Artifact: Huntsman's Bow

sir_pudding · 02-02-2010, 02:41 AM

Y'all can thank my insomnia.

Bow of the Huntsman
This Bow was perhaps once the weapon of a vanished god of the Hunt. It is made from a massive and impressive rack of antlers strung with a silver cord so thin as to be barely visible. It has the stats of a composite bow (of at least ST 15) with the following additional properties:

It is even larger and more unwieldy. Bulk is -8.
It is heavier, weight is 6 lbs.
It is indestructible (or at least conventionally so).
The string cannot break, and it will never lose tension or need to be restrung.
If the wielder does not have the Outdoorsman Talent treat Min ST as 2 higher than the wielder or Bow ST whichever is worse.
A wielder with Outdoorsman can enhance the arrows fired from the bow. Each level of talent can be use to provide either a +1 to hit, or +1 to damage. Or every two levels an armor divisor of (2)*; these bonuses can be combined in any way. The archer must specify the desired effect when the bow is drawn.
When a living creature is first struck by an arrow from the bow (but only if the wielder has Outdoorsman), roll a contest of the wielder's IQ-based Tracking versus the target's Will - (1/2 damage taken). If the archer wins, that target is mystically marked. The bowman gets a +6 on Tracking rolls on that individual creature as long as he is holding the bow.
The bow can be wielded in melee combat with the staff skill. It uses the same stats as the Qian Kun Ri Yue Dao except that it does not provide any hand DR nor is it capable of a hilt punch.
The penalty to wield it in melee is -4 instead of -1; however levels of the Outdoorsman talent will counteract this penalty 1:1.

*Alternatively if you don't mind arithmetic each level can provide (2^1/2).

Philosopher Rogue · 02-02-2010, 11:10 AM

I like it.. I'll be using it!

02-02-2010, 02:41 AM	#1
sir_pudding Wielder of Smart Pants Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ventura CA	Artifact: Huntsman's Bow Y'all can thank my insomnia. Bow of the Huntsman This Bow was perhaps once the weapon of a vanished god of the Hunt. It is made from a massive and impressive rack of antlers strung with a silver cord so thin as to be barely visible. It has the stats of a composite bow (of at least ST 15) with the following additional properties: It is even larger and more unwieldy. Bulk is -8. It is heavier, weight is 6 lbs. It is indestructible (or at least conventionally so). The string cannot break, and it will never lose tension or need to be restrung. If the wielder does not have the Outdoorsman Talent treat Min ST as 2 higher than the wielder or Bow ST whichever is worse. A wielder with Outdoorsman can enhance the arrows fired from the bow. Each level of talent can be use to provide either a +1 to hit, or +1 to damage. Or every two levels an armor divisor of (2); these bonuses can be combined in any way. The archer must specify the desired effect when the bow is drawn. When a living creature is first struck by an arrow from the bow (but only if the wielder has Outdoorsman), roll a contest of the wielder's IQ-based Tracking versus the target's Will - (1/2 damage taken). If the archer wins, that target is mystically marked. The bowman gets a +6 on Tracking rolls on that individual creature as long as he is holding the bow. The bow can be wielded in melee combat with the staff skill. It uses the same stats as the Qian Kun Ri Yue Dao except that it does not provide any hand DR nor is it capable of a hilt punch. The penalty to wield it in melee is -4 instead of -1; however levels of the Outdoorsman talent will counteract this penalty 1:1. Alternatively if you don't mind arithmetic each level can provide (2^1/2). Last edited by sir_pudding; 02-02-2010 at 03:16 AM. Reason: Game balance

02-02-2010, 11:10 AM	#2
Philosopher Rogue Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lexington, KY	Re: Artifact: Huntsman's Bow I like it.. I'll be using it!