Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Dark_Oxygen 03-14-07, 10:41 PM	In the PHB it states that anything larger than a shortbow is too big to be used during mounted combat. Is there a feat that overcomes this restriction?
ibayboy 03-15-07, 02:18 AM	Check the description for Comp. Longbow. You can use it while mounted too.:D
Moccanime 03-15-07, 10:34 AM	Longbow: 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 (see below) but not a regular longbow. Longbow, Composite: You need at least two hands to use a bow, regardless of its size. You can use a composite longbow while mounted. All composite bows are made with a particular strength rating (that is, each requires a minimum Strength modifier to use with proficiency). If your Strength bonus is less than the strength rating of the composite bow, you can’t effectively use it, so you take a –2 penalty on attacks with it. The default composite longbow requires a Strength modifier of +0 or higher to use with proficiency. A composite longbow can be made with a high strength rating to take advantage of an above-average Strength score; this feature allows you to add your Strength bonus to damage, up to the maximum bonus indicated for the bow. Each point of Strength bonus granted by the bow adds 100 gp to its cost. For purposes of weapon proficiency and similar feats, a composite longbow is treated as if it were a longbow. By RAW you can use composite longbow while mounted. It dosn't make sense to me but the rules allows it.
ClementWillowbreaker 03-15-07, 02:02 PM	By RAW you can use composite longbow while mounted. It dosn't make sense to me but the rules allows it. You do realize that composite bows are shorter than a single-material-and-straight bow of the same pull, right?
Moribund 03-16-07, 11:31 AM	A composite longbow would still be long and thus difficult to use while mounted, unless it possessed an asymmetric grip where one end of the bow is longer than the other, like the Japanese yumi or the Hun bows. Apparently an asymmetric grip makes the bow less accurate (I wouldn't know having never fired one), but allows the archer to move the bow from one side of the horse to the other.
Garonak 03-16-07, 07:50 PM	Why is it always someone who insists on making some 'realistic' point on almost any discussion on this forum?
Moribund 03-17-07, 12:04 AM	Hey I like being informative, and in this case the reality supports the rules so :P Isn't cool flavor to say you are carrying a recurved composite hun bow specifically manufactured for use while mounted?
Johnny_Angel 03-17-07, 01:55 AM	The Mongolians under Genghis Khan prided themselves in using bows while mounted, so I don't see why it's so unbelievable to think it is possible. As for the OP, honestly, I'm not sure. Does monkey grip allow you to use larger bows?
Moccanime 03-17-07, 04:48 AM	You do realize that composite bows are shorter than a single-material-and-straight bow of the same pull, right? Well... it is still refered to as a longbow and it must also have a slightly more powerful pull since it has a longer range (not much but it is there). But I guess I'm just influenced by my DnD group who all seam to agree that using a longbow while mounted is weird. In our Eberron game we added "hun bows" to the Valenars, which is more or less (rulewise) a longbow with slightly shorter range, that can be used while mounted.