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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 7024648" data-attributes="member: 6801845">Just a note - you misspelled Requirements.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Another thing I've done is to give people the option to buy reinforced heavy bows and crossbows.&nbsp; So if you have an 18 or higher strength for example, you can buy or upgrade a weapon to +4.&nbsp; Anyone that doesn't have the strength required can still use it, but only gets their maximum strength bonus and is at disadvantage.Normally bows are limited to a +5 this way, but I had one character with a belt of giant strength that had a bow custom made out of a dragon's rib cage that only he could pull.To me this is more accurate as it reflect heavier pull weight of a bow.&nbsp; Having done a fair amount of archery in my misspent youth, it's always bugged me that bows were dex based only; if I really cared I'd have a minimum strength of 10 for a shortbow and a 12 for a longbow.&nbsp; Or maybe just reduced range.Old school longbows required quite a bit of strength to pull, it's one of the reasons crossbows gained such popularity.&nbsp; Composite bows aren't as bad, but can still require a decent amount of strength depending on the bow.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 7024648, member: 6801845"] Just a note - you misspelled Requirements. :) Another thing I've done is to give people the option to buy reinforced heavy bows and crossbows. So if you have an 18 or higher strength for example, you can buy or upgrade a weapon to +4. Anyone that doesn't have the strength required can still use it, but only gets their maximum strength bonus and is at disadvantage. Normally bows are limited to a +5 this way, but I had one character with a belt of giant strength that had a bow custom made out of a dragon's rib cage that only he could pull. To me this is more accurate as it reflect heavier pull weight of a bow. Having done a fair amount of archery in my misspent youth, it's always bugged me that bows were dex based only; if I [I]really[/I] cared I'd have a minimum strength of 10 for a shortbow and a 12 for a longbow. Or maybe just reduced range. Old school longbows required quite a bit of strength to pull, it's one of the reasons crossbows gained such popularity. Composite bows aren't as bad, but can still require a decent amount of strength depending on the bow. [/QUOTE]

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