"The Art of the Bow" - GSIV Archery Guide

[Showal]

BF,

great job with this. I only got to read some excerpts, but I definitely need to read this whole thing. Thanks for putting it out.

[Smythe]

Yer good. Post it.

- Smythe

[waywardgs]

Could put in the 402/404 benefits, maybe a bit about how sighting works.

[BriarFox]

Could put in the 402/404 benefits, maybe a bit about how sighting works.

Oh, good call. Is anything known specifically about them or do they just help to some unknown extent?

[BriarFox]

Also, thanks for the advice on the dodge formula and the puncture tables. I'll update the first and move the second to the bottom of the post as an appendix. I want to leave them in somewhere accessible just for ease of reference.

[waywardgs]

Oh, good call. Is anything known specifically about them or do they just help to some unknown extent?

Unfortunately I haven't seen any specifics on how either works, and I've looked. Also, where we have a very good idea of the mechanics of weighting or padding, sighting as far as I know hasn't been deconstructed in the slightest. Anyone else want to weigh in on the sighting point system translation of aiming bonuses?

[Asrial]

I don't think we'll ever know sighting. I can't think of any method to test it beyond just keep firing at a single area thousands of times.

[waywardgs]

I don't think we'll ever know sighting. I can't think of any method to test it beyond just keep firing at a single area thousands of times.

Yeah, it's a difficult thing to test. There should be a target practice area, like a dart board or something. I'd use it.

[Asrial]

Hell yeah. Same here.

[BriarFox]

Updated! Added info about aiming, sighting, spell effects, and fatal crit thresholds. Moved puncture crit table to second post/appendix. Corrected Dodge/Evade DS formula.

Loved the suggestions. Any more?