Archived [5e] Longbow in melee? Searches must be at least 3 characters. Each Elven Recurve Longbow is handcrafted by a talented Elven bowyer to stringent quality standards. DM. 4. The bow shoots oversized arrows that deal piercing damage equal to 2d6 + the wielder's Strength modifier. An arrow shot with this magic longbow deals an extra 2d8 piercing damage. For high damage longbow build go with any elf,get elven accuracy and sharpshooter feats,go with arcane archer fighter and drop 3 levels into gloom stalker ranger. You need at least two hands to use a bow, regardless of its size. A hunting bow, for example, usually requires about 60 pounds of force to pull to full draw, while a HYW era English war bow might need 80-120 pounds, depending on the size of the archer. Posted by. Drawing the ammunition from a quiver, case, or other container is part of the attack. You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls you make with this magic weapon. Ammunition. Each time you attack with the weapon, you expend one piece of ammunition. Ammunition: You can use a weapon that has the Ammunition property to make a ranged Attack only if you have Ammunition to fire from the weapon. You have a +1 bonus to Attack and Damage Rolls made with this weapon. Longbow +1 Source: 5th Edition SRD ↓ Attributes. Description. Choose which one you want from the list below. Dragonfang Longbow (5e Equipment) From D&D Wiki. An elegant Elven bow with an above average draw weight and power. Close. Vicious Longbow (Items) Longbow +3 (Items) Longbow +2 (Items) Longbow +1 (Items) It is distinguished from the shortbow by its increased length, which allows an archer to impart greater energy into its pull, making it more lethal. You can use a composite longbow while mounted. ... but you could get a shield bow. If you go away of the Kensei, you can make your longbow your kensei weapon, and get some benefits to it. 5 years ago. * Which Longbow did you mean? Weapon (shortbow, longbow), Legendary (requires attunement) This bow has been fashioned from the fangs of a dragon. All composite bows are made with a particular strength rating (that is, each requires a minimum Strength modifier to use with proficiency). A longbow, also written long bow, is a ranged weapon which fires projectiles known as arrows. Jump to: navigation, search. Type to search for a spell, item, class — anything! Longbow +1 Edit Page Content. We found more than one entry for that page. composite Longbow 14: 1d10+2 damage if you have Strength 14+, range 150/760, -2 over 740 composite Longbow 18: 1d10+4 damage if you have Strength 18+, range 150/920, -2 over 880 composite Longbow 22: 1d10+6 damage if you have Strength 22+, range 150/1000, -2 over 940 5th Edition. Its range is the same as an ordinary longbow. D&D 5th Edition Compendium. ... Browse other questions tagged dnd-5e weapons ability-scores ranged-attack or ask your own question. I think that's what 3.5 was trying to model with the composite bow item. it's a large mesh shield attached to a long bow with a hole on the shield to shoot through.