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Old 04-14-2012, 10:42 PM   #14
Polydamas
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Central Europe
Default Re: Why short bow instead of long bow?

Usually, short self bows are used by people who mostly shoot small or medium game, or use poison, and don't have a plentiful supply of good bow wood handy. If you have lots of ash and yew around, and you often hunt deer and bear, then a long self bow looks attractive. If good wood isn't available, or you mostly hunt rabbits, then something shorter looks better.

In the real world, what type of weapon to use wasn't an abstract consideration of all options, but "of the two types of bow available locally, which will best meet my needs?" Having a good idea of what kit is available where can be a useful flavour tool for a GM.
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