Timeline for Making a 1000lb draw longbow
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| Feb 15, 2018 at 23:11 | vote | accept | Christopher Void | ||
| Jan 19, 2018 at 1:05 | comment | added | elemtilas | @ChristopherVoid: Well, I hope to see you in one, the other or both! | |
| Jan 19, 2018 at 0:15 | comment | added | Christopher Void | Thanks a lot for the reccomendations the sound like something i would like to use for general discussion unlike this which i try to use for specific (mostly science and physics oriented) questions | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 22:18 | comment | added | elemtilas | @ChristopherVoid: there are many places designed for discussion. Aify is right: this is a Q&A forum. If you are looking for general discussion on worldbuilding, I'd recommend CBB (aveneca.com/cbb) as they have a strong and active community there. I could be wrong, but it looks like you might be a writer in search for a community. In that case, I think Mythic Scribes might be up your alley! (mythicscribes.com) They, too, are fantasy oriented and I think might be of benefit to you as most everyone there is either writing or is working on the process. | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 16:32 | comment | added | Christopher Void | I realize i said i was Looking for one. | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 8:51 | comment | added | Aify | BTW, If you're looking for a site that has a discussion based format and encourages brainstorming/discussion of characters, you're in the wrong place. @ChristopherVoid | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 4:44 | comment | added | Christopher Void | No problem, i have to go and figure out what materials and measurements would keep the arrow from shattering lol | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 4:36 | comment | added | Ville Niemi | @ChristopherVoid Oops, you talked about the bow being longer. That would scale the draw length which would scale the shaft length. | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 4:33 | comment | added | Ville Niemi | @ChristopherVoid Not really, but realistically you'd want to keep the arrow speed, length, and mass distribution the same so I think using the same materials but scaling the weight linearly with the force and putting the extra mass on heavier point and thicker shaft would be close enough for fiction. | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 4:25 | comment | added | Christopher Void | @Ville Niemi yeah i would imagine the forces would shatter a arrow before leaving the bow, do you have any recommendations for material or other changes on the arrows specifically? | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 4:23 | comment | added | Christopher Void | Ive been looking for a site with a more discussion based format for brainstorming and discussing characters more , unfortunately ive yet to find one, and i do agree on the bow, however the crossbow will be his "Heavy Hitter" that will have a weight that even he will need a windlass for! | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 4:23 | comment | added | Ville Niemi | @ChristopherVoid Don't forget to consider ammunition while thinking about that, you'll probably want the ammunition to be heavier and sturdier. (Forces applied to arrow on release are proportional to length and acceleration, acceleration is inversely proportional to mass.) Which probably forces a crossbow solution at some force level. | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 4:18 | comment | added | elemtilas | @ChristopherVoid: sure, why not two! Though I do think that if he's quick enough, he'll come to appreciate the ordinary bow over the more fiddly crossbow. But I guess we'll have to wait until you describe him further and tell his story more completely! | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 4:16 | comment | added | elemtilas | @JBH: no, sorry about that! I always forget that stars cause italicisation here at Stack Exchange. It is now a very old worldbuilding convention to differentiate objects, actions and things of ✳here✳ in the primary world or ✳there✳ in the other world by use of these orthogonally deictic pronouns. For a more detailed description, see: frathwiki.com/Conlang_terminology#Deictic_Terms | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 4:12 | comment | added | Christopher Void | ill have to do some digging on both ideas, although my giant has a bit of a thing for crafting weapons so why not both for different situations i guess! | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 4:11 | history | edited | elemtilas | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 18, 2018 at 4:07 | comment | added | JBH | Should the italicized word "here" be a link? | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 4:06 | comment | added | elemtilas | @ChristopherVoid: yeah, I would not opt for your character to wield a crossbow. That's wasted potential. From what I understand, even though a crossbow might rate 1000 pounds, it's not fully drawn the way a longbow is. And that's where the power comes from! A 1000 pound crossbow sans stock and mechanism drawn by a nine foot tall giant will be quite the formidable weapon. If he's part of a crack squad of Larsenesque shooters, then woe be the enemy that faces them! They'll soil their hauberks before the big archers ever get in range! | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 3:56 | comment | added | Christopher Void | That was the image i thought about as well! Thankyou for the input, i also thought the bow would be better for mounted shooting than the crossbow although im not sure about that. And ill check out the videos, thanks again! | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 3:50 | comment | added | elemtilas | @ChristopherVoid: sure, if your character is strong enough to cock a steel crossbow without assistance from the mechanism he won't need the wooden stock the piece of metal rests in. He can just draw the bow itself! And yeah, with just the bow, he'll naturally have a faster rate of fire: take a look at Lars Andersen's archery techniques on the Youtubes. I would nòt want to face your nine foot tall warrior dashing about with a 1000 pound bow whizzing arrows this way and that the way Larsen does! | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 3:48 | comment | added | elemtilas | @jamesqf: my point exactly! Although I daresay the OP's character would be unable to draw Detritus's 2000 pound piece of machinery! | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 3:46 | comment | added | Ville Niemi | @ChristopherVoid A repeating crossbow might be an option. It uses the extra strength to operate the mechanism so its performance would be pretty close to what you want I think. Of course it looks nothing like you want. I think there were gloves and rings and such designed to protect fingers from bow strings, so it probably is not a big problem if you just remember about it. | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 3:41 | comment | added | Christopher Void | You make a good point and i should have been more clear that he could withstand any forces of the bow (fingers included) I simply wanted a bow from a stylistic standpoint and for, based on what i have heard, a faster rate of fire. | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 3:37 | comment | added | Ville Niemi | @ChristopherVoid The idea of a crossbow is to make drawing (and aiming) the bow easier. There is nothing special about the bow itself that I know of. But there is one issue you probably should think about : How much pull can the fingers of your giant handle? I'd recommend using a simple crossbow with some sort of a simple (and fast) lever based drawing aid. It would still be slower than a long bow but ease of aiming and convenience should make it worthwhile. | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 3:14 | comment | added | Christopher Void | I have thought about the cross bow before, but after some consideration i decided on making a longbow style weapon instead, so could one be made of steel and operated? | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 3:10 | comment | added | jamesqf | Re "I guess you could equip him with a small to mid-sized siege crossbow...": Already been done. Detritus the troll, in various Discworld books. | |
| Jan 18, 2018 at 2:37 | history | answered | elemtilas | CC BY-SA 3.0 |