Handbows

About the Weapon: Handbows
Handbows are a Subtype of Crossbows that take up only one hand, giving them their name. They are overall weaker, but cheaper & more accurate. They pierce a small amount of armor, but only just - they are not as reliable as their larger, bulkier cousins for this task, piercing only 15% armor by default.

Attack Range
"Handbows have a range of 3 tiles."

Skills

 * Power Strike - 6 ENE. Hit for +25% damage, -25% accuracy.
 * Pinpoint - 6 ENE. Hit for -25% damage, +25% accuracy.
 * Triple Blow - 8 ENE. Strike three times at 50% damage.
 * Savage Bolt - 20 ENE. Fire a specially-crafted bolt that ignores armor entirely.
 * Stakeshot - 5 ENE. Fire a magic stake, aimed at the heart. Deals damage based on Spirit instead of Skill.

Behind the Scenes: Handbows
This one is a really quick, simple story. I was playing Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer, and I noticed that when Shiren fires an arrow, he doesn't pull out a longbow, nor does the weapon he DOES pull out seem big enough to be a true crossbow. I assumed it must be some one-handed variant of Crossbow, and bam: weapon created. The fact that they really do exist in real life was quite besides the point!

Metadata: Handbows
The current Handbow modifiers are as follows:
 * Physical Might: 1.15x
 * Magical Might: 0.85x
 * Weapon Accuracy: 1.33x
 * Weapon Weight: 0.67x
 * Buy Modifier: 0.67x
 * Sell Modifier: 0.67x