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Rylden

Mar 4, 2015, 10:43 am

hey guys, just been looking through rules and cant seem to find a solid lead on if a bow can be used as a melee weapon. Does it have a damage table/threat range/crit mod, or is it all down to the arrow shot? Kind of been watching a lot of "Arrow" and was curious if that was possible is all.

LazarX

Mar 4, 2015, 10:45 am

Pathfinder PF Special Edition, Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

You use the improvised weapon rules and treat it as either a club or staff, depending on the size of the bow.

joe kirner

Mar 4, 2015, 10:52 am

you can use an arrow as an improvised weapon. There are stats for it in crb. There is none using a bow but it would also fall under an improvised weapon. Perhaps the gm can simply house rule it into the game giving it a d4 bludgeon dam. and have the fragile condition.

Talonhawke

Mar 4, 2015, 12:09 pm

I also think there is an Elf Feat or Trait that lets them use arrows as melee weapons.

Charon's Little Helper

Mar 4, 2015, 12:11 pm

Or just have armor spikes.

Imbicatus

Mar 4, 2015, 12:15 pm

Or a spiked gauntlet/cestus/improved unarmed strike.

BadBird

Mar 4, 2015, 01:02 pm

Imbicatus wrote:

Or a spiked gauntlet/cestus/improved unarmed strike.

Unarmed Strikes or something like them are the best substitute for being able to bash someone with a weapon-haft or hit them with a bow. Since they're undefined, just flavor them how you like. Though beating someone with a bow is like whipping them with a fragile, valuable stick...

Edymnion

Mar 4, 2015, 01:13 pm

3.5 had Elvencraft bows that counted as quarterstaves, but I don't think they ever got the PF conversion.

NikolaiJuno

Mar 4, 2015, 01:24 pm

Edymnion wrote:

3.5 had Elvencraft bows that counted as quarterstaves, but I don't think they ever got the PF conversion.

No they didn't but I wish they would. Oh well, I'll just have to bug GMs into letting them be used.

LazarX

Mar 4, 2015, 01:25 pm

Pathfinder PF Special Edition, Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

Or take that 5 foot step and shoot the fool.

LazarX

Mar 4, 2015, 01:25 pm

Pathfinder PF Special Edition, Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

NikolaiJuno wrote:

Edymnion wrote:
3.5 had Elvencraft bows that counted as quarterstaves, but I don't think they ever got the PF conversion.
No they didn't but I wish they would. Oh well, I'll just have to bug GMs into letting them be used.

That closed content thing keeps getitng in the way of wishes like this.