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Fletching is the process of creating an arrow for use in archery. It commonly associated with making bows. A Fletcher is one who makes arrows, while a bowyer is one who makes bows. |
Fletching is the process of creating an arrow for use in archery. It commonly associated with making bows. A Fletcher is one who makes arrows, while a bowyer is one who makes bows. |
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'''This system has been taken over by the [[Shaping discipline]].''' |
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== Bow Making == |
== Bow Making == |
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See also [[ |
See also [[Fletching Caps]] |
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Tools needed to make a bow:<br /> |
Tools needed to make a bow:<br /> |
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Knife (skinning or carving will do) – to make detailed cuts and shaping<br /> |
Knife (skinning or carving will do) – to make detailed cuts and shaping<br /> |
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Wood Shaper – to shape the wood<br /> |
Wood Shaper – to shape the wood<br /> |
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[[Item:Feather flights|Feather Flights]] – to stabilize the arrow in flight<br /> |
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[[Item:Flight_shears|Flight Shears]] – to shape the feathers for maximum flight and accuracy<br /> |
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[[Item:Flight_glue|Flight Glue]] – to adhere the flights to the shaft<br /> |
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Arrowhead – the striking point of the arrow (different types inflict different damage)<br /> |
Arrowhead – the striking point of the arrow (different types inflict different damage)<br /> |
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== Arrowhead Making == |
== Arrowhead Making == |
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Arrowheads can be fashioned from a variety of material. Animal parts such as fangs, teeth and claws are often suitable for shaping into deadly tips for arrows. After skinning one off a corpse, just hold the part in one hand and a pebble, stone or hard metal object in the other then SHAPE the PART into ARROW. The part material is generally soft and easily impact-shaped for assembly into an arrow. |
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Tools needed to make an arrowhead<br /> |
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Weapon – to pound the shape of the arrowhead<br /> |
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Metal ingots and raw ore can also be used to create arrowheads. Simply go to any Forging Society or Engineering Society and SHAPE the METAL to melt it and then flow it into an arrowhead. Further shaping during the arrow assembly will provide the head with barbs, tips and other important features. |
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Tusk/Tooth/Fang – object to create arrowhead from<br /> |
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Steps to make an arrowhead:<br /> |
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1. With the weapon in your right hand and the Tusk/Fang/Tooth in the left {{com|POUND}} <tt>MY <item> INTO ARROWHEAD</tt><br /> |
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2. <tt>POUND MY ARROWHEAD INTO ARROWHEAD</tt><br /> |
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3. Repeat #2 until complete.<br /> |
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== Added Information == |
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At current there are different types of flight glues in shops around Elanthia. At this time there is nothing out there that says any one of these glues is better for the arrow’s overall performance as flights have not been known to fall off an arrow.<br /> |
At current there are different types of flight glues in shops around Elanthia. At this time there is nothing out there that says any one of these glues is better for the arrow’s overall performance as flights have not been known to fall off an arrow.<br /> |
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Not all teeth can be made into arrowheads. Currently the only ones that can be pounded into an arrowhead are the [[Wild Boar]], [[Sinuous Ice Adder]], [[Sinuous Elsralael]], [[Sleek Hele'la]] and the [[Lesser Dusky-Scaled Basilisk]].<br /> |
Not all teeth can be made into arrowheads. Currently the only ones that can be pounded into an arrowhead are the [[Wild Boar]], [[Sinuous Ice Adder]], [[Sinuous Elsralael]], [[Sleek Hele'la]], [[Sabre-toothed Warcat]], and the [[Lesser Dusky-Scaled Basilisk]]. You'll need to {{com|arrange}} {{tt|for part all}} to source arrowhead parts when skinning these creatures<br /> |
