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Bow, Short, Composite in Pathfinder 1e

Pathfinder Core Rulebook

Bow, Short, Composite

Damage (S) Damage (M) Type Critical Range
1d4 1d6 Piercing x3 70 ft.

Cost: 75 gp
Weight: 2 lbs.

Bow, Short, Composite: You need at least two hands to use a bow, regardless of its size. You can use a composite short bow while mounted. All composite bows are made with a particular strength rating (that is, each requires a minimum Strength modifier to use with proficiency). If your Strength bonus is lower than the strength rating of the composite bow, you can’t effectively use it, so you take a –2 penalty on attacks with it. The default composite short bow requires a Strength modifier of +0 or higher to use with proficiency. A composite short bow can be made with a high strength rating to take advantage of an above-average Strength score; this feature allows you to add your Strength bonus to damage, up to the maximum bonus indicated for the bow. Each point of Strength bonus granted by the bow adds 75 gp to its cost. If you have a penalty for low Strength, apply it to damage rolls when you use a composite short bow.   For purposes of Weapon Proficiency, Weapon Focus, and similar feats, a composite short bow is treated as if it were a short bow.


 

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