For Weapons, see Bows
The Bow Skill is the knack of using a classic bow weapon, be the bow short or long. Bow level is dependent upon your Dexterity (DX).
Training[]
- Bow Apprentice: The Speed of the Character with a bow is increased by 5
- Trainer: any Elite Bow Guard in (Dernholm)
- Trainer: the Halfling Guard in Shrouded Hills
- Trainer: the general guards of other cities, towns, and villages
- Bow Expert: The Character deals two attacks per arrow
- Bow Master: The Character's chance of success is unaffected by range penalties
- Trainer: Kietzel Pierce (Anabelle's Galley in Black Root, later in Caladon)
- Quest: Find the Bow of Ecclesiastes
Uses[]
- Bows require Arrows for ammunition
- Bows are used to deal damage at distance
- Enemies can often be killed before they can reach the player to engage in Melee
- Objects like lights (to help with Prowling) and locked items can also be destroyed
Modifiers to Bow[]
- Items:
- Helmet of Yzar's Cost: gives +4/20
- Blessings:
- Blessing of Ter'el: gives +4/20
- Blessing of Kaitan: gives +4/20 (overrides Blessing of Ter'el)
- Races:
- None
- Backgrounds:
- Army Training: gives +1/20
- Beat with an Ugly Stick: gives +1/20
- Raised by Orcs: gives +1/20
- Raised in the Pits: gives +1/20
- Charlatan's Protégé: removes -1/20
- Débutante: removes -2/20
Mechanics[]
- All Bows are two-handed weapons
- Bows are extremely quiet and are thus suitable for sniping
- Bow % to Hit is modified by Perception (PE)
- Bow % to Hit decreases by Strength (ST) when it is less than the Bow's MSR
- Bow % to Hit also decreases with distance, up to the bow's maximum range
- Arrows in Turn Based Combat either hit or miss
- Arrows in Real Time Combat that miss may hit another target behind the intended target
Notes[]
- Bow attacks can target Specific Body Parts
- Some bows are Hexed and cast random spells or effects
- Others are Magick and contain spell charges
- Tech bows can critically fail when used by someone with a positive MA