If you're looking for the functional particulars of the metal-- hardness, hit points, weight, etc.-- there is OGC in my book (Heroes of High Favor: Dwarves).
It may not be exactly what you're looking for, but the route I took was to provide all the ways to change the "rules" behind various types of metals-- with iron as the default. So for example, if you add hardness, hit points, and a natural enhancement bonus, you end up with an alloy that most folks call "adamantine." If you add hardness and reduce weight, you have a substance most call "mithral." By the same token you could add 1 or 2 points of hardness and/or HP and upgrade "iron" to "steel," or even "dwarven steel." Just tweak the functional particulars as you desire, and give a name to the final alloy. Orichalcum. Baatorian Steel. Whatever you like. If you would like the specific open content, I would be happy to email it to you. benjamin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Meerschaert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 7:37 PM Subject: Re: [Ogf-l] Steel or Iron? > Steven "Conan" Trustrum wrote: > > > I've done some searching through the SRD and I've not found a > > definative answer as to whether the default material for weapons such > > as swords is meant to be iron or steel? Anyone have any opinions or > > proof one way or the other? > > Are there SRD'd rules for any metal types except for mithral and > admantine? (If you're thinking of making some, please do! ;) ) > > Since there are more advanced metals--and the technology is a sample of > medieval / early renaissance tech--they're almost certainly using real > steels and not just iron. > > I'm not certain, but I don't think that you CAN make a longsword sword > out of iron and expect it to last. > > > DM > > _______________________________________________ > Ogf-l mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
