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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bladesong" data-source="post: 3240499" data-attributes="member: 20800">All accurate except for one thing, which your example actually points out, this was when shooting from groups of archers into large groups of individuals. This, unfortunately, is not how it normally gets used in D&D. You did not have to be precise (or trained) to fire into a tightly packed group of a hundred or more individuals to hit someone (how could you miss?!). Try looking up its use of one archer trying to hit a single moving target at almost any range; completely different story; even trained individuals found this difficult.Your angle of fire is also almost always slightly up (because of its length), it would be very difficult to fire at someone directly in front of you. You would only be able to do so if you held the bow sideways, which was extremely difficult at best, yet this is how it usually gets used in-game.The info we need to focus on, from your same source, is: "The longbow had a long range and high accuracy, but not both at the same time. Modern champion archers maintain that you cannot 'guarantee' a hit on an individual target at more than 80 yards with any bow whatsoever. Most of the longer range shooting mentioned in stories was not marksmanship, but rather thousands of archers throwing volleys of arrows at an entire army. As they were aiming at a large mass at a particular distance, they could extend their range substantially. In its day, it was considered amazingly accurate and, by the standards of the day, it was. Standards for accuracy have changed dramatically, in the modern age... ... An archer could hit a person at 180 yards 'part of the time' and could always hit an army."Have a great day!</blockquote>

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