Bows (skill)

Obsolete: This article refers to an aspect of the game which has been removed. It is retained for historical reference only.

For the bows still in the game, that now use the Ranged Weapons skill, see shortbow and longbow.

The Bows skill governs your character's mastery of shortbows and longbows. All bows are ranged weapons that require two hands to fire arrows. See the weapon page for a list of all bows and their properties.

Aptitudes

At	Ba	Ce	Co	DD	DE	Dg	Ds	Dj	Dr	Fe	Fo	GC	Gr	Gh	Gn	Ha	HE	HO	Hu	Ko	Mf	Me	Mi	MD	Mu	Na	Op	Og	On	Pa	Po	Re	SE	Sp	Te	Tr	Vp	VS
N/A	0	3	N/A	-3	3	-1	-1	-2	-1	N/A	-2	0	0	-1	8	1	3	-1	0	0	-2	N/A	1	N/A	-2	-1	0	-3	N/A	-2	N/A	N/A	0	2	1	-4	-2	-1

List of Bows

Name	Dam	Hit	Speed	Hands	Size	Missile	Throw	Dam Type	Prob
Shortbow	9	+2	13	Two	Medium	Arrow	No	Non-melee	10
Longbow	15	+0	17	Two	Large	Arrow	No	Non-melee	10

History

In 0.29, this skill was merged into the Ranged Weapons skill.

Skills
Weapons	Short Blades • Long Blades • Ranged Weapons Axes • Maces & Flails • Polearms • Staves • Unarmed Combat • Throwing
Physical	Fighting • Armour • Dodging • Stealth • Shields
Magical	Spellcasting • Invocations • Evocations • Shapeshifting
Spell Schools	Air • Alchemy • Conjurations • Earth • Fire • Forgecraft • Hexes • Ice • Necromancy • Summoning • Translocations

Aptitudes

List of Bows

See Also

History