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<blockquote data-quote="Knight-of-Roses" data-source="post: 1172353" data-attributes="member: 2577">Except for their greater range and penetraitive ability, their ability to be used by anyone, their ability to be kept ready to fire.&nbsp; Yes, they are very different weapons and used, historically, in very different ways.However, in D&amp;D, there are not any of the histrorical limitations on bows.&nbsp; As you partially pointed out in your comments.&nbsp; Archers need to be strong, fit and in good health.&nbsp; It also takes years of practice to make a good archer, especially for long and composite bows.&nbsp; Arguably both longs bows and composite bows should be exotic weapons to represent this.&nbsp; But that is straying from the point.In my initial post I commented on why Strength bonus crossbow, which was essentially why not?&nbsp; If someone wants to have a really cool crossbow, they should be able to.&nbsp; And rather then having ever 18 Str fighter say, &quot;Hm, guess I better get the +4 Str bonus comp longbow.&quot;&nbsp; This at least this gives an interesting, and competitive, alternative.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Knight-of-Roses, post: 1172353, member: 2577"] Except for their greater range and penetraitive ability, their ability to be used by anyone, their ability to be kept ready to fire. Yes, they are very different weapons and used, historically, in very different ways. However, in D&D, there are not any of the histrorical limitations on bows. As you partially pointed out in your comments. Archers need to be strong, fit and in good health. It also takes years of practice to make a good archer, especially for long and composite bows. Arguably both longs bows and composite bows should be exotic weapons to represent this. But that is straying from the point. In my initial post I commented on why Strength bonus crossbow, which was essentially why not? If someone wants to have a really cool crossbow, they should be able to. And rather then having ever 18 Str fighter say, "Hm, guess I better get the +4 Str bonus comp longbow." This at least this gives an interesting, and competitive, alternative. [/QUOTE]

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