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So first off, I need some clarification. In the rules it says that a bow of any size needs two hands to use. Now, I understand it is probably there to indicate that a small sized bow is still two handed for a medium creature. It seems kind of silly, but does that mean that the effort to use it does not change if its size increases? (Ie A large or even huge bow is still just a two handed weapon for a medium creature.)
Second is about the superior clutch trait. It is a custom trait for a tiefling oni-spawned heritage in the Blood of fiends book. If I do not take that heritage but I am still a tiefling or if I wanted to use the adopted feat, can I select this trait or is it ONLY if I am oni-spawned?
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So first off, I need some clarification. In the rules it says that a bow of any size needs two hands to use. Now, I understand it is probably there to indicate that a small sized bow is still two handed for a medium creature. It seems kind of silly, but does that mean that the effort to use it does not change if its size increases? (Ie A large or even huge bow is still just a two handed weapon for a medium creature.)
If something is already two handed the next size up is "too big" no matter what. If you parse the raw into anything else you've gone cheese shopping.
Second is about the superior clutch trait. It is a custom trait for a tiefling oni-spawned heritage in the Blood of fiends book. If I do not take that heritage but I am still a tiefling or if I wanted to use the adopted feat, can I select this trait or is it ONLY if I am oni-spawned?
Adopted seems to work either way, and won't mess anything up unless you also want a social trait.
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Unless there is something that classifies the weapon into a category, or says ranged weapons can't be used unconditionally unless it's of your size, then you're looking at Air Bud.
It's a weird thing to have a medium sized creature shooting with an gargantuan or tiny sized weapon (size penalties to attack rolls). I would leave Buddy out of it with this one.
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The ranged weapon is never listed as light, one handed, or two handed
1) It says a bow needs two hands to use. That qualifies it as a two handed weapon
2) While the rules don't expect you to know the difference between a Lucerne hammer and a Bec de corbin, I think everyone knows how a bow is fired, and its with two hands.
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Nah, they would just need a stool.
Hey? would the stool give them a height advantage, the +1 to attack roles? (tongue firmly planted in cheek)
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You might want to look up the Goblin Gunslinger feat in the Advanced Race Guide...
The fact it applies to all firearms, not just the pistols, adds fuel to this fire!
It doesn't add fuel to the fire since you have to have a boon to play a goblin to get a goblin feat.
Instead of getting a larger bow just get a wand of gravity bow and put ranks in UMD and poof damage of a large bow without the hassle of lugging around a large bow.
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The ranged weapon is never listed as light, one handed, or two handed
1) It says a bow needs two hands to use. That qualifies it as a two handed weapon
The Pathfinder rules I know and love aren't anywhere so common-meaning consistent, BNW. A ranged weapon is a category; two-handed weapon is a different category. Bows fit in the former. (A dagger is not a "one-handed weapon," despite requiring only one hand. It is a "light weapon," a different category.) (I am sure there are feats or item properties that can be used on two-handed weapons, but which neither of us want to see applied to a bow.)
Having said all that, I agree that a bow intended for a large archer probably requires a draw length beyond the capabilities of a medium character.
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This FAQ is relevent.
Just like with non-firearms, a creature cannot wield a weapon that’s far too big or small for it.
