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Would I get credit toward the bow [[skill]] from hitting monsters with my bow? I’ve realized that a lot of creatures in the first few levels aren’t worth the arrows, but I still want to achieve expert skill in Bow as early as possible.--[[User:Erima|Erima]] ([[User talk:Erima|talk]]) 19:21, 10 October 2012 (UTC) | Would I get credit toward the bow [[skill]] from hitting monsters with my bow? I’ve realized that a lot of creatures in the first few levels aren’t worth the arrows, but I still want to achieve expert skill in Bow as early as possible.--[[User:Erima|Erima]] ([[User talk:Erima|talk]]) 19:21, 10 October 2012 (UTC) | ||
: The page for [[bow]] recommends not using the bow as a blunt weapon. Does it recommend this for want of a better way of handling the weapon ([[firing]] projectiles), or because, even as a last resort, it would still qualify as wielding an object with no damage dice? --[[User:F J H|FJH]] ([[User talk:F J H|talk]]) 04:09, 11 October 2012 (UTC) | : The page for [[bow]] recommends not using the bow as a blunt weapon. Does it recommend this for want of a better way of handling the weapon ([[firing]] projectiles), or because, even as a last resort, it would still qualify as wielding an object with no damage dice? --[[User:F J H|FJH]] ([[User talk:F J H|talk]]) 04:09, 11 October 2012 (UTC) | ||
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| + | You do not receive skill points for bashing monsters with a bow/crossbow. The wiki recommends not hitting monsters with your bow because you'd probably do better damage unarmed, let alone with a real weapon. Finding an uncursed dagger isn't hard, and training dagger is usually useful to complement bows. -- [[User:Qazmlpok|Qazmlpok]] ([[User talk:Qazmlpok|talk]]) 14:12, 11 October 2012 (UTC) | ||
Latest revision as of 14:12, 11 October 2012
Would I get credit toward the bow skill from hitting monsters with my bow? I’ve realized that a lot of creatures in the first few levels aren’t worth the arrows, but I still want to achieve expert skill in Bow as early as possible.--Erima (talk) 19:21, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
- The page for bow recommends not using the bow as a blunt weapon. Does it recommend this for want of a better way of handling the weapon (firing projectiles), or because, even as a last resort, it would still qualify as wielding an object with no damage dice? --FJH (talk) 04:09, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
You do not receive skill points for bashing monsters with a bow/crossbow. The wiki recommends not hitting monsters with your bow because you'd probably do better damage unarmed, let alone with a real weapon. Finding an uncursed dagger isn't hard, and training dagger is usually useful to complement bows. -- Qazmlpok (talk) 14:12, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
