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| − | "Stand to it, my hearts of gold," said the old bowman as he | + | "Stand to it, my hearts of gold," said the old bowman as he passed from knot to knot. "By my hilt! we are in luck this journey. Bear in mind the old saying of the Company." |
| − | passed from knot to knot. "By my hilt! we are in luck this | + | "What is that, Aylward?" cried several, leaning on their bows and laughing at him. |
| − | journey. Bear in mind the old saying of the Company." | + | "'Tis the master-bowyer's rede: 'Every bow well bent. Every shaft well sent. Every stave well nocked. Every string well locked.' There, with that jingle in his head, a bracer on his left hand, a shooting glove on his right, and a farthing's-worth of wax in his girdle, what more doth a bowman need?" |
| − | "What is that, Aylward?" cried several, leaning on their bows | + | "It would not be amiss," said Hordle John, "if under his girdle he had four farthings'-worth of wine." |
| − | and laughing at him. | ||
| − | "'Tis the master-bowyer's rede: 'Every bow well bent. Every | ||
| − | shaft well sent. Every stave well nocked. Every string well | ||
| − | locked.' There, with that jingle in his head, a bracer on | ||
| − | his left hand, a shooting glove on his right, and a | ||
| − | farthing's-worth of wax in his girdle, what more doth a | ||
| − | bowman need?" | ||
| − | "It would not be amiss," said Hordle John, "if under his | ||
| − | girdle he had four farthings'-worth of wine." | ||
|[ The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ] | |[ The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ] | ||
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| − | The samurai is highly trained with a special type of bow, | + | The samurai is highly trained with a special type of bow, the yumi. Like the ya, the yumi is made of bamboo. With the yumi-ya, the bow and arrow, the samurai is an extremely accurate and deadly warrior. |
| − | the yumi. Like the ya, the yumi is made of bamboo. With | ||
| − | the yumi-ya, the bow and arrow, the samurai is an extremely | ||
| − | accurate and deadly warrior. | ||
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Revision as of 20:26, 17 December 2021
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| Name | bow |
| Appearance | bow |
| Damage vs. small | 1d2 |
| Damage vs. large | 1d2 |
| To-hit bonus | +0 |
| Weapon skill | bow |
| Size | one-handed |
| Base price | 60 zm (+10/positive enchant) |
| Weight | 30 |
| Material | wood |
The bow is a type of launcher for arrows, used by wielding it in your hands, then using t or f to shoot them.
In addition to the regular bow, there are elven, orcish, and Japanese bows. The Longbow of Diana is an artifact bow.
Bow skill
| Bow | |
|---|---|
| Max | Role |
| Basic | |
| Skilled | |
| Expert | |
The following launchers use the bow skill:
- bow
- elven bow
- orcish bow
- yumi
The following types of ammo use the bow skill:
The bow skill is only exercised when you fire arrows from a bow wielded as the primary weapon; although the fire command appears to work if the bow is in the off-hand, you are actually just throwing arrows by hand.
Strategy
The enchantment of a bow contributes to its to-hit (accuracy), but not to damage. The arrows' enchantment contributes to both accuracy and damage; unless you have maximized the enchantment of your arrows, it's probably better to enchant them first before doing anything to your bow.
Interestingly, bows count as one-handed weapons, so you can switch to one without removing your shield, and wielding a cursed bow will still leave one hand free.
Variants
SLASH'EM
SLASH'EM makes bows two-handed weapons, and adds the new artifact bow Plague.
Encyclopaedia entries
"Stand to it, my hearts of gold," said the old bowman as he passed from knot to knot. "By my hilt! we are in luck this journey. Bear in mind the old saying of the Company."
"What is that, Aylward?" cried several, leaning on their bows and laughing at him.
"'Tis the master-bowyer's rede: 'Every bow well bent. Every shaft well sent. Every stave well nocked. Every string well locked.' There, with that jingle in his head, a bracer on his left hand, a shooting glove on his right, and a farthing's-worth of wax in his girdle, what more doth a bowman need?"
"It would not be amiss," said Hordle John, "if under his girdle he had four farthings'-worth of wine."
The samurai is highly trained with a special type of bow, the yumi. Like the ya, the yumi is made of bamboo. With the yumi-ya, the bow and arrow, the samurai is an extremely accurate and deadly warrior.
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