Bow draw weights and skill

[Aldric]

Originally Posted by smurf

IIRC the Bow at TL7+ also can be Compound/Recurve, this gets a bit more sinister with their Crossbow equivalents.

B270 gives a Max ST for melee weapons and I believe they apply it to Bows too.

The Longbow has a min ST 11 and could theoretically have a Max ST of 33 thrust +2 imp, where as a Recurve bow it is Maxed ST 30 thrust +3 imp.

It gets scarier with the Composite Crossbow that can be cranked up to ST 24 thrust +5 imp, whereas the Military Crossbow that can be cranked to ST 36 thrust +5 imp.

Another aspect is that all Bows are designed for the Shooter. If you have a buff dude with ST16 then someone finding such a weapon and is ST11 is going to have a hard job shooting it.

B270 also says what the ST score means for bows and crossbows specifically. It's the ST score of the weapon and you use that to calculate damage.
If you have a ST 12 bow, it doesn't matter if your ST is 12, 13 or 30.

Edit:if I could get my hands on HT and check compound weapons...