Re: (Fwd) Re: Cookies and Mercs

[blackbow@mindspring.com]

Poster: blackbow@mindspring.com

[replies, as usual, interspersed]

>Poster: Eli White <eliwhite@home.com>
>
>
>That doesn't tend to be how it goes though, and as mentioned, won't happen
>in a melee.  Most people (myself included) always defer to the person who
>they hit, as that IS how the rules state it should be.  If you thought the
>blow the light, but the other person insists that it was PLENTY hard
>enough, and they don't feel like getting hit any harder, it's their call.
>
>Siegfried
>


[That side of it isn't the problem.  The problem occurs when the person that
only wants to take a light shot doesn't understand why his/her opponent
won't take the same shot with the same force that they take.]

[BTW:  the "bowling ball" test is described accurately except for a couple
of things:

1, the bowling ball isn't on a 4x4, it's on a steel pipe just big enough to
hold it in place, say 1".

2, there's a screen between you and the ground where the ball lands so you
can't see where you're aiming and pre-judge your blow.

3.  The guy that ran/runs it videotapes everything you do with an emphasis
on aiming the camera at the spot where your sword hits the bowling ball so
he can get a good idea of whether your shot hits the bowling ball squarely.

Regards,

Jonathan Blackbow
Clan O'Shannon

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