Re: Role of archers in low-tech parties?
Manchurian Foot archers with their Composite Warbows of 210lb pull.
I tried to take up archery to, Its not just the arms its the back and the conditioning. If you didn't take it up when you were young, you won't develop the right bone and joint strength to make those specialized actions.
Given the stiff penalties, severe discipline, and the dedicated income describing the life yeomen archers the no. of hours that make up being an archer the equivalent of modern day special forces training. Because they were the archaic version of "special" forces.
And stance is a big deal in archery, even bad footing could give a -1 to -2 penalty.
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