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== '''General Information''' == |
== '''General Information''' == |
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A short bow is a ranged weapon typically around half the size of its cousin, the [[Long Bow Skill|long bow]]. |
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Short bows are the lightest of all bow classes, having a default load time of two seconds. They tend to have the highest balance of the three [[stick bows]], and therefore are a popular choice for characters with high agility and low strength. |
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Historically short bows are bows fashioned from a single material (traditionally wood in most cultures) and stringed with any number of things. Like [[Long Bow skill|longbows]] they lack the [[Composite Bow skill|composite bow]]s' defined recurve; they are generally much shorter than long bows, however, which made them popular weapons for use on horseback. Within Dragonrealms there are three categories of standard bow (from shortest roundtime to longest roundtime): short bow, longbow and composite bow. |
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Short bows are the lightest of all bow classes, having a default load time of two seconds. They are versatile weapons, powerful but easily stored in many containers. Of all the bow classes, short bows generally have the best balance (damage bonus from agility), making them popular among smaller races who have very large penalties to strength. |
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Capped player-made short bows have the highest balance on a standard bow-type available in-game, slightly edging out capped player-made longbows. Their small load time is an attractive feature. A capped short bow combined with capped arrows is an amazingly powerful weapon, though many players opt for longbows to maximize their damage potential. |
Capped player-made short bows have the highest balance on a standard bow-type available in-game, slightly edging out capped player-made longbows. Their small load time is an attractive feature. A capped short bow combined with capped arrows is an amazingly powerful weapon, though many players opt for longbows to maximize their damage potential. |
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*Inability to use shield when aiming a bow |
*Inability to use shield when aiming a bow |
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*Lower attack potential than longbows |
*Lower attack potential than longbows |
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''Note: Returning players or players who do not frequent the Dragonrealms billboards should note that the evasion penalty once applied to using bows was removed after the 3x agility modifier was lowered to a standard modifier. Bows no longer have an evasion penalty associated with them.'' |
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== '''Guild-Specific Abilities''' == |
== '''Guild-Specific Abilities''' == |
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Revision as of 19:52, 4 July 2009
General Information
A short bow is a ranged weapon typically around half the size of its cousin, the long bow.
Short bows are the lightest of all bow classes, having a default load time of two seconds. They tend to have the highest balance of the three stick bows, and therefore are a popular choice for characters with high agility and low strength.
Capped player-made short bows have the highest balance on a standard bow-type available in-game, slightly edging out capped player-made longbows. Their small load time is an attractive feature. A capped short bow combined with capped arrows is an amazingly powerful weapon, though many players opt for longbows to maximize their damage potential.
Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages
- Large damage and accuracy bonuses when using the AIM verb.
- Lowest load time of all bow types
- Highest balance of all standard bow types
- Can be fletched by players
Disadvantages
- Inability to use shield when aiming a bow
- Lower attack potential than longbows
Guild-Specific Abilities
- Barbarians and Rangers: Dual Load
- Barbarians and Paladins have the ability to parry arrows within the range of their weapon. While this is mostly attributable to melee, players using pole arms or pole-range weapons like greatswords will be able to parry arrows at pole as well. This is a direct defense contest of bow skills vs. parry skill.
- Shield primary (Paladins) and secondary (Barbarians, Rangers, Traders) guild have the ability to load their bows while wearing an arm-worn shield by down-sizing their shields (Paladins using medium shields, secondary guilds using small shields). Note that this adds a 3-second roundtime penalty to the loading process Requirements: Wearing a smaller arm-worn shield than the maximum allowed by your guild.
- Rangers have the ability to fletch hunter's bows.