Long Bow

“The Nostrian prince could draw his long bow and shoot a false saltarel from his beloved’s head, from 300 feet away— with his eyes closed!”
— Elwain, to his granddaughter Breda, Winhall, 1037 FB

The long bow is in the same category, rangewise, as the composite bow and elven bow, and is comparatively damaging. It is ideally suited for attacking distant units of troops with a ballistic shot, which does not require aiming at a specific target. Since it was invented for war, not hunting, the long bow is most often found in the hands of soldiers and mercenaries. Adventurers and bandits also sometimes carry them.

Due to their length, long bows are not suitable for use from horseback.

“Almost looks like a yara, but it doesn’t match the range and accuracy.”

— Layariel Treetopglint, elven wyldrunner

“Well, now you’re just boasting. But I must admit that human bowyers cannot make anything like that.”

— Geron Bladebreaker, mercenary

Technique	Damage	Reload	Range	Ammo	Weight	Length	Cost	Complexity
Bows	d6+8	2 actions	20/100/160	arrows	0.75 stn 1.5 lbs	200 cm 80 inches	80 S	simple

Weapon Advantage: When performing Ballistic Shot (see Aventuria Compendium, page 151) ignore the -2 penalty.

Weapon Disadvantage: It is not possible to use the long bow while mounted. Receive a penalty of -2 in addition to all other applicable modifiers for the shot when firing in forests that are categorized as difficult or bad terrain (see Core Rules, page 349).