"The Art of the Bow" - GSIV Archery Guide

[NinjasLeadTheWay]

If I haven't said it before. This is the coolest fucking thing on PC. It's guided the last two characters I've made and gotten to 40 and 60. I'd buy you a beer or three if I could.

[BriarFox]

Answers that, I think: Earring is +5 ranged bonus, +5 ambush bonus:

XXXXXX swings a zorchar-runed ebonwood staff at you!
AS: +167 vs DS: +437 with AvD: +7 + d100 roll: +32 = -231
A clean miss.
The guiding force leaves XXXXXX.

You remove a glimmering ruby sunburst earring from your earlobe.

You put a glimmering ruby sunburst earring in your faenor-stitched cloak.

XXXXXX swings a zorchar-runed ebonwood staff at you!
AS: +167 vs DS: +436 with AvD: +7 + d100 roll: +97 = -165
A clean miss.
The guiding force leaves XXXXXX.

[Riltus]

Here's another tidbit (see bolded text below) that I inserted into the Basic Mechanics section on the KP guide that's not in the PC version. I'll need to compare the guides more thoroughly and to see where other edits may be needed.
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1. Basic Mechanics:
Bows and crossbows require ammunition, which can either be purchased at bowyer's shop, bought from other players, or made by the archer (see Fletching). Many people find ammunition to be the most irritating of the requirements for archery and the requirement turns many people off. Done properly, however, it's a very simple adjustment. For additional information, see the AIM and FIRE commands in the game.

You may hold your bow in either hand, though the game will automatically place it in your left hand (if it's free) if you use the READY and UNSHEATHE verbs. It is important to note that holding bows or crossbows in the right hand changes the DS profile from ranged weapon to the melee weapon counterpart (bows --> quarterstaff, crossbows --> cudgel). Generally, an archer will have a higher DS with the weapon held in the left hand.

Mark

[BriarFox]

(Wrong math. Ignore.)

[Whirlin]

There's an encumbrance factor in there somewhere as well...

[BriarFox]

I'm ignoring encumbrance. It affects things, but it's a secondary consideration, especially for ranged, where it has no effect on DS.

[Riltus]

I'm ignoring encumbrance. It affects things, but it's a secondary consideration.

That's not the issue. You are confusing the dodge formula vs ranged attacks and its 1.5 multiplier with a ranged weapon user's dodge DS vs melee attacks. There is only one formula that applies to all characters.

Your melee parry DS:

[(307 + 101 + 103) * .15] + 30 = 106 parry DS

Note: always truncate after each operation

Your dodge DS:

(101 + 35 + 6) * .92 * .75 = 97

Parry: 106
Dodge: 97
Armor: 35
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Total DS: +238

You'll see that in the KP guide I removed dodge DS. It just complicates calculating total DS having all that info there.

[BriarFox]

Ahh, I gotcha. Thanks, Mark.

[Whirlin]

Damage factors for composite bows need updating per
http://forum.gsplayers.com/showthrea...mization/page2

[BriarFox]

Damage factors for composite bows need updating per
http://forum.gsplayers.com/showthrea...mization/page2

Updated. I've always been confused as to why bows have a better DF against scale than leather, though.