy!
Now all we need is arrows. The shaft is easy enough, but we're gonna
have to bring in a new product....chickens! The amount per Pop Centre
will depend on the size instead of location. Village...lots of
chickens, City...not so many chickens. As an added bonus, if carried
in the baggage train,they would increase morale of the army 1-10 pts.
because what soldier wouldn't enjoy a nice chicken dinner every now
and then!
If you didn't realize I was joking by the time I mentioned
bowstrings, it's time to sit back,take a deep breath and get a life.
Wayne