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Kerilstrasz
2013-12-25, 12:26 PM
PC X shoots an arrow to npc X.
The distance is 30ft. Arrow gets there in 1 round.
The distance is 1000ft. When the arrow gets there?

Should i assume, no matter the distance, if it is a "hit", that the arrow cover the distance in 1 round no matter what?
Zweisteine
2013-12-25, 12:30 PM
By the rules as written, yes.

According to a bit of (unreliable) google-fu, modern bows shoot at upwards of 300 feet per second, so I'd assume that any bow with a range increment of 100 feet will hit the same round it's launched.
Red Bear
2013-12-25, 12:33 PM
PC X shoots an arrow to npc X.
The distance is 30ft. Arrow gets there in 1 round.
The distance is 1000ft. When the arrow gets there?

Should i assume, no matter the distance, if it is a "hit", that the arrow cover the distance in 1 round no matter what?

Actually I think it gets there instantly / in a very small amount of time
Deox
2013-12-25, 12:55 PM
Actually I think it gets there instantly / in a very small amount of time

This is correct. Projectiles / Missiles travel instantly to their target, regardless of distance.
Xervous
2013-12-25, 04:26 PM
The moment someone mentions physics things will get very purple tricycle in here and dead catgirls.
PersonMan
2013-12-25, 04:38 PM
Max range on a longbow is roughly 1100 feet. As long as it flies at 183.33 feet per second or faster, it can hit anything in its range in the same round.
Uncle Pine
2013-12-25, 05:34 PM
I believe there is a build somewhere on the forum that managed to shoot arrows at more than 40 miles. 40 miles! In an istant. Mach 1 is 0.21126620536069 miles per second. Go nuts. :smallbiggrin:

EDIT: Found it (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=253910). Maximum range is 43.2 miles. However, by reading the eagle's cry bow effect in a certain way, you can go up to 56.07 miles with the same build.
LadyLexi
2013-12-25, 05:51 PM
Hurling enemies into the sun has been a thing for a while now, instantaneous inconvenience.
Dusk Eclipse
2013-12-25, 06:08 PM
There is an epic feat that let's you shoot at anything within your Line of Sight, space travel has never been faster/easier.
Slipperychicken
2013-12-25, 06:41 PM
I believe there is a build somewhere on the forum that managed to shoot arrows at more than 40 miles. 40 miles! In an istant. Mach 1 is 0.21126620536069 miles per second. Go nuts. :smallbiggrin:


That was magically assisted, and high level. It's like if you took Hercules, gave him a special magic bow, and had a god help him make the best shot ever.
Uncle Pine
2013-12-26, 05:19 AM
That was magically assisted, and high level. It's like if you took Hercules, gave him a special magic bow, and had a god help him make the best shot ever.

Magical or not, those arrows are still travelling at Mach 200+ (assuming that an istant is 1 second, which isn't true because an istant is much less than a second). :smalltongue:
CRtwenty
2013-12-26, 05:25 AM
Should i assume, no matter the distance, if it is a "hit", that the arrow cover the distance in 1 round no matter what?

That is correct.
Killer Angel
2013-12-26, 05:27 AM
The moment someone mentions physics things will get very purple tricycle in here and dead catgirls.

Slaying Arrow. Designated foe: catgirls.