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Your {{skill|Mechanical Lore}} plays into your success of making the bow or arrow, if you see the words <tt>"You fear"</tt> during a step the bow (or arrow) has been ruined.(CURRENTLY UNCONFIRMED, Fletching 2.0 may have removed the fact it's ruined but may not have removed the messaging)<br /> |
Your {{skill|Mechanical Lore}} plays into your success of making the bow or arrow, if you see the words <tt>"You fear"</tt> during a step the bow (or arrow) has been ruined.(CURRENTLY UNCONFIRMED, Fletching 2.0 may have removed the fact it's ruined but may not have removed the messaging)<br /> |
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In general to be able to "cap" a basilisk arrowhead you would need to have 300 in your overall bow skill and a perfectly arranged 100 part fang or 50+ parts with 600 combined bow ranks. Pounds need to be no more than 5 seconds to get a perfect arrowhead. <br /> |
In general to be able to "cap" a basilisk arrowhead you would need to have 300 in your overall bow skill and a perfectly arranged 100 part fang or 50+ parts with 600 combined bow ranks. Pounds need to be no more than 5 seconds to get a perfect arrowhead. <br /> |
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To cap arrows or a particular bow you will need to use Copperwood |
To cap arrows or a particular bow you will need to use Copperwood or Silverwood sticks/limbs and need 640 ranks in a single bow particular to the bow you are making (or either bow if you are making arrows).<br /> |
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- Capped arrows appraise at 1000 Kronars. Capped Bows appraise at 6000 Kronars. <br /> |
- Capped arrows appraise at 1000 Kronars. Capped Bows appraise at 6000 Kronars. <br /> |
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Hunters Longbows can only be made by [[Ranger]]s who have achieved their 100th Circle and have over 300 mech lore.<br /> |
Hunters Longbows can only be made by [[Ranger]]s who have achieved their 100th Circle and have over 300 mech lore.<br /> |
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* {{tt|SHAPE HUNTER LONGBOW FROM LIMB}} |
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* {{tt|SHAPE HUNTER SHORT BOW FROM STICK}} |
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For Player made bow caps see [[Fletching_Caps]] |
For Player made bow caps see [[Fletching_Caps]] |
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| Tent of Bowmaster [[Renshear]], Arrowheads Only |
| Tent of Bowmaster [[Renshear]], Arrowheads Only |
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| Obsidian head |
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| a balanced competition longbow |
| a balanced competition longbow |
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| Soundly |
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| 139810 Dok |
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== Composite Bow Appraisals == |
== Composite Bow Appraisals == |
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- Why cap? I will best try to explain by stating how arrow capability is modified by the combat system. When you fire an arrow at a target, the damage properties of the arrow are modified based on a multiplier. The multiplier is based solely the type of bow you're using. For example, a fletched ebony longbow has a higher multiplier than an ebony short bow. Taking into consideration the extremes -- fletched bow + fletched arrow -- this puts the capability of bows outside intended bounds. The damage properties you appraise are actually a minimum -- not the normal or maximum. The "great slice" arrow you fire can actually be a "bone-crushing slice" arrow based on the bow you're using. Collectively, considering all ranged combat modifiers, it's simply out of balance and must be fixed. --Ssra |
- Why cap? I will best try to explain by stating how arrow capability is modified by the combat system. When you fire an arrow at a target, the damage properties of the arrow are modified based on a multiplier. The multiplier is based solely the type of bow you're using. For example, a fletched ebony longbow has a higher multiplier than an ebony short bow. Taking into consideration the extremes -- fletched bow + fletched arrow -- this puts the capability of bows outside intended bounds. The damage properties you appraise are actually a minimum -- not the normal or maximum. The "great slice" arrow you fire can actually be a "bone-crushing slice" arrow based on the bow you're using. Collectively, considering all ranged combat modifiers, it's simply out of balance and must be fixed. --Ssra |
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Latest revision as of 11:12, 21 April 2020
Fletching is the process of creating an arrow for use in archery. It commonly associated with making bows. A Fletcher is one who makes arrows, while a bowyer is one who makes bows.
This system has been taken over by the Shaping discipline.
