SRD:Longbow

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Longbow

Martial Two-Handed Projectile Critical: ×3 Range Increment: 100 ft. Type: Piercing Hardness: 5
Size	Cost1	Damage	Weight1	hp
Fine	*	1d2	*	1
Diminutive	*	1d3	*	1
Tiny	*	1d4	*	1
Small	75 gp	1d6	1-1/2 lb.	2
Medium	75 gp	1d8	3 lb.	5
Large	150 gp	2d6	6 lb.	10
Huge	*	3d6	*	20
Gargantuan	*	4d6	*	40
Colossal	*	6d6	*	80
For values marked with an asterisk, the SRD directly gives neither this value nor a means to determine it.

Description

You need at least two hands to use a bow, regardless of its size. A longbow is too unwieldy to use while you are mounted. If you have a penalty for low Strength, apply it to damage rolls when you use a longbow. If you have a bonus for high Strength, you can apply it to damage rolls when you use a composite longbow but not a regular longbow.

Enhancements

Longbow Material Enhancements

Material	Average	Masterwork1	Hardness	hp2	Special
Wood	75 gp	375 gp	5	5	—
Adamantine	—	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Deep Crystal	—	1,075 gp	10	15	Psionic
Mundane Crystal	—	375 gp	8	12	No rusting, not metal
Darkwood	—	405 gp	5	5	1/2 weight
Iron, Cold	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Mithral	—	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Silver, Alchemical	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Masterwork weapons have a +1 enhancement bonus on attack rolls. For values marked with an asterisk, the SRD gives neither this value nor a means to determine it.

Magical/Psionic Weapon Enhancements

Bonus Value	Additional Cost1	Hardness Increase2	Additional hp2
+1	+2,000 gp	+2	+10
+2	+8,000 gp	+4	+20
+3	+18,000 gp	+6	+30
+4	+32,000 gp	+8	+40
+5	+50,000 gp	+10	+50
+6	+72,000 gp3	+12	+60
+7	+98,000 gp3	+14	+70
+8	+128,000 gp3	+16	+80
+9	+162,000 gp3	+18	+90
+10	+200,000 gp3	+20	+100
+11 or more	+ bonus × bonus × 20,000 gp	+ enhancement bonus × 2	+ enhancement bonus × 10
Increase total cost for magical enhancement by 2,000 gp for cold iron weapons. Unlike the additional cost, the increase the weapon's hardness and hit points are only gained from its enhancement bonus, not its special abilities. If the weapon has a magical bonus greater than +5 or a special ability worth more than +5, the weapon is epic. Multiply magic cost by 10.

See Also

• SRD:Weapon Qualities
• Magic Items: Weapons (SRD Rules)
• Wikipedia: Longbow
• Wikipedia: English Longbow
• Wikipedia: Bow

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