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<blockquote data-quote="Ilbranteloth" data-source="post: 7271754" data-attributes="member: 6778044"><p>Seems reasonable enough to me, although I wouldn't tie it to being a composite bow.</p><p></p><p>English warbows were self-bows made from a single piece of wood, and were arguably some of the most powerful traditional bows ever made.</p><p></p><p>The main difference is that a composite bow can be made with materials to take advantage of their different properties, making it possible to design a smaller bow with power similar to that of a long self-bow. Why would you want a smaller (short) bow? Because you can use it while mounted, and you might not have access to good wood.</p><p></p><p>Self-bows (longbows) would be the most common bow issued for military service since they are the easiest to make. If appropriate wood is not available, then laminated longbows would be the next option since they are still fairly easy to make, and are otherwise very similar. Composite bows, on the other hand, would almost always be shortbows, and most common in areas where good wood isn't available, <em>and</em> mounted use is prevalent. They would also be favored by individuals that travel and can afford them (that is, adventurers).</p><p></p><p>In my campaign, short bows have a maximum Strength capability of +2. Composite shortbows, on the other hand, can have up to a +4 bonus, with a warbow (longbow) up to +5. Longbows are impractical indoors/underground, and cannot be used while mounted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ilbranteloth, post: 7271754, member: 6778044"] Seems reasonable enough to me, although I wouldn't tie it to being a composite bow. English warbows were self-bows made from a single piece of wood, and were arguably some of the most powerful traditional bows ever made. The main difference is that a composite bow can be made with materials to take advantage of their different properties, making it possible to design a smaller bow with power similar to that of a long self-bow. Why would you want a smaller (short) bow? Because you can use it while mounted, and you might not have access to good wood. Self-bows (longbows) would be the most common bow issued for military service since they are the easiest to make. If appropriate wood is not available, then laminated longbows would be the next option since they are still fairly easy to make, and are otherwise very similar. Composite bows, on the other hand, would almost always be shortbows, and most common in areas where good wood isn't available, [I]and[/I] mounted use is prevalent. They would also be favored by individuals that travel and can afford them (that is, adventurers). In my campaign, short bows have a maximum Strength capability of +2. Composite shortbows, on the other hand, can have up to a +4 bonus, with a warbow (longbow) up to +5. Longbows are impractical indoors/underground, and cannot be used while mounted. [/QUOTE]
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