Bow Making
See also Fletching Caps
Tools needed to make a bow:
Knife (skinning or carving will do) – to make detailed cuts and shaping
Wood shaper – to shape the wood
Steps to make a bow:
1. FORAGE a limb for making the bow from – Limbs must be from one of the wood types listed below (if making a short bow you will need a stick, not a limb)
2. With the wood shaper SHAPE LONGBOW FROM LIMB (if making a short bow, replace LONGBOW with SHORT and LIMB with STICK)
3. Continue to SHAPE LONG FROM LIMB
4. When prompted switch to the knife and continue with SHAPE LONG FROM LIMB
5. Continue to switch back and forth between the wood shaper and the knife until the bow is completed.
Arrow Making
Tools needed to make arrows
Knife (skinning or carving will do) – to make detailed cuts and shaping
Wood Shaper – to shape the wood
Feather Flights – to stabilize the arrow in flight
Flight Shears – to shape the feathers for maximum flight and accuracy
Flight Glue – to adhere the flights to the shaft
Arrowhead – the striking point of the arrow (different types inflict different damage)
Steps to make an arrow:
1. Forage a stick for making the arrow from – Limbs must be from one of the wood types listed below
2. With the stick in left hand and knife in right SHAPE SHAFT FROM STICK
3. SHAPE SHAFT FROM STICK
4. Put knife aside, take your wood shaper
5. SHAPE SHAFT
6. Put shaper aside, take knife
7. NOTCH MY SHAFT WITH MY KNIFE
8. NOTCH MY SHAFT WITH MY KNIFE
9. FLETCH MY SHAFT
10. Put knife aside, take flights
11. FLETCH MY SHAFT
12. Take glue
13. FLETCH MY SHAFT
14. Put glue aside, take shears
15. FLETCH MY SHAFT
16. Put shears aside, take arrowhead
17. AFFIX my arrowhead
Arrowhead Making
Arrowheads can be fashioned from a variety of material. Animal parts such as fangs, teeth and claws are often suitable for shaping into deadly tips for arrows. After skinning one off a corpse, just hold the part in one hand and a pebble, stone or hard metal object in the other then SHAPE the PART into ARROW. The part material is generally soft and easily impact-shaped for assembly into an arrow.
Metal ingots and raw ore can also be used to create arrowheads. Simply go to any Forging Society or Engineering Society and SHAPE the METAL to melt it and then flow it into an arrowhead. Further shaping during the arrow assembly will provide the head with barbs, tips and other important features.
Added Information
At current there are different types of flights in shops around Elanthia. At this time there is nothing out there that says any one of these flights is better for the arrow’s overall performance
At current there are different types of flight glues in shops around Elanthia. At this time there is nothing out there that says any one of these glues is better for the arrow’s overall performance as flights have not been known to fall off an arrow.
Not all teeth can be made into arrowheads. Currently the only ones that can be pounded into an arrowhead are the Wild Boar, Sinuous Ice Adder, Sinuous Elsralael, Sleek Hele'la, Sabre-toothed Warcat, and the Lesser Dusky-Scaled Basilisk. You'll need to ARRANGE FOR PART ALL to source arrowhead parts when skinning these creatures
Your Mechanical Lore skill plays into your success of making the bow or arrow, if you see the words "You fear" during a step the bow (or arrow) has been ruined.(CURRENTLY UNCONFIRMED, Fletching 2.0 may have removed the fact it's ruined but may not have removed the messaging)
In general to be able to "cap" a basilisk arrowhead you would need to have 300 in your overall bow skill and a perfectly arranged 100 part fang or 50+ parts with 600 combined bow ranks. Pounds need to be no more than 5 seconds to get a perfect arrowhead.
To cap arrows or a particular bow you will need to use Copperwood or Silverwood sticks/limbs and need 640 ranks in a single bow particular to the bow you are making (or either bow if you are making arrows).
- Capped arrows appraise at 1000 Kronars. Capped Bows appraise at 6000 Kronars.
Hunters Longbows can only be made by Rangers who have achieved their 100th Circle and have over 300 mech lore.
