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<blockquote data-quote="Helldritch" data-source="post: 8680121" data-attributes="member: 6855114">1st bolded. Nope. Dex was not added to ranged damage weapons. Never was. See page 11 1ed PHB.The only way to add damage to ranged weapons (not thrown) was to have either a bow of strength, a specialization in bow and or magical arrows and a magical bow. Some spells such as flame arrow could contribute. But without specialization in bow, or a magical weapon and ammunition you were done for. Even the Strength bows were from a Dragon Magazine and you might not have a DM that would allow it.&nbsp;2nd bolded. Yep there are mentions such a knights in heavy armor and &quot;vilains&quot; in light armor in the texts and such but no mechanical difference in how dex was applied to them. 3rd Bolded. Yep Dex would alleviate the dual wielding penalty but would not add to damage. And with a high dex, there were chances that your strength score would not be that great. But at least there were gloves of ogre's strength and girdles of giant strength or simply the strength spell. 4th bolded. No strength would never be added to bow attacks (or crossbows). Only if you DM allowed Strength bows from the Dragon Magazine would you see that. And it was not every DM that would allow them. A lot of people would come into tournament and would want to add dex damage bonus to bow but there were never any! It was a houserule. Nothing more, nothing less.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Helldritch, post: 8680121, member: 6855114"] 1st bolded. Nope. Dex was not added to ranged damage weapons. Never was. See page 11 1ed PHB. The only way to add damage to ranged weapons (not thrown) was to have either a bow of strength, a specialization in bow and or magical arrows and a magical bow. Some spells such as flame arrow could contribute. But without specialization in bow, or a magical weapon and ammunition you were done for. Even the Strength bows were from a Dragon Magazine and you might not have a DM that would allow it. 2nd bolded. Yep there are mentions such a knights in heavy armor and "vilains" in light armor in the texts and such but no mechanical difference in how dex was applied to them. 3rd Bolded. Yep Dex would alleviate the dual wielding penalty but would not add to damage. And with a high dex, there were chances that your strength score would not be that great. But at least there were gloves of ogre's strength and girdles of giant strength or simply the strength spell. 4th bolded. No strength would never be added to bow attacks (or crossbows). Only if you DM allowed Strength bows from the Dragon Magazine would you see that. And it was not every DM that would allow them. A lot of people would come into tournament and would want to add dex damage bonus to bow but there were never any! It was a houserule. Nothing more, nothing less. [/QUOTE]

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