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A longbow is about five to six feet long. When unstrung, it is a straight shaft of wood. | A longbow is about five to six feet long. When unstrung, it is a straight shaft of wood. | ||
| − | Bonus damage from strength with a longbow maxes out at | + | Bonus damage from strength with a longbow maxes out at 4. If you have a higher strength score and you want to make use of it, you have to use a [[Composite Longbow]]. |
When shooting at range with a longbow, for every range increment that the arrow must fly, the arrow deals one less die of damage. Once the damage is down to three dice it doesn't decrease any farther. | When shooting at range with a longbow, for every range increment that the arrow must fly, the arrow deals one less die of damage. Once the damage is down to three dice it doesn't decrease any farther. | ||
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Firing a longbow is a difficult and strenuous task, and thus takes 6 AP. | Firing a longbow is a difficult and strenuous task, and thus takes 6 AP. | ||
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| + | "In the war against the Welsh, one of the men of arms was struck by an arrow shot at him by a Welshman. It went right through his thigh, high up, where it was protected inside and outside the leg by his iron cuirasses, and then through the skirt of his leather tunic; next it penetrated that part of the saddle which is called the alva or seat; and finally it lodged in his horse, driving so deep that it killed the animal." | ||
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| + | ~Gerald of Wales on the power of the Welsh longbow, a truly formidable weapon. | ||
[[Category: Core Rules]] | [[Category: Core Rules]] | ||
[[Category: Equipment]] | [[Category: Equipment]] | ||
[[Category: Weapons]] | [[Category: Weapons]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:10, 14 November 2011
Health: 6
Hardness: 8
Craft DC: 25
A longbow is about five to six feet long. When unstrung, it is a straight shaft of wood.
Bonus damage from strength with a longbow maxes out at 4. If you have a higher strength score and you want to make use of it, you have to use a Composite Longbow.
When shooting at range with a longbow, for every range increment that the arrow must fly, the arrow deals one less die of damage. Once the damage is down to three dice it doesn't decrease any farther.
A longbow may fire arrows designed for a Shortbow, but it takes a -6 penalty to both attack and damage, and it uses the shortbow's range increment. It can share arrows with a Composite Longbow, but not with a Great Composite Longbow.
Firing a longbow is a difficult and strenuous task, and thus takes 6 AP.
"In the war against the Welsh, one of the men of arms was struck by an arrow shot at him by a Welshman. It went right through his thigh, high up, where it was protected inside and outside the leg by his iron cuirasses, and then through the skirt of his leather tunic; next it penetrated that part of the saddle which is called the alva or seat; and finally it lodged in his horse, driving so deep that it killed the animal."
~Gerald of Wales on the power of the Welsh longbow, a truly formidable weapon.
