Mytholon

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Recommendations from Tea K.

• Referral from September 29, 2013
  

  Claire W. asked:

  So it is decided. After Vanessa (Current Aristoc Seer and Comms officer) I shall be making Pup, the crazy young Falket gal and dab hand with herbs (chemist). Now to focus on two sets of costumes and work out where i can get a reasonably priced crossbow ^^

  

  Tea K. replied:

  Twisted Flax do very lovely arrows and bows, but I don't believe they stock crossbows at the moment (although they are looking into it). Excellent as a source of all other archery supplies though. Claire Williams : My fixed prod (one of https://www.mytholon.com/product_info.php?products_id=4378 ) will pick off head-size targets quite reliably at 5 m, and do torsos at 8-10 (25-30 ft). Can stretch a bit further with better bolts, though - the ones which are sold for it by Mytholon are a bit poor. By contrast I've watched Si Morgan (who runs Eldritch) reliably getting torso shots at 60 ft without trouble with his Fairbow crossbow. (Edit: Quoted ranges apply to stationary targets. Combat effective range much lower)

  

  Tea K. replied:

  Crossbow limits by system are best summarised with some brief laughter. More usefully, it's typically 30 lb. What's more common is restrictions on the *type* of crossbow you can have. Crossbows basically come in two types: live prod and fixed prod (bu ngee) ones. The former are popular on the continent, and James Farrar of Fairbow makes lovely examples here. The latter are basically old Arrowkasters and so on, but you can get a couple through Mytholon as well. Bungee ones are much less efficient, so shoot a lot more gently for the same nominal power, which means they're more comfortable to be shot by, but have less range. The big live-prod crossbows are pretty much like a bow at full draw, and hurt just as much when someone shoots you in the eye from close up - but you can also use them to launch bolts accurately 60+ feet. Some systems allow both types (including afaik Dark Tempus, also Empire), while others (I believe including the LT) only allow bungee crossbows. It's worth bearing in mind that if you go for a powerful crossbow, you'll basically be unable to shoot at people at short ranges, even if it's technically allowed in the game you're playing.

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