Archery, and Melee

[Rylden]

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]

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

[joe kirner]

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]

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

[Charon's Little Helper]

Or just have armor spikes.

[Imbicatus]

Or a spiked gauntlet/cestus/improved unarmed strike.

[BadBird]

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]

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

[NikolaiJuno]

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]

Or take that 5 foot step and shoot the fool.

[LazarX]

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.

[kinevon]

Bowstaff

Best I could find...