Notes from Seventy-fifth Playtest

Weapon	Roll to Hit	Odds of Hitting	Notes
Club	12	37%	13 would be 26%
Sling	9 (+1)	74% (-10%)	2 hits is 55%
Spear	11 (+1)	50% (-12.5%)
Atlatl	8 (-1)	84% (+10%)
Bow	7 (-1)	90% (+6%)	2 hits is 81%

older edition (green explore disks)

What we tried

The above hunting odds adjustments, and Bow/Atlatl costs raised to 4, and fixed the starting equipment at 4, regardless of how many players.

Notes

Dan went sling + spear, missed a lot with sling, but with terrible rolls. I went Atlatl with no spears, gathered, sold, bought a spear and got killed.

Dan eventually had success with his sling, and I came back with a spear, eventually buying another Atlatl after some successful gathering.

Conclusion

We agree that being able to start out with an Atlatl or Bow without any ammunition feels like you're trying to game the system rather than playing within the theme.

Next Steps

Next test will price those equipment higher so that you can't start with them.