Verb:FIRE

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The Fire verb is the primary verb to use when attacking another creature using a bow or crossbow. This initiates the resolution of your character's ranged attack against a foe in the combat resolution system.

Messaging

General verb help information

>help fire
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>swear
You swear fluidly and vividly.

If you haven't already done so, first get an arrow or a bolt, and then FIRE

>get my arrow
You remove a spiraled faewood-shafted arrow from in your forest-green quiver.
>fire
You fire a faewood-shafted arrow at an ice hound!
  AS: +457 vs DS: +111 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +82 = +458
   ... and hit for 143 points of damage!
  Blow shatters knee and severs lower leg!
The ice hound yelps loudly as it collapses to the ground in obvious pain and favors its mangled right hind leg.
  The ice hound is stunned!
The arrow lodges in the ice hound's leg.
Roundtime: 4 sec.
>blink hound

You blink at an ice hound.

All ranged weapon types look similar.