The Quintessential Barbarian II
The Quintessential Barbarian II first edition cover
| Author | Patrick Younts |
| Series | Quintessential Series |
| Publisher | Mongoose Publishing |
| Publish date | 2004 |
| Pages | 128 |
| ISBN | 1-904854-31-1 |
| OGL Section 15 | qbbnii |
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Greatbow: A greatbow is a truly massive composite bow made from the trunk of a small tree. The bow itself is thick around as a strong man’s arm and reinforced with strips of thin steel which keep it from splintering if and when a person strong enough lifts it. The greatbow’s string is actually a thick piece of rope, reinforced with wire and the arrows it fires are more closely akin to small spears.
A greatbow functions as a composite longbow, save for a few key differences. First, the minimum Strength required to fire the bow at all is 19. Second, a character with a Strength of 16 or less cannot even string a greatbow. Finally, and most critically, a character wielding a great bow can use the Power Attack feat in conjunction with it, allowing him to deal massive damage at range. When used in this fashion, the wielder gains one point of extra damage for every point of attack bonus he sacrifices.
A greatbow can be made to support Strength scores higher than 19, at a cost of 250 gold pieces per extra point of Strength bonus.
