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Taliesin Jaffe, knowing the spell is complete

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Caduceus “I’m So Excited For Cheeses” Clay, everybody.

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Yasha “I Smell Like A Crayon” Nydoorin, everybody.

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“Jeff” better be Travis’s back-up character if Fjord ever beefs it.

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I love how Laura’s face peaks out of Sam’s jacket, but not as much as I love Laura’s actual expression in this screen shot.

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She is beauty, She is grace, But this dude’s shirt Has her face

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Bows being considered "dexterity" instead of "strength" weapons in RPGs is the biggest gameplay abstraction lie imaginable.

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In D&D’s third revised edition, there are composite bows. Composite longbows and composite shortbows have a Strength score requirement in order to be used properly. The SRD reads:

“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.”

Of course, as a ranged weapon, aiming is a different story than being able to pull back a bowstring. Thus, your Dexterity modifier is added to your base attack bonus for attack rolls, while your Strength modifier (limited by the rating of the composite bow) is added to damage. Both are required for effective use of such a weapon.

Of course, 5e got rid of this to have the game be streamlined and easier for the massive swathes of incoming, new players, and that’s a whole story in and of itself.