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<blockquote data-quote="Andor" data-source="post: 6369345" data-attributes="member: 1879"><p>Str bows were also there in 2e and 3e. It wasn't until 4e with it's 'single stat per character' philosophy that it went away.</p><p></p><p>And if you go back to history and myth strength is important for archers. Hercules was a famed archer. Odysseus had a bow only he was stong enough to string. The french commented that the english archers looked like hunchbacks from their mighty back muscles. </p><p></p><p>Now all that having been said, we also have the modern fantasy tradition where in Tolkein we find that the elves were the most feared archers even though men were generally reckoned to be stronger. (Although you may note it was a man who brought down Smaug. Using an elvish arrow....) Likewise Halflings were feared wielders of bows and slings which was certainly not due to their mighty thews. In most modern fantasy books I generally recall archers being noted for nimbleness and dexterity and eyesight, rather than herculean muscles or Quasimodoesque physiology.</p><p></p><p>So I don't really have a problem with it. Yes historical war bows required tremendous strength to use, on the other hand Fred Bear brought down an african bull elephant with a single arrow shot from a 75 pound longbow. If Mr Bear can drop an elephant I'll allow it may have been Dex and not Strength that allowed Bard to drop a dragon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andor, post: 6369345, member: 1879"] Str bows were also there in 2e and 3e. It wasn't until 4e with it's 'single stat per character' philosophy that it went away. And if you go back to history and myth strength is important for archers. Hercules was a famed archer. Odysseus had a bow only he was stong enough to string. The french commented that the english archers looked like hunchbacks from their mighty back muscles. Now all that having been said, we also have the modern fantasy tradition where in Tolkein we find that the elves were the most feared archers even though men were generally reckoned to be stronger. (Although you may note it was a man who brought down Smaug. Using an elvish arrow....) Likewise Halflings were feared wielders of bows and slings which was certainly not due to their mighty thews. In most modern fantasy books I generally recall archers being noted for nimbleness and dexterity and eyesight, rather than herculean muscles or Quasimodoesque physiology. So I don't really have a problem with it. Yes historical war bows required tremendous strength to use, on the other hand Fred Bear brought down an african bull elephant with a single arrow shot from a 75 pound longbow. If Mr Bear can drop an elephant I'll allow it may have been Dex and not Strength that allowed Bard to drop a dragon. [/QUOTE]
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