Ranging
Archery is the use of bows and arrows to fight at long distance. It's used in hunting and combat. Be careful when shooting at close range; your equipped arrow usually gets destroyed if a creature counterattacks, and sometimes your bow does too.
Of the cheap bows the Shortbow shoots the fastest and is fairly accurate (+4 Missile accuracy) while the Crossbow shoots the slowest but with the greatest accuracy (+8 missile Accuracy). The Long bow, is slower and less accurate than the Short bow (+2 Missile Accuracy) but does a little more damage. Recurve (+6 Missile Accuracy) and Elven (+10 missile Accuracy) bows are both faster and more accurate but also a lot more expensive. The Elven bow does considerably more damage than the cheaper bows.
Bows
| Melee Dmg | Range Dmg | Missile Acc | EMU | Human | Light Modifier | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Bow | 
|
5-8 | 3-8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Long Bow | 
|
5-8 | 6-11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Recurve Bow | 
|
5-8 | 8-13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Elven Bow | 
|
5-8 | 12-17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
Arrows
| EMU | Dmg | Accuracy | Missile Acc | Crit to Hit | Light Modifier | Special Damage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Training arrows | 
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 |
| Pking arrows | 
|
2 | 30 | 0 | +10 | 0 | +3 | 0 |
| Fire arrows | 
|
2 | 15 | -25 | -10 | -15 | +3 | +35 Heat |
| Magic Arrows | 
|
2 | 15 | -25 | +15 | -15 | +3 | +15 Magic |
| Ice Arrows | 
|
2 | 0 | -25 | -15 | -15 | +3 | +40 Cold |
Crossbows
| Melee Dmg | Range Dmg | Missile Acc | EMU | Human | Light Modifier | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossbow | 
|
5-8 | 10-15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
Bolts
| EMU | Dmg | Accuracy | Missile Acc | Crit to Hit | Light Modifier | Special Damage / Effect | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Training bolts | 
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 |
| Pking bolts | 
|
1 | 30 | 0 | +15 | 0 | +3 | 0 |
| Fire bolts | 
|
1 | 10 | -15 | -10 | -15 | +3 | +10 Heat, 15% chance to do mana burn |
| Magic Bolts | 
|
1 | 10 | -15 | +15 | -15 | +3 | +10 Magic, 7% chance to deplete mana |
| Ice Bolts | 
|
1 | 10 | -15 | -15 | -15 | +3 | +10 Cold, 10% chance to cooldown |
Perks
There are some Perks that are specifically designed for ranging:
- Wilhelm Hood Perk
- Increased accuracy of ranging weapons,
- damage and ranging experience increased by 15%,
- Ethereal Ranger Perk
- 30% chance to not lose an arrow or bolt after firing it.
- Ninja Perk
- 80% chance that you will not become visible (if invisible) when using ranged attacks.
Ranging arena
Archery Arenas provide an additional money sink for this money sink skill by providing a target that neither moves nor dies.
