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<blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 9502470" data-attributes="member: 6877472">Well, you have to have a bow knocked and ready to get that benefit.&nbsp; Now, maybe this is something you're just intended to be doing, but I remember a lot of situations where characters would have to hold up torches/lanterns, climb up things, and the like so it wasn't always guaranteed.&nbsp; Maybe it's better than I think it was.&nbsp; Maybe my DM's didn't put enough magic arrows into the game to make them viable.&nbsp; Or maybe most of the encounters I was in had enemies who could quickly get into melee range, forcing you to switch weapons.&nbsp; The only character I ever had who was specialized in a bow was a Samurai, who gets it for free, but the Daikyu is kind of rough to use in a dungeon, lol.&nbsp; Plus I was a weeb who wanted to dual wield katanas in those days (hangs my head in shame).I'd love to hear the justification for why it costs three weapon proficiency slots though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="James Gasik, post: 9502470, member: 6877472"] Well, you have to have a bow knocked and ready to get that benefit. Now, maybe this is something you're just intended to be doing, but I remember a lot of situations where characters would have to hold up torches/lanterns, climb up things, and the like so it wasn't always guaranteed. Maybe it's better than I think it was. Maybe my DM's didn't put enough magic arrows into the game to make them viable. Or maybe most of the encounters I was in had enemies who could quickly get into melee range, forcing you to switch weapons. The only character I ever had who was specialized in a bow was a Samurai, who gets it for free, but the Daikyu is kind of rough to use in a dungeon, lol. Plus I was a weeb who wanted to dual wield katanas in those days (hangs my head in shame). I'd love to hear the justification for why it costs three weapon proficiency slots though. [/QUOTE]

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