I'm thinking of getting my halfling a Composite Shortbow and I'm not entirely clear on the rules for them. Using a +2 composite bow with a +2 Strength mod adds that to the damage roll, right? And the cost of it would be 225 gold?
I'm thinking of getting my halfling a Composite Shortbow and I'm not entirely clear on the rules for them. Using a +2 composite bow with a +2 Strength mod adds that to the damage roll, right? And the cost of it would be 225 gold?
Not quite.
The Strength mod of a composite bow does add to damage, provided your strength is high enough. A composite shortbow (+2 Strength mod) does cost 225gp. You can add up to 2 points of damage to an attack if your Strength mod is good enough.
A "+2 composite bow with a +2 Strength mod" is something different. IT is also magical. A +2 bow costs 8000gp, plus 525gp for the masterwork composite shortbow (+2 strength mod). Weapons must be masterwork to be enchanted. IT would work the same as the non-magical composite bow, but also add an additional +2 damage and +2 bonus to the attack roll.
Note the naming convention:
+2 composite shortbow = magical weapon
composite shortbow (+2 str) = composite shortbow with a higher than normal strength rating
Understood, thanks. I'll make sure to write it down better on my character sheet.