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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Michael Morris" data-source="post: 658384" data-attributes="member: 87">No it doesn't.  One of the disavantages of being small is being unable to use larger, better weapons such as a longbow.  This weapon, along with a feat slot, allows this weakness to be bypassed, making it quite strong as it.   That said, there is no reason why you can't make a magic gnomish compound bow, indeed I have, and even a masterwork or mighty one isn't out of the question.Is it pricey?  Well, let's compare...  A strict longbow is it's closest cousin, and it costs 75 gp.  The most expensive of the exotic weapons is the repeating crossbow at 250 gp.  Hmm...  Like the repeater this weapon cheats a basic weakness of the weapon - the size of the wielder.  Hence, I have no problem with letting the base price of the weapon remain.For those strong gnomes out there a mighty gnome compound bow would increase by 100 gold for each +1 str bonus it allowed, up to 600 gp for a +4 might gnome compound bow.  A masterwork gnome compound bow would cost 300 gold extra, like any other weapon.  Enchanting the bow would be the same as any other weapon, with the entry price of 2500 gp for a +1 gnome compound bow.As to the post asking if the gnome compound bow could be used mounted, the answer is yes, it can.  But so can a composite longbow, and that one doesn't require any feats to be wielded.</blockquote>