A dedicated archer should invest in either a quiver of Ehlonna (60 arrow capacity) or a Heward's handy haversack (two side pockets can hold up to two cubic feet each, which should be enough for another 100-150). If poking holes in the haversack is a problem, just bundle the arrows up in a burlap sack first.
How many arrows can one man carry?
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Thanee
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If anything, they would be bigger... because of the bigger arrow-heads (soft balls).
I don't see a problem in carrying a hundred arrows, actually. 20-40 should fit into a large quiver and the rest could be wrapped up in a bedroll under your backpack (that's how one character of mine carries her spare arrows, the higher levels usually have a couple hundred arrows stashed away in some extradimensional space).
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Thanee
I don't see a problem in carrying a hundred arrows, actually. 20-40 should fit into a large quiver and the rest could be wrapped up in a bedroll under your backpack (that's how one character of mine carries her spare arrows, the higher levels usually have a couple hundred arrows stashed away in some extradimensional space).
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Bloodstone
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well, our didicated archers all have one back carry and one hip carry quiver. However, as a team we usually have all able bodied characters shoulder at least 1 or 2 spare quivers for the archer...most people can spare 3-6 lbs of encumberance for just such a task, especially considering the damage output and tactical benefit of having a good archer on your side...
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Drawmack
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I played an assassin that had a specially made cloak where pretty much the entire inside was lined with arrows, that alone was reasoned to be 150 arrows, then I carried a quiver of 40 as well. so I had 190 arrows on my person. As far as carrying an acctuall quiver, one is the limit they are too large for hips and such and get strapped to the back.
Bloodstone
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what the heck are you talking about? Does it say that in the rule book somewhere, or are you making that up? The reason I ask is because the three main traditional ways to cary a quiver are back, belt and hip style. Needless to say, only one of those involves straping the quiver to your back....
Assuming the archer is right hand dominant and holds the bow in his left hand:
-Back style hangs at an angle, with the fletching accessable over the right shoulder. The arrows sty out of the way, but the motion to draw them is bigger and more noticable.
-Belt style hangs the quiver off your belt on your left side, usually either straight up and down or at a slight angle. The draw is less noticable, but the quiver tends to get in the way when you are moving around
-Hip style involves using a soft shoulder bag style quiver that hangs from the left shouldrer and rests near the right hip at a slight angle. Drawing arrows from the quiver is smooth and stealthy and the arrows tend to stay out of the way.
there are many other ways to carry arrows that will facilitate easy drawing, but those are the most common types.
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There should be some historical infomation somewhere I would think. I know that the Mongol archers would typically carry 300 to 400 arrows on their horses when they rode out to war. I don't know about personal quivers though. How many arrows can a quiver really hold?
At the root of the problem might be the frailness of D&D arrows. In real life, they just don't break all that often. After a fight in which you shoot 20 arrows, you really should expect to retrieve 17 or 18 of them for reuse (given time to gather), but in D&D you are lucky to get a 25% re-use rate. If arrows didn't break every time they hit, then maybe your archers would not need to be so burdened down?
And as an aside, if you put arrows in a Bag of Holding, then one is certainly going to pierce the bag and ruin it (losing all of the contents forever). Broadhead arrows and leather sacks just don't work well together.
At the root of the problem might be the frailness of D&D arrows. In real life, they just don't break all that often. After a fight in which you shoot 20 arrows, you really should expect to retrieve 17 or 18 of them for reuse (given time to gather), but in D&D you are lucky to get a 25% re-use rate. If arrows didn't break every time they hit, then maybe your archers would not need to be so burdened down?
And as an aside, if you put arrows in a Bag of Holding, then one is certainly going to pierce the bag and ruin it (losing all of the contents forever). Broadhead arrows and leather sacks just don't work well together.
