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'''Wand bows''' are [[ranged weapons]] that can be temporarily loaded with standard wizard [[wand]]s to imbue its ammunition with flares.
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'''Wand bows''' are [[ranged weapons]] that can be temporarily loaded with standard wizard [[wand]]s to imbue its ammunition with flares.
They can be [[enchant]]ed normally. There are no known [[sighted]] wand bows upon release, but sighting can be added via WPS merchant service.
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{{itemtier <!-- Copy/Paste x #Tier for item as needed. -->
== Analyze ==
|tier= Tier 1<!-- REQUIRED: Must be entered as Tier # or Tree (Name) -->

|itemsummary= Locked bows are restricted to one of fire, cold, lightning, or acid flares, and they can only accept the corresponding wand for that flare type.<!-- Brief explanation of what this tier does, if any. -->
Example: ''a recurve ruic composite bow with a blue suede grip''
|analyze= The creator has also provided the following information:

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The creator has also provided the following information:
This is a bow that can be loaded with the following wands to impart elemental flares on the arrows/bolts it shoots as appropriate by the wand:
This is a bow that can be loaded with the following wands to impart elemental flares on the arrows/bolts it shoots as appropriate by the wand:


Metal or Blue wands - Cold flares
Metal or Blue wands - Cold flares


You can load the magic into the weapon by holding the weapon in one hand and the appropriate wand in another and using LOAD. There is special messaging for the LOAD, FIRE, LOOK, and SHOW verbs.
You can load the magic into the weapon by holding the weapon in one hand and the appropriate wand in another and using LOAD. There is special messaging for the LOAD, FIRE, LOOK, and SHOW verbs.<!-- Tier 1/OTS required to be listed here. Other tiers only to list changes between analyzes (so as to not populate duplicate information), and final unlock to be listed in full. -->
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|show= <!-- ONLY for when an item has a hard-coded show. -->
|affinity= <!-- Brief explanation of affinity for that specific tier, if any. -->
|itemverbtable= Yes <!-- Answer YES if there are verbs associated with this tier. If not, leave blank. -->
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! scope="row" role="rowheader"|LOAD<br>bow with wand
| Finding the small opening along the grip of your ruic composite bow, you insert the tip of the metal wand and slide it into place. As the wand vanishes into the bow, it pulses with a muted blue light
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|tier= Tier 2<!-- REQUIRED: Must be entered as Tier # or Tree (Name) -->
|itemsummary= Fully unlocked wand bows can take wands of every type. The resulting flare corresponds to the type of wand added to the bow.<!-- Brief explanation of what this tier does, if any. -->
|analyze= <!-- Tier 1/OTS required to be listed here. Other tiers only to list changes between analyzes (so as to not populate duplicate information), and final unlock to be listed in full. -->
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|show= <!-- ONLY for when an item has a hard-coded show. -->
|affinity= <!-- Brief explanation of affinity for that specific tier, if any. -->
|itemverbtable= <!-- Answer YES if there are verbs associated with this tier. If not, leave blank. -->
}}
==Additional Information==
Wand bows can be sold or altered with any description that adheres to {{boldmono|[[ALTER]]}} guidelines, such as to ''a recurve ruic composite bow with a blue suede grip''.


While a wand bow is loaded, any ammunition will have a 100% chance of flaring, provided that it is ''not'' currently [[blessing|blessed]] or [[Elemental Blade (411)|elementally bladed]].
Locked bows are restricted to one of fire/cold/lightning/acid. Fully unlocked wand bows can take wands of every type.

== Usage ==

While a wand bow is loaded, any ammunition will have a 100% chance of flaring, provided that it is ''not'' currently [[blessing|blessed]] or [[Elemental Blade (411)|elementally bladed]]. There is a 50% chance that the ammunition will be permanently consumed.


