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[Sylverone]

I was at some ruins when I encountered a skeletal elite bowman. Luckily I was able to duck behind a tree to keep from getting shot at. I ran across an open space to get cover behind another tree which was right next to him. I used the cover to get close and then jumped out to fire on him. I don't remember exactly what my skills were, but in any case I managed to shoot off one of his arms after getting shot a few times. I was finally seeing hope that I might manage to escape this place before my injuries got too much worse. I was wrong.

Just after I SHOT HIS ARM OFF, he shot me dead with his bow; a weapon that REQUIRES TWO HANDS TO USE.

[Eagle of Fire]

*Sylverone cancels living: longbow stuck in throat.*

:p

[Sylverone]

That would be much more acceptable to me than that blasted copper arrow stuck in my face. X|

Also, I just had a random thought; antmen could double-wield bows. Now THAT is scary.

[nerdpride]

I think that using javelin-type weapons with all four hands would be much more devastating.  It also fits into their backstory--chasm creatures have little resources for weapons.  They probably wouldn't be as accurate, but just having more projectiles with organ-piercing power on the field at one time would mean something bad is eventually going to happen.

[Toady One]

Yeah, it probably just assesses a skill penalty, and that might not even work (Req 234).

[Mylar]

I have all my Crossbowmen using shields. It does not seem to seriously hamper their shooting. They never hold arrows, they only use what is in their quiver, so it may cause more time running back to reload. I have not used them without shields to really know the differance, am I handicapping them in any way?

[LSTAR]

Dismembered Bowmen: Mostly 'Armless

[Toady One]

It's probably 50/50 that nothing is being hampered.  Req 234 relates to this...  I think, but multigrasp weapons are bugged in a lot of ways.  It's a Combat Arc thing.