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<blockquote data-quote="Syrsuro" data-source="post: 4430543" data-attributes="member: 58162">By the RAW:&nbsp;You cannot use a bow as a melee weapon.&nbsp; It says so specifically (&quot;You can't use a ranged weapon as a melee weapon&quot;).&nbsp; And thus you cannot threaten with a bow.&nbsp;You can use a piece of wood the exact same size, shape and composition as a bow as an improvised weapon.&nbsp; It fits the description for such a weapon.&nbsp; And since you can threaten with an improvised weapon, you can threaten with a bow-like piece of wood.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How you choose to resolve this for your own group is up to you.&nbsp;&nbsp; My interpretation (RAI) is that when they say &quot;You can't use a ranged weapon as a melee weapon&quot;, they mean to say (for example) &quot;You cannot fire arrows out of a bow and call it a melee weapon&quot; and thus I would allow a bow to be used as an improvised weapon.&nbsp;What I have not decided is whether I will impose a chance to damage the bow once it has been used in this way.&nbsp; An alternative reading of the RAW could be &quot;You can't use a ranged weapon as a melee weapon and expect it to still be useable as a ranged weapon when you are through&quot;.&nbsp;Carl</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Syrsuro, post: 4430543, member: 58162"] By the RAW: You cannot use a bow as a melee weapon. It says so specifically ("You can't use a ranged weapon as a melee weapon"). And thus you cannot threaten with a bow. You can use a piece of wood the exact same size, shape and composition as a bow as an improvised weapon. It fits the description for such a weapon. And since you can threaten with an improvised weapon, you can threaten with a bow-like piece of wood. How you choose to resolve this for your own group is up to you. My interpretation (RAI) is that when they say "You can't use a ranged weapon as a melee weapon", they mean to say (for example) "You cannot fire arrows out of a bow and call it a melee weapon" and thus I would allow a bow to be used as an improvised weapon. What I have not decided is whether I will impose a chance to damage the bow once it has been used in this way. An alternative reading of the RAW could be "You can't use a ranged weapon as a melee weapon and expect it to still be useable as a ranged weapon when you are through". Carl [/QUOTE]

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