Dark elven bow (SLASH'EM)

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Name dark elven bow
Appearance black runed 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 dark elven bow is a type of weapon that appears in SLASH'EM, SpliceHack and SlashTHEM. It is a launcher that is designed for use with dark elven arrows, and uses the bow skill. It is made of wood, and appears as a black runed bow when unidentified.

Plague is an artifact dark elven bow.

Generation

Drow characters start the game with knowledge of the dark elven bow. Drow Rangers start with a dark elven bow in place of their role's standard bow.[1]

Drow in SLASH'EM, SlashTHEM and SpliceHack always generate with a dark elven bow and 3-14 dark elven arrows.[2]

SLASH'EM

In SLASH'EM, dark elven bows are not randomly generated. Upgrading a regular bow has a 13 chance of producing a dark elven bow.[3]

SpliceHack

In SpliceHack, dark elven bows are not randomly generated.

SlashTHEM

In SlashTHEM, dark elven bows can be randomly generated like other weapons, and general stores, used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can sell dark elven bows. Upgrading works the same as in SLASH'EM.

Description

Drow characters firing arrows from a dark elven bow gain a +1 to-hit bonus; firing dark elven arrows from a dark elven bow grants a +2 damage bonus, and deals full double damage while the missile flurry technique is active.

References

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