The Bow skill allows the character to use the normal style of bow & arrows in combat. Bows must be less than 25lbs of draw weight. The arrows must be padded, and each and every event the bow and its arrows must be inspected and pass a safety check. The bow itself may be padded to add to safety, and if padded it may be used to block melee attacks against the user, though they may not use the Critical Parry, Lethal Parry, or Riposte skills with the bow as the blocking weapon. This skill does not allow the player to use a crossbow.

The Bow skill may be coupled with the Weapon Damage skill so that the user may call additional damage when using his/her bow, but only the Weapon Damage skill in the primary hand can be applied to a two-handed weapon, such that if a player had Weapon Damage +3 in their primary hand and +2 in their offhand only the +3 would apply to any two-handed weapon they may use. Most Elves gain additional bonuses when using

the bow.

The use of the Bow is restricted for all Knight & Scholar Professions. Please see the profession description for more information.