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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)

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Where's the option for "cannon"?

Nob wrote:Where's the option for "cannon"?

There is always one

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

loki70 wrote: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!

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

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

KTA

My favoured missile weapon is a magic missile

slave_of_emotions wrote: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.

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

-Grunt

Throwing axe or M-79 Grenade launcher.

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.

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.

Throwing axes.

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*

Midknight wrote: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.

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

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

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