Introduction.
The Archer goes side by side with his Bow and Arrows to hunt down anything from a distance.
An archer often stays at range while his friends take the beating. Sniping down that foe with deadly arrows.
Training.
Grab a few thousand arrows and a bow and stand at the Training Elemental area in Insula. The faster, the better.
Weapon Types.
There are two main types of weapons available to practitioners of Archery, bows and crossbows. The former require a good supply of Arrows on hand, while the more technical crossbows fire smaller Bolts at enemies. All of these can be crafted by Bowyers.
Bows are typically slightly faster to fire then crossbows and also usually offer a larger attacking radius. On the other hand, crossbows often pack more punch per bolt and so might be the better choice for a lengthy battle.
The Elven Composite Longbow is the only Archery class weapon that can be used with Poisoning (via Serpent Arrow).
While not technically a weapon, it's worth mentioning that any archer worth his or her salt will be carrying a Quiver with them.
All Archery weapons are Two-Handed Weapons, unless they have the Balanced property. For this reason, when crafting with Runic Tools, you might consider the Lightweight Shortbow.
Some of the weapons an archer can use:
- Bows
- Composite Bows
- Elven Composite Longbows
- Magical Shortbows
- Yumi
- Crossbows
- Heavy Crossbows
- Repeating Crossbows
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