Bow skill

Skill 'bow'.

• Group: 'weaponsmaster'.
• Execution delay: 1 second.
• Costs: moves 20.
• Available to classes: ranger 10, samurai 20, warrior 44
• Bonus for races: centaur, elf, half-elf

To shoot at enemies at a distance, arm yourself with any bow or crossbow (when identified, the weapon type must be indicated as "bow") and hold a quiver in hand with arrows. The quiver holds 50 arrows, they can be crafted or bought from a gunsmith in Midgaard.

Format: shoot direction character mode

Format: shoot character mode

Sends an arrow at an enemy nearby -- the arrow can fly across several squares in the chosen direction. The enemy hit at a distance, of course, will get angry and run in your direction. The arrow may miss, nimble foes might dodge it or parry it, but in most cases, it will remain on the ground in the square where it hit the opponent. In a particularly lucky hit, the arrow may remain stuck in the enemy's wound, reducing their agility and causing decay.

Without a direction you shoot point-blank at someone standing next to you. A bow is clumsy at arm's length, so such a shot misses more often, and a creature that dodges or survives it turns on you at once.

A clumsy shot can snap the string and damage the bow: the higher your skill, the rarer that gets.

Rangers with the mastering bow skill can additionally specify a firing mode.

There are other ways to hit foes at a distance:

• cast spells at a distance
• throw an item