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Old 12-03-2009, 06:56 AM   #86
DouglasCole
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Default Re: Role of archers in low-tech parties?

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Originally Posted by Icelander View Post
Yes, indeed.

Martial Arts postulates that dedicated archers can take the Stronbow perk, which adds up to +2 ST for the sole purposes of drawing a bow and additionally three levels of Special Exercises (Arm ST), which allows up to +3 more.

This allows people who might not be freakishly big or otherwise strong, but who can draw a very heavy bow. Such as the people now practising with yew warbows.
Three? Not two (levels of Arm ST)? For some reason, my brain had it as two.
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