- SHAPE HUNTER LONGBOW FROM LIMB
- SHAPE HUNTER SHORT BOW FROM STICK
For Player made bow caps see Fletching_Caps
Wood Type List
Wood types that can made into bows or arrows: (in order of difficulty easiest to hardest)
Pine
Spruce
Apple
Alder
Ash
Birch
Fir
Cherry
Hickory
Cedar
Ebony
Elm
Mahogany
Maple
Oak
Rosewood
Teak
Walnut
Willow
Redwood
Yew
Mistwood
Osage
Bloodwood
Copperwood
Silverwood
Arrowhead Appraisal List
Arrow Type | Puncture | Slice | Impact | Location | Notes |
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Broad-Barbed | Fair | Low | Moderate | Shard Survival Shop | Sold as arrowheads and premade arrows |
Silver-Tipped | Heavy | Poor | Poor | Shard Survival Shop | Sold as arrowheads and premade arrows |
Serrated-Bodkin | Fair | Low | Low | Shard Survival Shop | Sold as arrowheads and premade arrows |
Stone-Tipped | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Shard Survival Shop | Sold as arrowheads and premade arrows |
Razor-Edged | Low | Moderate | Poor | Shard Survival Shop | Sold as arrowheads and premade arrows |
Razor-Tipped | Moderate | Low | Poor | Shard Survival Shop | Sold as arrowheads and premade arrows |
Needle-Bodkin | Moderate | None | Poor | Aesry Halfling Burrow | |
Triple Fluted | Fair | Fair | Poor | Aesry Halfling Burrow | |
Broadhead | Fair | Poor | Poor | Aesry Halfling Burrow | |
Blunt Flint-Tip | None | None | Fair | Aesry Halfling Burrow | |
Long Arrows | Fair | Poor | Poor | Leth Bowyer | |
Barbed | Fair | Fair | Poor | Leth Bowyer | |
Arrows (just plain arrows) | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Leth Bowyer | |
Warhead | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Leth Bowyer | Arrowheads Only |
Broad-Tip | Poor | Low | Moderate | Leth Bowyer | Arrowheads Only |
Bishop | Fair | Low | Poor | Leth Bowyer | Arrowheads Only |
Basilisk Head | Heavy | Fair | Moderate | Made Only | Arrowhead made from Basilisk Fang |
Hele'la Head | Heavy | Fair | Moderate | Made Only | Arrowhead Made from Hele'la Tooth |
Elsralael Head | Moderate | Low | Fair | Made Only | Arrowhead Made from an Elsralael Tooth |
Adder Head | Moderate | Low | Fair | Made Only | Arrowhead Made from an Ice Adder Fang |
Angiswaerd Head | Moderate | Low | Fair | Made Only | Arrowhead Made from an Angiswaerd Tooth |
Sabretooth Head | Moderate | Low | Fair | Made Only | Arrowhead Made from a Sabre-length Ivory Fang |
Boar Head | Fair | Low | Low | Made Only | Arrowhead Made from a Boar Tusk |
Tempest head | Low | Low | Moderate | Merchant | Tent of Bowmaster Renshear, Arrowheads Only |
Black Shar head | Moderate | Low | Poor | Merchant | Tent of Bowmaster Renshear, Arrowheads Only |
War Bodkin head | Heavy | Poor | Poor | Merchant | Tent of Bowmaster Renshear, Arrowheads Only |
Flint head | Low | Low | Low | Merchant | Tent of Bowmaster Renshear, Arrowheads Only |
Ironwing head | Moderate | Fair | Poor | Merchant | Tent of Bowmaster Renshear, Arrowheads Only |
Obsidian head | Fair | Somewhat Fair | Dismal | ? | ? |
Longbow Appraisal List
Name | Balance | Suitedness | Price | Location | Notes |
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a willow longbow branded with the Ranger guild crest | Reasonably | Fairly | 61020 Dok | Shard Survival Shop | |
an ebony longbow inlaid with jade wolves | Fairly | Fairly | 51865 Dok | Shard Survival Shop | |
a balanced competition longbow | Soundly | Fairly | 139810 Dok | Shard Survival Shop | |
a forester's bow | Reasonably | Reasonably | 25005 Dok | Shard Survival Shop | Load time reduced by 1 second |
a hunter's longbow with an ivory grip shaped like a wolf's head | Fairly | Fairly | 18411 Dok | Shard Survival Shop | |
an ebony longbow inlaid with silver wolves | Fairly | Fairly | 51865 Dok | Shard Survival Shop | |
a lemon-backed hickory longbow | Fairly | Fairly | 2730 Dok | Aesry Halfling Burrow | |
an ash longbow | Reasonably | Reasonably | 175 Kro | Leth Bowyer |
Composite Bow Appraisals
