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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jeff Wilder" data-source="post: 3361462" data-attributes="member: 5122">You could house-rule bows as exotic weapons, if the comparison with crossbows and slings bothers you that much.  It's at least arguably justified by realism.I'd go the other way, though, and build some feats to make crossbows better.  (Slings are lame, and, let's face it, should stay lame.)  It's gonna be difficult, if you're stuck on realism, because realistically bows simply are better than crossbows in proficient hands.Still, something as simple as ... Crossbow Specialization [General]PrerequisiteProficiency with crossbow, BAB +2.BenefitYou are devastatingly accurate with a crossbow at any range.  While wielding a crossbow with which you are proficient, you get +2 to attack rolls and +2 to damage rolls.SpecialYou can gain this feat multiple times.  Its effects do stack.  A fighter may select Crossbow Specialization as one of his fighter bonus feats.... would make people at least take a second look at the crossbow as an alternative to the self bow.</blockquote>