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<blockquote data-quote="tetrasodium" data-source="post: 8812207" data-attributes="member: 93670"><p>it was in 3.5 yes.</p><p>[spoiler="3.5phb 119"]</p><p>its size. A longbow is too unwieldy to use while you are mounted. If </p><p>you have a penalty for low Strength, apply it to damage rolls when </p><p>you use a longbow. If you have a bonus for high Strength, you can </p><p>apply it to damage rolls when you use a composite longbow (see </p><p>below) but not a regular longbow. </p><p>Longbow, Composite: You need at least two hands to use a bow, </p><p>regardless of its size. You can use a composite longbow while </p><p>mounted. Composite bows are made from laminated horn, wood, or </p><p>bone and built with a recurve, meaning that the bow remains bow-</p><p>shaped even when unstrung. All composite bows are made with a </p><p>particular strength rating (that is, each requires a minimum </p><p>Strength modifier to use with proficiency). If your Strength bonus is </p><p>less than the strength rating of the composite bow, you can’t </p><p>effectively use it, so you take a –2 penalty on attacks with it. The </p><p>default composite longbow requires a Strength modifier of +0 or </p><p>higher to use with proficiency. A composite longbow can be made </p><p>with a high strength rating (representing an especially heavy pull) to </p><p>take advantage of an above-average Strength score; this feature </p><p>allows you to add your Strength bonus to damage, up to the </p><p>maximum bonus indicated for the bow. <strong>Each point of Strength </strong></p><p><strong>bonus granted by the bow adds 100 gp to its cost. For instance, a </strong></p><p><strong>composite longbow (+1 Str bonus) costs 200 gp, while a composite </strong></p><p><strong>longbow (+4 Str bonus) costs 500 gp. </strong></p><p>For example, Tordek has a +2 Strength bonus. With a regular </p><p>composite longbow, he gets no modifier on damage rolls. For 200 </p><p>gp, he can buy a composite longbow (+1 Str bonus), which lets him </p><p>add +1 to his damage rolls. For 300 gp, he can buy one that lets him </p><p>add his entire +2 Strength bonus. Even if he paid 400 gp for a </p><p>composite longbow (+3 Str bonus), he would still get only a +2 bo-</p><p>nus on damage rolls and takes a –2 penalty on attacks with it because </p><p>his Strength is insufficient to use the weapon to best advantage. The </p><p>bow can’t grant him a higher bonus than he already has. </p><p>For purposes of weapon proficiency and similar feats, a composite </p><p>longbow is treated as if it were a longbow. Thus, if you have Weapon </p><p>Focus (longbow), that feat applies both to longbows and composite </p><p>longbows. [/spoiler]</p><p>That bold bit would really add up when enchanting them iirc</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tetrasodium, post: 8812207, member: 93670"] it was in 3.5 yes. [spoiler="3.5phb 119"] its size. A longbow is too unwieldy to use while you are mounted. If you have a penalty for low Strength, apply it to damage rolls when you use a longbow. If you have a bonus for high Strength, you can apply it to damage rolls when you use a composite longbow (see below) but not a regular longbow. Longbow, Composite: You need at least two hands to use a bow, regardless of its size. You can use a composite longbow while mounted. Composite bows are made from laminated horn, wood, or bone and built with a recurve, meaning that the bow remains bow- shaped even when unstrung. All composite bows are made with a particular strength rating (that is, each requires a minimum Strength modifier to use with proficiency). If your Strength bonus is less than the strength rating of the composite bow, you can’t effectively use it, so you take a –2 penalty on attacks with it. The default composite longbow requires a Strength modifier of +0 or higher to use with proficiency. A composite longbow can be made with a high strength rating (representing an especially heavy pull) to take advantage of an above-average Strength score; this feature allows you to add your Strength bonus to damage, up to the maximum bonus indicated for the bow. [B]Each point of Strength bonus granted by the bow adds 100 gp to its cost. For instance, a composite longbow (+1 Str bonus) costs 200 gp, while a composite longbow (+4 Str bonus) costs 500 gp. [/B] For example, Tordek has a +2 Strength bonus. With a regular composite longbow, he gets no modifier on damage rolls. For 200 gp, he can buy a composite longbow (+1 Str bonus), which lets him add +1 to his damage rolls. For 300 gp, he can buy one that lets him add his entire +2 Strength bonus. Even if he paid 400 gp for a composite longbow (+3 Str bonus), he would still get only a +2 bo- nus on damage rolls and takes a –2 penalty on attacks with it because his Strength is insufficient to use the weapon to best advantage. The bow can’t grant him a higher bonus than he already has. For purposes of weapon proficiency and similar feats, a composite longbow is treated as if it were a longbow. Thus, if you have Weapon Focus (longbow), that feat applies both to longbows and composite longbows. [/spoiler] That bold bit would really add up when enchanting them iirc [/QUOTE]
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