Favourite Missile Weapon

[Fifty]

What is your main characters favourite ranged weapon? Comments on why that is, and what your favourite is welcome below.

Kered and Shkatar both use slings. Laen is a longbow man. (*winks*)

(Oh yeah, btw, I know what I said abuot polls, but I have an actual question I am interested in, this is not just some frivolous post building exercise)

[Aerill]

Most of my characters use longbows, just because I like them most, and it is usually not a problem finding enough arrows. One of my alts uses a light crossbow because it fits her best.

[Jorik Ambrose]

Longbow, my main is an elf who tends to use a longbow exclusively, draws plenty of AoO, but heh...........

[Calzier]

My main uses a light crossbow; best fit for the character.
Personally, I prefer longbows (I have two), but I am also partial to composite bows: http://www.grozerarchery.com/index_b.htm

Having thought about it, my main might switch to a shortbow, if he finds one that beats his light crossbow. I think it fits with the way the character is evolving.

[Naieth]

I play an elf, which pushes a large way towards the choice for a bow. Plus, as Aerill mentioned, easy to find ammunition.

I rarely use ranged stuff though. 1d8+2 Doesn't really cut it anymore at level 17.

[Wyrmwing]

Shortbow here.. you just try pulling the drawstring of a huge longbow as a small STR 10 elf Plus it looks better than a longbow to me onscreen.

[Nob]

Where's the option for "cannon"?

[Fifty]

Where's the option for "cannon"?

There is always one

[loki70]

My main character doesn't use a ranged weapon. Unless you count Dimension Door, then I guess you would have to say his ranged weapon of choice is himself

[Fifty]

My main character doesn't use a ranged weapon. Unless you count Dimension Door, then I guess you would have to say his ranged weapon of choice is himself

Excellent. I knew there would be something I missed!

[Significant Owl]

*Is part of the Longbow brigade*

[maxxi]

i dont see a dwarven rifle...so i wont vote for anything

[KTA]

A shortbow is the choice for my main... simply because she can't handle most other ranged weapons...

KTA

[slave_of_emotions]

My favoured missile weapon is a magic missile

[Pathos Street]

My favoured missile weapon is a magic missile

Yep. Though my main has been known to whip out his "Palemaster's Heavy Crossbow" from time to time.

[Grunt]

Longbow for getting attention from the monsters... usually fires about 20 warning shots (aka misses)

-Grunt

[Sickocrow]

Throwing axe or M-79 Grenade launcher.

[gwydion2]

I use a composite shortbow. Simple reason, I picked up a good one after a DM event. I wouldnt expect to easily trade for an equivalent longbow and the difference between the longbows and shortbows is marginal anyway.

[Jonezie]

For Shelly, the biggest crossbow he can get his hands on. Hell, he'd use a ballista if he had an ogre to carry it around for him.

[Stormhammer]

Throwing axes.

[Midknight]

Pansies! Real fighters kill their enemies in close combat so you get the blood and guts all over you. You can't call yourself a real fighter otherwise.

*mutter* Damn Nanshis... *mutter*

[loki70]

Pansies! Real fighters kill their enemies in close combat so you get the blood and guts all over you. You can't call yourself a real fighter otherwise.

*mutter* Damn Nanshis... *mutter*

*clears throat* Elf here. See above.

[Shiro Tsuki]

Elven Long bow = love gun, what look cooler in one's hand?

[FurrorNos]

ive used a ranged weapon (sling) 2 or 3 for rp. never against a hostile. joren has poor aim.

[Fifty]

I am not at all surprised to see how those results are starting to fall out actually.