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Old 12-03-2012, 04:01 PM   #21
Polydamas
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Central Europe
Default Re: Bow - 3 shots in less than 2 turns - In real life.

We already have a thread on this: http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?t=100712

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Originally Posted by Pursuivant View Post
It might be a bad idea on the battlefield (where backpedaling and trying to draw a melee weapon would probably be a better option), but it looks pretty darned useful for hunting.
Until the arrow bounces off the deer at 15 metres because he only pulled 10 lbs to draw it, or he spends eight hours tracking a lightly wounded animal until he loses the tiny blood trail. I don't believe in [Ranged Weapon] Sport skills for using real weapons, and am suspicious of [Ranged Weapon] Art, but if such skills exist he has them. The intriguing part is wondering what a less 'showy' use of these skills would look like! He is clearly talented and well trained, but he also wants to impress people.
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