tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post8974602798776939005..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: JumpAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-27796153328337359782018-02-06T23:43:27.862-07:002018-02-06T23:43:27.862-07:00Oh, that's cool. Hmm. I like that a lot. A mas...Oh, that's cool. Hmm. I like that a lot. A mass version at a higher level wouldn't go amiss, I think. <br /><br />Archonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17718160700690722856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-79938412986407347002018-02-04T17:59:51.092-07:002018-02-04T17:59:51.092-07:00Well, that and the momentum of the jump is ruled b...Well, that and the momentum of the jump is ruled by the Laws of Magic, not Physics.<br /><br />My argument would be, if the jump happens from mental will to jump, and not pushing off from the ground with physical force, and the character is in the air for a total of 7.2 seconds, none of which is necessary to ensure a safe landing, since the spell also manages that, then the character is effectively "riding a horse" in the air; a really smooth one. And we're moving much slower than a horse to boot. It's perfectly possible to fire an arrow or throw a weapon from a horse; so why not this?Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-31572768330150174652018-02-04T17:36:56.022-07:002018-02-04T17:36:56.022-07:00I got all worried about the firing an arrow mid-ju...I got all worried about the firing an arrow mid-jump part of that description. I looked into various arrow weights, bow pull strengths and distances, and arrow speeds. It all varies considerably, but in the end the arrow typically has something like 20 to 25 pounds/foot/sec of momentum leaving the bow. Non-monks would need to be traveling at a little more than 4'/sec to cover the 30' distance in and with 220 pounds of person and equipment it works out to more than 900 pounds/foot/sec of momentum that the arrow loosing works against. If the character is slowed by the arrow's 22 lb/ft/sec recoil immediately after beginning the jump with those parameters he still travels 29.28' in that time.<br /><br />Definitely close enough to ignore in my book.Sterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163131298685381872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-3189679871462066442018-02-03T20:09:01.287-07:002018-02-03T20:09:01.287-07:00I badly want to post a gif of Vince Carter dunking...I badly want to post a gif of Vince Carter dunking on Frederic Weiss in response to Pandred's commentJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846071799831004752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-40185866150487195262018-02-03T14:57:16.779-07:002018-02-03T14:57:16.779-07:00I want to incorporate a troop of 200 fighters who ...I want to incorporate a troop of 200 fighters who have just enough spell ability to cast this one spell.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-87794698492263875782018-02-03T14:47:06.998-07:002018-02-03T14:47:06.998-07:00I take a deep satisfaction from the idea of bounci...I take a deep satisfaction from the idea of bouncing over a fortress wall and dunking on the defenders with a point-blank javelin.Pandredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03917809464727878157noreply@blogger.com