Bow
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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 |
A bow is a launcher for arrows. You should not bash monsters with it, or throw it—instead, wield it in your hands, then throw arrows (or fire them from your quiver).
In addition to the regular bow, there are elven, orcish, and Japanese versions.
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. In SLASH'EM, however, they are two-handed.
Bow skill
Bow | |
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Max | Role |
Basic | |
Skilled | |
Expert |
The following launchers use bow skill:
- bow
- elven bow
- orcish bow
- yumi
The following types of ammo use bow skill:
The only artifact bow is the Longbow of Diana.
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 White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ]
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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