Ranged
“Bow and crossbow work: strike from a distance, and most of what you loose is gathered back after the kill. Your stance keeps the lesson for Ranged or shares part with Defence, and Hitpoints grows alongside.”
Every skill uses the same XP table: 951,207,314 XP for level 99. Past 99 the XP keeps counting.
How it works
Pick Ranged as your skill and a monster to fight. Every input is one attack: there is no attack speed, one press is one swing or shot. A hit that lands gives XP for the damage it did, shared out by your stance, and Hitpoints always gets its own share. A miss gives nothing. The full rules are on Combat.
Stances
| Stance | Trains |
|---|---|
| Standard | Ranged + Hitpoints |
| Long-range | Ranged (half), Defence (half) + Hitpoints |
Stances only decide where the XP goes; they don't change your hits.
Bows and crossbows
Bows fire arrows; crossbows fire bolts (and leave a hand free for a buckler). The weapon's attack bonus adds to accuracy only; its strength bonus and the ammo's strength add to your max hit. One arrow or bolt is used per shot, hit or miss, and 80%(rounded down) of what you fire at a monster comes back when it dies; switching targets loses the rest.
ranged max hit = floor(Ranged × 0.5 + 1) + weapon strength + ammo strength| Weapon | Ranged | Accuracy | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze Crossbow | 1 | +4 | +4 |
 Oak Shortbow | 1 | +5 | +4 |
 Iron Crossbow | 10 | +8 | +6 |
 Willow Shortbow | 10 | +9 | +7 |
 Maple Shortbow | 20 | +15 | +11 |
 Steel Crossbow | 20 | +12 | +10 |
 Mithril Crossbow | 40 | +24 | +14 |
 Yew Shortbow | 40 | +24 | +18 |
 Adamant Crossbow | 60 | +35 | +20 |
 Magic Shortbow | 60 | +35 | +26 |
 Dark Bow | 70 | +48 | +38 |
 Elder Shortbow | 85 | +50 | +38 |
 Rune Crossbow | 85 | +48 | +31 |
Ammunition
| Ammo | Strength | Special |
|---|---|---|
 Bronze Arrow | +2 | |
 Bronze Bolt | +2 | |
 Bone Bolt | +3 | |
 Iron Arrow | +3 | |
 Iron Bolt | +3 | |
 Enchanted Topaz Bolt | +4 | Yes (see item) |
 Jade-tipped Bolt | +4 | |
 Pearl-tipped Bolt | +4 | |
 Steel Arrow | +4 | |
 Steel Bolt | +4 | |
 Topaz-tipped Bolt | +4 | |
 Emerald-tipped Bolt | +5 | |
 Enchanted Emerald Bolt | +5 | Yes (see item) |
 Mithril Arrow | +5 | |
 Mithril Bolt | +5 | |
 Sapphire-tipped Bolt | +5 | |
 Adamant Arrow | +6 | |
 Adamant Bolt | +6 | |
 Broadhead Arrow | +6 | |
 Diamond-tipped Bolt | +6 | |
 Enchanted Diamond Bolt | +6 | Yes (see item) |
 Enchanted Ruby Bolt | +6 | Yes (see item) |
 Ruby-tipped Bolt | +6 | |
 Enchanted Onyx Bolt | +7 | Yes (see item) |
 Rune Arrow | +7 | |
 Rune Bolt | +7 |
Salamanders
A caught salamander is a weapon for all three styles at once. It needs Attack, Ranged and Magic at its level, burns one tar per attack instead of arrows or runes, and fights with different stats in each style. See Black Salamander, Cobalt Salamander, Orange Salamander, Red Salamander, Swamp Salamander.
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