Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26397825-20160419024928/@comment-24534644-20160423000124

SpiritedDreaming wrote:

Not sure what makes a light arrow fly faster than a normal arrow when the light arrow is a physical thing now, or have greater piercing capability. The piercing capability of the arrow is based entirely on the kind of head it has and the poundage of the bow that fires it; having it made of hard light isn't going to change that. However, if he's making arrows with bodken point heads which are the ones designed to go through chain armour, then it would have the most piercing ability. And since the light arrow is now a physical object it means it is subject to wind resistance, just like a normal arrow.

The wind dust interaction makes sense though, since the wind resistance would be lessened alongside the boost the arrow would get from the wind being shunted behind it. I see where you're coming from. My logic was, in regards to travel speed, the arrow is made of solid light, which is considerably... well, light, as opposed to the materials a regular arrow is made out of. Lighter weight meaning faster movement. As for piercing capability, throughout media most iterations of solid-light blades or piercing weapons have been described as having incredibly sharp 'edges'. I just figured that an arrowhead made out of solidified light energy would have an easier time piercing something than regular sharpened metal. Failing that, the fact that it's also made of aura to an extent would probably play a role in there somewhere (what you said does make sense though, and I might end up using that bodken point thing if ya don't mind). Wind resistance is a fine point as well, which the character would have to account for.