They can be further modified via player services, such as [[enchant]]ing and [[sighting]].
===Flare Example===
Additional lines are added to the combat messaging when the wand bow's flare effect is applied to the arrow via standard use of the {{boldmono|[[FIRE]]}} command. The text varies depending on the wand and flare type.
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<pre{{log2}}>
>LOAD BOW WITH WAND
Finding the small opening along the grip of your ruic composite bow, you insert the tip of the metal wand and slide it into place. As the wand vanishes into the bow, it pulses with a muted blue light.


You nock an arrow in your ruic composite bow.
As you fire your ruic composite bow, a rime of sparkling frost leaps from the weapon to the arrow, which pulses with a faint blue light.
You fire an arrow at a war griffin!
AS: +384 vs DS: +254 with AvD: +24 + d100 roll: +12 = +166
... and hit for 26 points of damage!
Strike pierces upper arm!

** As your arrow hits a war griffin, it gives off a cold blast! **
... 25 points of damage!
Brrrr! That was a good hit to the left leg! Knocked the war griffin silly.
The arrow sticks in a war griffin's right arm!
Roundtime: 3 sec.


You nock an arrow in your ruic composite bow.
You nock an arrow in your ruic composite bow.
As you fire your ruic composite bow, a rime of sparkling frost leaps from the weapon to the arrow, which pulses with a faint blue light.
As you fire your ruic composite bow, a rime of sparkling frost leaps from the weapon to the arrow, which pulses with a faint blue light.
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Roundtime: 3 sec.
Roundtime: 3 sec.
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Latest revision as of 09:43, 1 December 2022

Ranged combat underwent updates in May 2020. Until this article is updated, some information may be incorrect.

Wand bows are ranged weapons that can be temporarily loaded with standard wizard wands to imbue its ammunition with flares.

Tier 1

Locked bows are restricted to one of fire, cold, lightning, or acid flares, and they can only accept the corresponding wand for that flare type.

Analyze

The creator has also provided the following information:
This is a bow that can be loaded with the following wands to impart elemental flares on the arrows/bolts it shoots as appropriate by the wand:

  Metal or Blue wands - Cold flares

You can load the magic into the weapon by holding the weapon in one hand and the appropriate wand in another and using LOAD.  There is special messaging for the LOAD, FIRE, LOOK, and SHOW verbs.

Usage

Verb First Third
LOAD
bow with wand
Finding the small opening along the grip of your ruic composite bow, you insert the tip of the metal wand and slide it into place. As the wand vanishes into the bow, it pulses with a muted blue light This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!

Tier 2

Fully unlocked wand bows can take wands of every type. The resulting flare corresponds to the type of wand added to the bow.

Additional Information

Wand bows can be sold or altered with any description that adheres to ALTER guidelines, such as to a recurve ruic composite bow with a blue suede grip.

While a wand bow is loaded, any ammunition will have a 100% chance of flaring, provided that it is not currently blessed or elementally bladed.

They can be further modified via player services, such as enchanting and sighting.

Flare Example

Additional lines are added to the combat messaging when the wand bow's flare effect is applied to the arrow via standard use of the FIRE command. The text varies depending on the wand and flare type.

You nock an arrow in your ruic composite bow.
As you fire your ruic composite bow, a rime of sparkling frost leaps from the weapon to the arrow, which pulses with a faint blue light.
You fire an arrow at a war griffin!
  AS: +384 vs DS: +230 with AvD: +24 + d100 roll: +13 = +191
   ... and hit for 40 points of damage!
   Surgical strike removes the war griffin's left eye!

 ** As your arrow hits a war griffin, it gives off a cold blast! **
   ... 35 points of damage!
   The war griffin's left arm trembles with the cold.

With a surge of magical power, a blast of ice covers the arrow, hardening so fast that it shatters into a multitude of pieces.
Roundtime: 3 sec.
Wand bow Information
Type Mechanical
Item Classification Weapon
Item(s) Applied to Bow
Alterable Yes
Light/Deep Yes
Tiered Yes
Number of Tiers 2
Item Verbs
FIRE LOAD