Japanese Yumi Bow (3.5e Equipment)

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Yumi Bow

Exotic Two-Handed Projectile Critical: ×3 Range Increment: 100 ft. Type: Piercing Hardness: 5
Size	Cost1	Damage	Weight1	hp
Fine	*	1d2	*	1
Diminutive	*	1d3	*	1
Tiny	*	1d4	*	1
Small	675 gp	1d6	1-1/2 lb.	2
Medium	675 gp	1d8	3 lb.	5
Large	950 gp	2d6	6 lb.	10
Huge	*	3d6	*	20
Gargantuan	*	4d6	*	40
Colossal	*	6d6	*	80
For values marked with an asterisk, the SRD gives neither this value directly nor a means to determine it.

Description

The yumi bow essentially functions identically to a regular longbow, but with one key difference. The yumi bow is asymmetrical in design, meaning it is shorter on the bottom than on top, allowing it to be used while mounted on horseback without a penalty, or when in crouched positions. Just like with a regular composite longbow, If you have a penalty for low Strength, apply it to damage rolls when you use a longbow. If you have a bonus for high Strength, you can apply it to damage rolls, as this type of bow it also composite. Due to the incredibly unusual construction of this bow, weapons of this type are always masterwork, meaning it has a +1 bonus to attack rolls. If someone is attempting to make this bow by crafting, anything less than masterwork will not be functional.

Enhancements

Longbow Material Enhancements

Material	Average	Masterwork1	Hardness	hp	Special
Wood	675 gp	675 gp	5	5	—
Adamantine	—	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Deep Crystal	—	1,075 gp	10	15	Psionic
Mundane Crystal	—	675 gp	8	12	No rusting, not metal
Darkwood	—	405 gp	5	5	1/2 weight
Iron, Cold	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Mithral	—	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Silver, Alchemical	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Masterwork weapons have a +1 enhancement bonus on attack rolls.

Magical/Psionic Weapon Enhancements

Bonus Value	Additional Cost1	Hardness Increase2	Additional hp2
+1	+2,000 gp	+2	+10
+2	+8,000 gp	+4	+20
+3	+18,000 gp	+6	+30
+4	+32,000 gp	+8	+40
+5	+50,000 gp	+10	+50
+6	+72,000 gp3	+12	+60
+7	+98,000 gp3	+14	+70
+8	+128,000 gp3	+16	+80
+9	+162,000 gp3	+18	+90
+10	+200,000 gp3	+20	+100
+11 or more	+ bonus squared × 20,000 gp	+ enhancement bonus × 2	+ enhancement bonus × 10
Increase total cost for magical enhancement by 2,000 gp for cold iron weapons. Unlike the additional cost, the increase the weapon's hardness and hit points are only gained from its enhancement bonus, not its special abilities. If the weapon has a magical bonus greater than +5 or a special ability worth more than +5, the weapon is epic. Multiply magic cost by 10.

See Also

• SRD:Longbow
• Japanese Katana (3.5e Equipment)
• Japanese Jintachi (3.5e Equipment)
• Japanese O-Yoroi (3.5e Equipment)
• Wikipedia: Yumi