Name | Balance | Suitedness | Price | Location | Notes |
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a hunter's reflex bow with a jade grip carved into the shape of a raccoon | Fairly | Reasonably | 31349 Dok | Shard Survival Shop | |
an osage orange flat bow with a rough hemp grip | Fairly | Reasonably | 21828 Dok | Shard Survival Shop | |
a tamarisk plains bow with flowing strands of white owl feathers and agate beads | Fairly | Reasonably | 17617 Dok | Horse Clan | |
a tamarisk plains bow with a cascade of silvery goshawk feathers and cinnabar beads dangling from the grip | Fairly | Reasonably | 15845 Dok | Horse Clan | |
a silverbirch plains bow tipped with switches of jet-beaded chestnut horsehair | Fairly | Reasonably | 15004 Dok | Horse Clan | |
a white oak plains bow wrapped with chestnut horsehair twined through bone beads | Fairly | Reasonably | 15347 Dok | Horse Clan | |
a silverbirch savannah bow wrapped in leather thongs suspending two lapis-beaded bird skulls | Fairly | Reasonably | 20430 Dok | Horse Clan | |
juniper savannah bow with a cascade of russet hawk feathers and jet beads dangling from the grip | Fairly | Reasonably | 15347 Dok | Horse Clan |
Short Bow Appraisals
Name | Balance | Suitedness | Price | Location | Notes |
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sniper's short bow dyed a deep forest green | Reasonably | Fairly | 10824 Dok | Shard Survival Shop | |
a black oak steppe bow wrapped with grey horsehair twined through polished vertebrae | Reasonably | Fairly | 5298 Dok | Horse Clan | |
a juniper steppe bow with a silver-beaded black horsehair grip | Reasonably | Fairly | 5398 Dok | Horse Clan | |
a silverbirch saddle bow wrapped with flaxen horsehair braided through carved cinnabar beads | Reasonably | Fairly | 5298 Dok | Horse Clan | |
a white oak steppe bow with an agate-beaded bird skull set at each tip | Reasonably | Fairly | 8965 Dok | Horse Clan | |
a tamarisk saddle bow with a braided plumegrass grip | Reasonably | Fairly | 4822 Dok | Horse Clan | |
an osage heartwood saddle bow inlaid with linked circles of dark horn and pale bone | Reasonably | Fairly | 8537 Dok | Horse Clan |
Fletched Short Bows
Wood | Max Price (lirums) | Hunter Max Price (lirums) | Rank Cap |
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pine wood | 200 | 100 | |
maple wood | 400 | 300 | |
spruce wood | 400 | 300 | |
birch wood | 500 | 400 | |
fir wood | 700 | 600 | |
mahogany wood | 700 | 600 | |
willow wood | 700 | 600 | |
alder wood | 900 | 800 | |
ash wood | 900 | 800 | |
elm wood | 1000 | 900 | |
hickory wood | 1000 | 900 | |
redwood wood | 1000 | 900 | |
walnut wood | 1000 | 900 | |
oak wood | 1100 | 1000 | |
cherry wood | 1200 | 1100 | |
rosewood wood | 1200 | 1100 | |
teak wood | 1200 | 1100 | |
cedar wood | 1500 | 1400 | |
ebony wood | 1500 | 1400 | |
yew wood | 1500 | 1400 | |
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osage wood | |||
silverwood wood |
A note on "Capping" by Ssra
(Please note that Ssra is explaining why the cap for fletched arrows was implemented--this is not an explanation on why to cap your arrows)
- Why cap? I will best try to explain by stating how arrow capability is modified by the combat system. When you fire an arrow at a target, the damage properties of the arrow are modified based on a multiplier. The multiplier is based solely the type of bow you're using. For example, a fletched ebony longbow has a higher multiplier than an ebony short bow. Taking into consideration the extremes -- fletched bow + fletched arrow -- this puts the capability of bows outside intended bounds. The damage properties you appraise are actually a minimum -- not the normal or maximum. The "great slice" arrow you fire can actually be a "bone-crushing slice" arrow based on the bow you're using. Collectively, considering all ranged combat modifiers, it's simply out of balance and must be fixed. --Ssra