Why are Long Bows/Crossbows/Elf Bows/Firearms So Weak?
There are many complaints that a Crossbow, Long Bow, or Firearms are far too weak. Arguments are made about their penetration contemporarily and historically. Overall, many of the weapons seem underpowered, but guns receive a small increase in power in the articles in the Warhammer Companion and Apocrypha Now. Overall, the solution to this is to either: Increase the damage and range of some weapons Do not use toughness in factoring damage from firearms or specific missile weapons (Ouroboros) “One solution was that missile weapons always have the ability to cause minor criticals even if they don’t do any significant damage. I haven’t playtested the idea substantially so I don’t know what impact it will have. Basically, if a missile does *any* damage, roll on the Sudden Death Critical Hit table. A ‘K’ results indicates a minor critical. This will be of the level D8, regardless of how many wounds it caused (these only increase the chance of the critical, not the level). These low critical
