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So we added a new Ranged Attack stat for Dragon Warriors – but it stills need some fleshing up so that it is coherent with the rules. So this article will see how attributes influence the stat and add in some archery styles for the Barbarian (which comes right out from our own world!)

Attributes and Ranged Attacks

In a previous article on adding a new Stat called Ranged Attack, there is a section missing on how would attribute influence the stats.

• Strength: Use the same rules for Armour Bypass rolls. Increased Strength has no adds to Ranged Attacks
• Reflexes: 13+ will give you +1 Ranged Attack, while 16+ will give you +2 and 19+ will give you +3. Likewise, score of 6 to 8 gives you a -1 and 3 to 5 gives you a -2
• Intelligence: For score of 16+, you get +1 to Ranged Attack. For score of 5 and less, you get -1 to Ranged Attack
• Psychic Talent: No effect

Barbarian Archery Style [The Wild Hunt]

At rank 8 when Barbarian would get Bloodrage, he can choose to forsake that for Wild Hunt. In this unique style, the Barbarian fires arrow at several targets within range, splitting his combined score of Perception and Ranged Attack  for each target.  He achieves that by holding a number of arrows in left hand along with the bow and rapidly firing them at target base on instinct alone (this is similar to the archery style used by the ancient Huns of our world). The drawback is the Barbarian may not go into Berserk before or after the Wild Hunt and his Evasion and Defence is reduced to zero till his next round.

1. Wild Hunt cannot be used if the Barbarian has used Berserk.
2. The Barbarian adds his Perception to his Ranged Attack
3. The Barbarian may fire at any number of targets by splitting his modified Ranged Attack score (up to 5 targets maximum)
4. The Barbarian is at 0 Defence and 0 Evasion till his next turn in combat
5. The Barbarian may not enter Berserk or Bloodrage for the rest of the combat.

Barbarian Horseback Archery

At rank 8, the Barbarian ignores penalties for moving quickly while firing (normally, a target that is moving quickly has a +4 vs. ranged attacks – in the same sense, if the archer is moving quickly, he would also suffer the penalty).

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