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[flamoot]

What's the difference between these four skills?

Can dwarves use a bow? If not, what is Archer about? It and Crossbowman appear separately in the embark screen. But I don't see crossbowman on my in-world dwarves, only archer

So if there are crossbowman and archer, why is there Marksdwarf? And, what does ambusher do?

Thanks <_>

[kilakan]

Archer-deals with any type of shooting weapons, blowgun/bow/crossbow and is a medium modifier on those things

Marksdwarf-I'm not sure but i THINK that's for only bow use

Crossbowdwarf-that;s the opposite of marksdwarf and deals with solely crossbows

ambusher-affects hunting and lets the hunter sneak up on prey, the closer he is the more likiely to hit and hit more times, so a really good hunter will more effectiviely kill things, usually.

[squeakyReaper]

Know how Fighter improves when you hit things in melee? Archer improves when you hit things with anything else, such as throwing, archery or using a blowgun.

Dwarves can make and use crossbows, which is attributed to the crossbowdwarf stat. Dwarves can use, but cannot make (sans artifact) bows. That's the marksdwarf.

[Quietust]

Marksdwarf-I'm not sure but i THINK that's for only bow use

Crossbowdwarf-that;s the opposite of marksdwarf and deals with solely crossbows

Incorrect - Marksdwarf is just the Dwarven name for "Crossbowman", while a bow-using dwarf will be a Bowdwarf.

[PROFESSION_NAME:CROSSBOWMAN:marksdwarf:marksdwarves]
[PROFESSION_NAME:BOWMAN:bowdwarf:bowdwarves]

[squeakyReaper]

Quietust has it correct. Should've checked my sources, eheh.

[flamoot]

Then why is Marksdwarf and Crossbowdwarf separate skills on the embark screen

[Quietust]

Then why is Marksdwarf and Crossbowdwarf separate skills on the embark screen

They aren't - the Embark screen lists skills using their generic names, so there's just "Crossbowman".

[flamoot]

He's right, I checked, only one is there. So my question is answered I guess, Crossbowman and Marksdwarf are the same skill, Archer and Ambusher are distinct