Arrow types? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Arrow types? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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lowendz113
05-01-07, 05:42 PM Are there slashing or bludgeoning arrows anywhere? If so, what book can I find them in?
Tectorman
05-01-07, 05:55 PM You'll be wanting to look in the Races of the Wild book. However, the bludgeoning arrows here are blunted (i.e., nonlethal), and have a lower range increment.
Drewgimpy
05-01-07, 06:13 PM Races of the Wild does have some good arrow information. The best source of information on arrows I have seen is Dragon #249 from Nov. 2006. It lists all the arrows I have ever seen from all other D&D sources (It also has a lot of information on bows, crossbows, bots, and so on). For slashing damage you want serpentstongue arrows, they actually do slashing and piercing types of damage. The article also covers alchemists's fire, alchemist's frost, blunt, dragonsbreath, flight, signal, smoking, swifting, and thundering arrows as well as arrows made of adamantine, cold iron, and silver.
lowendz113
05-02-07, 01:45 PM Races of the Wild does have some good arrow information. The best source of information on arrows I have seen is Dragon #249 from Nov. 2006. It lists all the arrows I have ever seen from all other D&D sources (It also has a lot of information on bows, crossbows, bots, and so on). For slashing damage you want serpentstongue arrows, they actually do slashing and piercing types of damage. The article also covers alchemists's fire, alchemist's frost, blunt, dragonsbreath, flight, signal, smoking, swifting, and thundering arrows as well as arrows made of adamantine, cold iron, and silver.

That would be great but I don't subscribe to dragon :(
ninja1
05-02-07, 01:53 PM That would be great but I don't subscribe to dragon :( Neither do I... thank goodness for the Intarweb!

Click Here: Paizo.Com (http://paizo.com/dragon/products/issues/1998/249&source=search)

Looks like they have it there for only $10.00 plus shipping and handling
Conspiracist
05-02-07, 02:02 PM Actually, an earlier issue of Dragon listed 4 arrows for the Oriental Adventures supplements. Among them was a "stun" arrow, primarily used for hunting small prey that would be eviscerated by a nuormal arrow. Does a 1d4 (1stEd rules) for damage, but all blunt.
It also listed the fishing arrow: does standard arrow damage going in...and coming out, unless one takes extra time to remove it. Used primarily for bowfishing.
And then there's the pottery arrow. The arrowhead is hollow (1d2 dm.), but is usually filled with a gas or liquid.
In 2ndEd rules, a pottery arrow is an effective weapon against skeletons if filled with holy water. Since it's a blunt weapon, it does full damage, plus the holy water does additional damage. ...just tossing that out there...:D

And then there's the beanbag arrow from Aurora's Catalog. It's also blunt. Does 0 damage, but it's blunt.;)
lint trap
05-02-07, 02:47 PM The best source of information on arrows I have seen is Dragon #249 from Nov. 2006.

I think it's #349 (not to nitpick, just to prevent a misorder), but yeah, that article was great. That issue is a great one-stop shop for archers of all stripes.
Drewgimpy
05-02-07, 04:39 PM Actually, an earlier issue of Dragon listed 4 arrows for the Oriental Adventures supplements.

Do you know which issue of Dragon that was, I would love to check it out? Thanks for the information in any case.

I think it's #349 (not to nitpick, just to prevent a misorder)

I don't think that is nitpicking at all, especially if I was about to spend $10 ordering the wrong issue. Thanks for correcting my mistake.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
lowendz113 05-01-07, 05:42 PM	Are there slashing or bludgeoning arrows anywhere? If so, what book can I find them in?
Tectorman 05-01-07, 05:55 PM	You'll be wanting to look in the Races of the Wild book. However, the bludgeoning arrows here are blunted (i.e., nonlethal), and have a lower range increment.
Drewgimpy 05-01-07, 06:13 PM	Races of the Wild does have some good arrow information. The best source of information on arrows I have seen is Dragon #249 from Nov. 2006. It lists all the arrows I have ever seen from all other D&D sources (It also has a lot of information on bows, crossbows, bots, and so on). For slashing damage you want serpentstongue arrows, they actually do slashing and piercing types of damage. The article also covers alchemists's fire, alchemist's frost, blunt, dragonsbreath, flight, signal, smoking, swifting, and thundering arrows as well as arrows made of adamantine, cold iron, and silver.
lowendz113 05-02-07, 01:45 PM	Races of the Wild does have some good arrow information. The best source of information on arrows I have seen is Dragon #249 from Nov. 2006. It lists all the arrows I have ever seen from all other D&D sources (It also has a lot of information on bows, crossbows, bots, and so on). For slashing damage you want serpentstongue arrows, they actually do slashing and piercing types of damage. The article also covers alchemists's fire, alchemist's frost, blunt, dragonsbreath, flight, signal, smoking, swifting, and thundering arrows as well as arrows made of adamantine, cold iron, and silver. That would be great but I don't subscribe to dragon :(
ninja1 05-02-07, 01:53 PM	That would be great but I don't subscribe to dragon :( Neither do I... thank goodness for the Intarweb! Click Here: Paizo.Com (http://paizo.com/dragon/products/issues/1998/249&source=search) Looks like they have it there for only $10.00 plus shipping and handling
Conspiracist 05-02-07, 02:02 PM	Actually, an earlier issue of Dragon listed 4 arrows for the Oriental Adventures supplements. Among them was a "stun" arrow, primarily used for hunting small prey that would be eviscerated by a nuormal arrow. Does a 1d4 (1stEd rules) for damage, but all blunt. It also listed the fishing arrow: does standard arrow damage going in...and coming out, unless one takes extra time to remove it. Used primarily for bowfishing. And then there's the pottery arrow. The arrowhead is hollow (1d2 dm.), but is usually filled with a gas or liquid. In 2ndEd rules, a pottery arrow is an effective weapon against skeletons if filled with holy water. Since it's a blunt weapon, it does full damage, plus the holy water does additional damage. ...just tossing that out there...:D And then there's the beanbag arrow from Aurora's Catalog. It's also blunt. Does 0 damage, but it's blunt.;)
lint trap 05-02-07, 02:47 PM	The best source of information on arrows I have seen is Dragon #249 from Nov. 2006. I think it's #349 (not to nitpick, just to prevent a misorder), but yeah, that article was great. That issue is a great one-stop shop for archers of all stripes.
Drewgimpy 05-02-07, 04:39 PM	Actually, an earlier issue of Dragon listed 4 arrows for the Oriental Adventures supplements. Do you know which issue of Dragon that was, I would love to check it out? Thanks for the information in any case. I think it's #349 (not to nitpick, just to prevent a misorder) I don't think that is nitpicking at all, especially if I was about to spend $10 ordering the wrong issue. Thanks for correcting my mistake.