Item: Shortbow
This smaller bow is made of a single piece of wood and favored by skirmishers and cavalry.
Trait Effects
Deadly: On a critical hit, the weapon adds a weapon damage die of the listed size. Roll this after doubling the weapon’s damage. This increases to two dice if the weapon has a _greater striking rune_ and three dice if the weapon has a _major striking rune_. For instance, a rapier with a _greater striking rune_ deals 2d8 extra piercing damage on a critical hit. An ability that changes the size of the weapon’s normal damage dice doesn’t change the size of its deadly die.
Critical Specialisation Effects
Certain effects can grant you benefits when you make a Strike with certain weapons and get a critical success. This is called a critical specialisation effect. The exact effect depends on which weapon group your weapon belongs to, as listed below. You can always decide not to add the critical specialisation effect of your weapon.
Bow: If the target of the critical hit is adjacent to a surface, it becomes stuck to that surface by the missile. The target is immobilized until it succeeds at an Interact action and a DC 10 Athletics check to pull the missile free. The target doesn't become stuck if it is incorporeal, liquid, or could otherwise escape without effort.
Related Items
| Name | Level | Rarity | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter's Bow | 3 | Common | 1d6 |
| Dazzling Shortbow | 5 | Uncommon | 1d6 |
| Longbow | - | Common | 1d8 |
| Composite Longbow | 1 | Common | 1d8 |
| Composite Shortbow | 1 | Common | 1d6 |
| Horselord's Longbow | 6 | Uncommon | 1d8 |
| Splithead Bow | 7 | Uncommon | 1d8 |
| Hunter's Anthem | 11 | Common | 1d8 |
| Oathbow | 11 | Common | 1d8 |
| Dragonfire Halfbow | 12 | Uncommon | 1d6 |
| Mammoth Bow | 12 | Unique | 1d8 |
| Singing Shortbow | 14 | Common | 1d6 |
| Godsbreath Bow | 15 | Rare | 1d6 |
| Wintershot | 15 | Unique | 1d6 |
| Singing Shortbow (Greater) | 18 | Common | 1d6 |
| Sky-Piercing Bow | 19 | Rare | 1d6 |
| Bow of Sun Slaying | 20 | Unique | 1d6 |
| Wintershot (Heroic) | 20 | Unique | 1d6 |
| Bow Staff | - | Uncommon | 1d6 |
| Crescent Cross | - | Uncommon | 1d6 |