D20:Shortbow Weapon

You need at least two hands to use a bow, regardless of its size. You can use a shortbow while mounted. If you have a penalty for low Strength, apply it to damage rolls when you use a shortbow. If you have a bonus for high Strength, you can apply it to damage rolls when you use a composite shortbow (see below) but not a regular shortbow.

Shortbow Material Enhancements

Material	Average	Masterwork1	Hardness	hp	Special
Wood	30 gp	330 gp	5	5	?
Adamantine	?	n/a	n/a	n/a	?
Crystal, Deep	?	1,030 gp	10	15	Psionic
Crystal, Mundane	?	{{{mccost|330 gp}}}	8	12	No rusting, not metal
Darkwood	?	350 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. The SRD gives neither this value nor a means to accurately determine it.

Magical/Psionic Weapon Enhancements

Bonus Value	Additional Cost1	Hardness Increase2	Additional hp2
+1	+Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 40 50 gp	+2	+10
+2	+Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 160 50 gp	+4	+20
+3	+Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 360 50 gp	+6	+30
+4	+Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 640 50 gp	+8	+40
+5	+Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 1000 50 gp	+10	+50
+6	+Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 1440 50 gp3	+12	+60
+7	+Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 1960 50 gp3	+14	+70
+8	+Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 2560 50 gp3	+16	+80
+9	+Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 3240 50 gp3	+18	+90
+10	+Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 4000 50 gp3	+20	+100
+11 or more	+ bonus × bonus × Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 400 50 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.

• Weapon Qualities
  
• Magic Items: Weapons
  
• Wikipedia: Bow
  

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System Reference Document -> Equipment (SRD) -> Weapon Descriptions